Willie
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Bought an Oud yesterday
Hello everybody in the forum!
I purchased this plain and unpretentious instrument yesterday. The seller told me that it was built in Syria in the 1990s, the label says Ali Khalifeh
& sons. As far as I know from scrolling through this forum, they have been predecessors to Zeryab - whose ouds look totally different from mine.
Can anybody tell somtething about this special model, and what are the vital data of master Khalifeh and the other luthiers in the family?
Thank you in advance for answering, and a beautiful week to all of you!
Willie
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Willie
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There are remains of glue at the soundhole, there must have been a rosette.So I think the instrument once looked like this:
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Willie
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A better picture of the label might help answering my above questions.
The small arabic writing in the left corner and the big one are name and adress, I think. But what does the small arabic writing in the right corner
mean?
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cameron
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It just says "date of production."
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Willie
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Thank you, Cameron!
Do you happen to know any sources in arabic language for more information about the Khalifeh workshop in Damaskus?
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