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rabab-lover
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Well, ooops. The two images in my previous post are of Ilyas Cakan, an oud builder in Izmir, and they were meant for another post. While I am here,
I should observe, the original question about how to clean an oud soundboard wandered in several directions ... two separate and very different topics
were mixed in: #1 where to find recordings by Matar Muhammad (have you heard the UNESCO anthology LP by the way?), and #2 what kinds of original
finishes can be applied before the instrument is handled and perhaps soiled. Best wishes to all. - Daniel
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hussamd
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If the discoloration is bothering you, rub your sweat on the rest of the face to get it uniform.
JUST KIDDING...
I have seen Simon Shaheen with a cloth napkin where his arm rests on the face presumably to protect the wood. Wear long sleeves and wash your hands
before playing. It may be late at this point but like others have said just ignore it and focus on the sound. It is part of the character of the
instrument.
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Dr. Oud
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Mood: better than before
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I have never seen a finish on any old oud, (30 years or older). It seems to be a characteristic of modern oud makers. I don't know how to test the
wood for any other treatment, but definitely there was not any finish on any Nahhat oud I've ever seen. I'm guessing a test using material analysis
methods might reveal some information. Anyone got access to an Electron Microprobe (EMP); Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX); Wavelength Dispersive X-ray
(WDX); or a X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)?
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