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Simon Shaheen oud maker

suz_i_dil - 6-28-2008 at 05:56 AM

Can someone identify who is the maker of this oud?
Thanks
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=9mNxwgAmTKM

Jameel - 6-28-2008 at 06:18 AM

Hunna Nahat 1920

suz_i_dil - 6-28-2008 at 11:33 AM

Beautiful sound for this instrument. I was thinking of a Nahat but what made me in wonder was the fingerboard, I never seen this kind of fingerboard on old instrument. Probably a recent restoration I guess, isn't it?

Brian Prunka - 6-28-2008 at 11:42 AM

I think the extended fingerboard was added by Najib Shaheen, around 2001. Photos before then have the original short fingerboard.

suz_i_dil - 6-29-2008 at 01:21 AM

Thank you for your answers.
Regards