artem
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VINTAGE SYRIAN OUD LABLE Translation needed
Hi!
I could not avoid buying another oud. )
Can anybody be so kind to translate the label and determine the maker and the year of production.
I will appreciate any possible help greatly!
The rosette is quite dense so you will find a short iphone-made movie here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATdNnfW1vBs
[file]33188[/file] [file]33196[/file]
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Faladel
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The name of Luthier is Momammad Sobhi Dekkeh From Damascus.
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artem
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Thank you very much Faladel!
I googled the name in a number of transcriptions and it looked like he's one of the most mysterious oud makers. Not much info at all. I could only
find he had owned a shop at Madrassah Street, Jobbar, Damascus and had been active during the late 1950's - 1970' and probably up to 1980's.
It is not quite clear if he worked as a luthier (oud builder) himself or was just a buisness holder. There were other musical instruments available at
his shop in Jobar as well. A couple of ouds under his lable were reported to have good sound. One of his ouds has probably been owned by Yair Dalal.
Hope someone can add something to this scanty data!
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hussamd
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The label does not look like it has a date written on it. It is set for 196x but no number added unless it is too faint to read.
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artem
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Thanks a lot Hussamd! One more bit of the mozaik
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