Giorgioud
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A new kind of oud
Have you ever seen such a kind of oud as the one used by this Nubian singer/oudist? It appears it has the oud's body and neck, with pick-up and volume
and tone controls, with painted-on frets, guitar-like machine-heads and the courses are, like the bouzouki, one normal string and one an octave
higher: cool or what? http://youtu.be/7NcDu1obtGI
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fernandraynaud
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It just looks like another personal contraption, an electrified oud of the rural variety. Country folk are resourceful.
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Giorgioud
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They sure are, Fernand. That oud's very ingenious, it should be patented and put into the market. I am sure many first-time oudists will be attracted
by its guitar-like characteristics, while more experienced oudists will find it a pleasant diversion from the oud, but still retaining the fundamental
characters of it.
The singer/oudist is called Hassan Holandah, by the way.........
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