samzayed
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My new Fuad Jihad oud
Hi guys, here's my new Fuad Jihad oud(Thanks to Ronny and Walid) After some breaking in, I LOVE IT!
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samzayed
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The bowl is made from Indian Rosewood and Walnut. After tuning it, I realized the strings were a little too high tension, so lowered it them by 1/2
step, and it rang like a bell! Amazing tone and playability. The action is amazing, it plays like honey! Once I figure out the right set of strings
for it, I am sure it will sound even more amazing.
Many thanks to Walid and Ronny!
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Mabrouk
Alf Alf Mabrouk ya akh
Haga Heloua aoui !!
Spyros C.
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Ronny Andersson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by samzayed
>The bowl is made from Indian Rosewood >and Walnut. After tuning it, I realized the >strings were a little too high tension, so >lowered
it them by 1/2 step, and it rang >like a bell!
Thanks Sam! The Bashir by Foad Jihad is
a oud from the Iraqi tradition and the sound is there after.
What you say about lowering the pitch a semitone is exactly what I do and also Munir Bashir did it. The sound is very different with a lower pitch and
the oud do sound more ¨oud¨ I don't think lute instruments were originally designed for our modern concert pitch of 440 or higher.
>Amazing tone and playability. The >action is amazing, it plays like honey! >Once I figure out the right set of strings >for it, I am
sure it will sound even more >amazing.
I'll give you the calculations Shamma and Khalife have on their Bashir ouds.
Many thanks to Walid and Ronny! |
Our pleasure Sam
Best wishes
Ronny
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Does Foad Jihad make ouds for Naseer Shamma?
Very nice oud by the way.....
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Mike
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Hey Sam,
I must have missed this when you posted it awhile back. Congrats man on a killer oud. I like Mr. Fouad's ouds very much. I saw and played Ghassan
Bashir's oud, and it was great. It wasn't a Bashir style, but the oud was clean and sounded awesome. Congrats again man.
Take care,
Mike
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Mike
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Here's that picture of Ghassan with his Fouad Jihad oud.
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Sam
I tried sending you a private message, i dont know if you got it. Can you email me at theoudman@aol.com, i wanted to ask you a few questions about
your oud...
Thanks
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Ronny Andersson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Azzam
Does Foad Jihad make ouds for Naseer Shamma?
Very nice oud by the way..... |
No, Naseer's main oud is by Yaroud Fadel. He do have Fawzy ouds and the new 8 course model but for concerts and recordings he use Yaroub's
Bashir model.
Best wishes
Ronny
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samzayed
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Thanks for your congrats Mike, Allah Barik Feek!
Oudman, I send you an email.
After a week, I'm liking this oud even more. The only thing I need to do is restring it. Anyone tried Aquila strings on a Bashir oud? I am
thinking of the Turskish set (becuase I prefer lower tension) tuned to arabic tuning. Any thoughts?
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palestine48
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I recall seeing 2 of these ouds for sale.
Ronny, out of curiosity, is the otehr one still available?
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samzayed
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FYI, mine wasn't one of those 2. It was actually shipped from Bahgdad via Syria. The ones Ronny and Walid are selling are made to order
straight from Fuad's workshop
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Ronny Andersson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by palestine48
I recall seeing 2 of these ouds for sale.
Ronny, out of curiosity, is the otehr one still available? |
Both were sold here in Sweden.
Best wishes
Ronny
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More pictures for the oud
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