jazzchiss
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Hello to everybody!
A musician passing by Israel brought this Turkish style oud to me. It does not have visible label and I do not know if the manufacture is Israeli or
Turkish. The action is much more low than mine of Syria ( http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=2118 ) and has much resonance.
It has a build in pick up. The first time that I proved it, did not work! Pulling the jack I saw that the cables were wrongly tied. After inverting
the wiring the pick up worked, although I do prefer the natural sound.
What does it seems to you?
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jazzchiss
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Monawar Al-Jabar
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Hi Jazzchiss
It look very nice I would think it's Turkish but i could be wrong
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akram
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hello jazzchiss
i bought one like this in israel about 100$ and it hase male blug in, and it is turkish
akram
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jazzchiss
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Akram: Just tell me where can I buy ouds like this for $100. Perhaps I will buy a dozen and make good business reselling them in
Spain. 
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jazzchiss
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Here there is a sample of how it sounds: (you excuse the audacity)
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oudplayer
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hey i also boguht one of these when i was in israel i ought it in tel aviv
where u get yrs
thx sammy
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oudplayer
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and one more thing itrs a tourist out but mine osunds really really good u would never know it was a yoriest out but when u look at the craft man
ship then u know
kol tov
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Jonathan
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Come on, guys. Do you really think that is a $100 oud? It does not look like it to me. Nice tight grain on the face. The craftsmanship, from what
we can see, looks good. Look even at the purfling strips around the central rosette. Nothing sloppy there, which is an area that can be a bit off
even on relatively expensive ouds. And, to me, it does not sound like a $100 tourist oud. It's hard to get a sense of these things just with a
couple of pictures and a sound file, but it doesn't look bad to me.
The lack of a label makes you question things a bit, though. Looks Turkish.
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oudplayer
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hey jon
trust me when i was in israel b4 i knew anything about ouds he told me its torest oud and u should learn on this first bc he is like i wuld sell ua
300 oud but it will be a waste so i bought it and it is a turkish toriest oud but mine sounds greatr its a good toriest oud
thx sammy
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Jonathan
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seems like a heck of a deal to me
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shlomi
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hey i live near tel aviv and i often visit the market where this ouds are sold they are turkish but most of them unfutunatly are junk its hard to find
a good turkish in that price but if u come in the right time u can find a nice one mosty of the ouds there are egyptian and turkish some time syrian
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oudplayer
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where exacly in tel aviv is the palce or do u mean the shuk bc when i go to israel i need to get a nice one so i can play it
thx sammy i will be in ramt beit shemesh
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akram
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hello jazzchiss
i boght this oud from SHOK HABISPISHEM in JAFA TEL AVIAV from persian jewish i have a frend in jerusalem he is singer and have music store and
instruments if you would like i can ask him
you write that you are from spain i love spain and want to learn spanish could you send me mail i want to know more about you i like to make friend's
my mail akram_jiries@yahoo.com
akram jiries
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jazzchiss
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Friends: Thanks for your opinions. After being suffering during months ‘a fake Fadel’ or an authentic oud of 100 dollars (with an high action, a
horrible peg box and a bare sound) to prove this oud Turk-Israeli has been a resurrection to me: the strings are at the right height, the pegs turns
smoothly and the wood resonates maintaining the sound.
Naturally, it is an oud of mass production, but to be played, not for decoration. The soundboard is without varnishing and, as Jonathan says, it has
very good aspect: the veins are very regular. The fingerboard seems rosewood and the bowl seems mahogany. When the wood is not very good usually is
coloured to disguise it, and in this oud the only part painted is the bridge. I do not believe either that it is common to install pickups in
tourist’s ouds.
It is not worth the trouble to discuss if it worth 100 or 300 $ (in Madrid 100$ is what you pay to spend one night in a decent hotel). I am very
happy with it, and I believe that they will pass two or three years until I need something better.
Regards.
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akram
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hello jazzchiss
the best thing is to injoy your oud it dos not matter if the price is 100$ or 2000$, i just told you how much my oud cost
and dose not matter if it is original mohamed fhadel or not.
injoy your playing
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cshrem
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| Quote: | Originally posted by akram
hello jazzchiss
the best thing is to injoy your oud it dos not matter if the price is 100$ or 2000$, i just told you how much my oud cost
and dose not matter if it is original mohamed fhadel or not.
injoy your playing |
amen to that!
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