charlie oud - 3-25-2008 at 03:02 PM
So pleased to have received my new oud from Nazih Ghadban, it sounds delicious. Bowl, walnut. Fingerboard, rosewood. Face, cedar with beautiful roses.
Will post pictures when my mate can help me do so ( I dont have a digi camera ). Since buying Ive heard it said that cedar is inferior to spruce as it
does not keep its tone over time. Any comments? If true, how long have I got?. C x
Abusaid - 3-25-2008 at 05:08 PM
Congratulations¡¡
I'm very happy about you.
Mr. Ghadban is an amazing artist.
Enjoy it!
charlie oud - 3-25-2008 at 06:32 PM
Thanks Ab,kind of you. Its great to have a sound as good as I can hear on my cd,s. I made the decision to buy a high quality oud because in the end I
would have probably spent the same on cheaper ouds, always looking for something better. Now I can relax into the music without feeling the need for a
better instrument. Regards, C.
journeyman - 3-25-2008 at 07:28 PM
Congratulations! Cant wait to see it. As for your question about cedar, in speaking about this to a number of guitar builders and Nazih himself, I
have found that everyone is in agreement that the cedar top instruments open up very quickly (the sound that is) while spruce takes longer to open up
and might open up more over time. The notion that a piece of wood "loses its sound" over time is a myth, I believe. Many of the very best string
instruments like Italian made contra basses are over 200 years old and still going strong!
Roy
charlie oud - 3-25-2008 at 08:37 PM
Thanks for that Roy, Im aware that many fine makers, guitar, lute & oud, use cedar aswell as spruce, your discussions with makers are reassureing.
I remember one luthier who claimed that instrument quality cedar is widely available and that instrument quality spruce is becoming harder to obtain.
Interesting discussion/debate for makers. Regards, C.
MatthewW - 3-26-2008 at 05:50 AM
Congratulations on your new oud by master Nazih. His ouds are excellent, may it bring you much happiness! I don't think you need to worry about the
ceder top losing any sound quality in your lifetime!
looking forward to the pics- best wishes- mw
fadel - 3-26-2008 at 06:20 AM
hi
mabrok - donet worry about the top
my oud ceder top it is amezing sound
thes recored
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=7412
good luk
charlie oud - 3-31-2008 at 10:04 AM
Thanks Matthew & Fadel, Still trying to sort pictures. Fine sound Fadel, nice playing. C.