zoukboy
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New Samir Azar 8 string oud
Here are a couple of photos of my new 8 string oud by Samir Azar. This is the first 8 string that Samir has made and I am the lucky recipient.
I tune it from low to high:
A1 D2 A2 D3 G3 C4 F4 Bb4
It sounds fantastic!
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zoukboy
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photo 2
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Cyberquills
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WOAH! Looks great.
SOUND CLIP PLEASE... :S 
CQ
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LeeVaris
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It looks great
Can't wait fro a sound sample – Samir made my 7 course oud and its one of my favorite instruments!
I'm curious – what are the two little rings on the treble strings just behind the bridge?
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Jason
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That looks fantastic... I've always loved Samir's work
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paulO
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Dude...the instrument looks fantastic, love the 'no separator strips' look of the back -- enjoy !
Regards..Paul
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zoukboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LeeVaris
Can't wait fro a sound sample – Samir made my 7 course oud and its one of my favorite instruments!
I'm curious – what are the two little rings on the treble strings just behind the bridge? |
They're small rubber "O" rings. I put them there to dampen the sympathetic vibrations of the two highest courses behind the bridge. It's a technique
sometimes used on mandolins. I was getting a little wolf tone from those.
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MatthewW
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hi Z, wow, 8 courses...what is the width of the fingerboard at the nut on this model? happy playing!
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zoukboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MatthewW
hi Z, wow, 8 courses...what is the width of the fingerboard at the nut on this model? happy playing! |
48mm. It's really comfortable to play and I'm really enjoying the shorter 57cm scale after several years with a 60.4cm scale 6 string. It's much
easier for me to play in tune.
The low A is the same as the A string on a bass and the high Bb is a 4th above the usual highest F string of the higher Arabic tuning, so the range is
phenomenal. It's bright and crisp without sounding thin and it's very, very responsive. I also like that with the floating bridge the strings are
higher off the soundboard as I have a tendency to dig in.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cyberquills
WOAH! Looks great.
SOUND CLIP PLEASE... :S
CQ |
Will do. As soon as I can.
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