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mavrothis
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My new oud by Dimitris
Hi guys,
Thought I should share my new oud by Dimitris Rapakousios. I just got it a few weeks ago. It has a beautiful sound and not so wide body, like some
older ouds from Istanbul.
I really love what he did with this oud, and the sound is something else. The body is all flamed maple, but antiqued so it is darker. The bowl has
the same great texture as the Nahat copy he made for me, and I love it. It's a simple but elegant instrument.
Hope you enjoy it.
Sincerely,
mavrothis
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mavrothis
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Rosettes
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mavrothis
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mavrothis
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Bowl texture
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Greg
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Congratulations Mav, it's very beautiful.
Play it in good health my friend.
Regards,
Greg
PS It would be nice to hear it 
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Mav,
Congrats!!! Another beautiful oud by Dimitris! The flamed maple looks great. I love the “bumpy” texture on my Dimitris, too. There’s something
about the way it rests against your body that makes it incredibly comfortable to play.
Please post a sound file. It’s been too long since we’ve heard your great playing. 
William
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Mike
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Congratulations Mavro! It's beautiful my man. It's funny you mentioned the width of the oud. The Hifnawi oud I recently got has an extremely
comfortable and sleek body as well. I wonder when the switch to wider bodies occurred? Needless to say, D-money did a killer job. Can't wait to hear
this bad boy!
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Jonathan
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Beautiful, Mav. And I am with the others--it's been way too long since we have heard you play.
Congratulations!
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mavrothis
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Thanks guys, I appreciate it. This oud is making me very happy, and inspiring me to work on my playing as much as I can.
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sydney
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I almost missed on that one
Congratulations Mav.
Beautiful oud for a good player... Perfect match.
Play it in great joy.
Kind Regards,
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Emad
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Bravo Mavro, kaloriziko to neo sou oyti. Kala paiximata, kales mousikes.
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Ontos koukli einai...Na to xairesai kai auto Mavroudi kai na se sunodeuei omorfa...
Nikos
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Good for you Mav!
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Conratulations Mav,
Looks like a pefect match, a great oud played by a great musician.
Enjoy it,
Hatem
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I didn't see Sydney's post. Obviuosly it is the case!
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Mav,
Congratulations. Very "old-school". And that's how I like them. What's with the black tassel? And when do we get to hear it?? You're killing us, man.
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mavrothis
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Hehehe, my good friend Spyros sent me the tassel as a gift, he has them on all his ouds too. It takes some getting used to, but it's kind of cool.
My first oud teacher used to put a nice eagle feather between the last and second to last pegs on his ouds, and it's a pretty touch I think. He had
some old feather picks in his collection.
I'll try and get a sound file up soon also. Thanks for all your nice words, but believe me, if you like the sound of the oud, it is b/c it is a great
sounding oud. 
Thanks again,
mav
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Mavrothis..Mabrouk one great Oud..It looks great..Looks like very well done...Play it with good health.
Regards.Samir, California
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mavrothis
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Using my new iMac/Garageband...
Hicaz Taksim - Dimitris Ud
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Wonderful !!! 
Mav your playing has matured quite nicely - very elegant Taksim... subtle and original phrasing - great stuff. When is your album coming out? The
Dimitris Ud sounds great - I do have one question. What kind of mizrap do you use? Hard or soft? You have a very interesting sound in the attack!
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Mav
First, mabrouk on the beautiful new oud.
It really sounds awesome and i can tell you are enjoying it. I really missed your playing and it was great to hear you as always.
Use it in good health
Your friend
Victor
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mavrothis
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Thanks guys, I really love this oud. Hopefully I will finish another recording on it and post it as well, I wanted to have it ready with the taksim
but I still need to work it on it some more.
Lee, the pick I use with this oud is just one of those clear Turkish picks, which I buffed to make a little smoother than it was.
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That was a wonderfull Taksim with a wonderfull oud by a wonderfull player.
Iam happy for you about this oud. Its trully a simple elegant oud.
Take Care and play it in good health my friend.
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