michoud
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about the oud and dry weather
Hi folks!
I´ll travel to Morocco, and of course I want to take my oud with me.
I will visit the Sahara areas, Er Rachidia, Erfoud, Zagora...
What do you think?
Can my oud has problems, with the dry weather, and the change of temperatures?
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Kelly
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Hi Michoud
Dry is not bad but sudden and extreme changes in temp and humidity is- so try to aclimatise you and your oud, keep it in a case in shady part of the
room or where ever you are and give it time to adjust to new surroundings before getting it out and playing. If you have a second oud bring it with
you instead of your favourite. or buy a cheap one whilst you are out there! you might want to get a hygrometer to put in your oud case so that you can
monitor temperature and relative humidity.
Happy Travelling
Kelly
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spyros mesogeia
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Dear friend,the dry weather is one of the greatest problems....
The Humidity for an oud must be not less than 35% and not more than 55-60%,the Ideal is 45%.T%he temperature must not be lower than 18 grades of
Celcious and not Higher than 35-36....the Ideal is 25....
It's your choice....
Regards
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michoud
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Thanks Kelly!
Yes I´ll take not my favourite oud with me, because I cant imagine to go to the Sahara and dont play my oud while I´m siting on the dunes and
drinking tea
about the hygrometer, how much costs a good one?
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spyros mesogeia
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There are some digital that they are both Hydrometer and Temperature also....but I can't say any company....I am also interested for something like
that
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michoud
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So Spyros, What can I do?
I´ll travel for 20 days to morocco, is to much time with out studying, and also I want to enjoy playing in those beatiful places
But I dont want to break my ouds...
is better to take the worst oud I have I think...I´ll miss the playability and sound of my favourite ouds...
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spyros mesogeia
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Or you can take an electrical one....And a small micro cube of Roland
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Marcus
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Hi Miguel 
everything about the humid-problem is allready said,I think.So its just left to wish you happy traveling and a good time in the dunes!!!
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is better to take the worst oud I have I think |
I hope it isnt the sukar I`m still hope to get someday in the future
Take care!!
Marcus
Playing the oud is like feeding my soul with peace
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jazzchiss
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Hola, Michel.
Yo tengo el problema contrario todos los años cuando subo al norte (tengo piso en Irún) a pasar el verano. El primer día el sonido está
completamente enmudecido, sólo a partir del tercer día empieza a recuperarse y puedo disfrutar de mi Ghadban. Siempre me he preguntado cómo pueden
tocar los músicos profesionales que van de ciudad en ciudad sin tiempo para aclimatarse.
¿Volarás directo a Marruecos o pasas por Madrid?
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michoud
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Aupa Luis!
Volaré desde Madrid, pero como no se exactamente el día que marcho no se con cuanto tiempo extra llegaré a Madrid, lo mismo paso dos días en
Madrid, ya te diré.
Lo de los cambios de humedad siempre es un problema, yo tengo siempre ese problema cuando tengo los conciertos en diferentes sitios, pero me asalta la
dudad con el Sahara, nunca he estado allí, y no me gustaría romper el oud.
Em principio cuando estuve en Siria, no tuve ningún problema, y en verano es muy seco y caluroso...no se no se.
Don´t worry Marcus! ja ja ja
Thanks Spyros !
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pepbcn
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Hola, Michel.
si me mandas tu e-mail (el mio esta en mi perfil) te envio la direccion de Khalid Belhaiba y algun contacto mas.
En cuanto a el laud en el desierto, el sol directo no le sienta bien ni en el sahara ni en ningu otro sitio, pero seguro que es mas peligrosa la
calefaccion de un hotel en invierno, lo peor son los cambio bruscos donde la madera no tiene tiempo de adaptarse, intenta mantenerlo "hidratado".
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Matthias
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Hi,
It depends of the climate in which the oud was build. If it is build may be in Syria ( Sukar ) the risk is not so big. If it is build in our climate
with an average humidity of 60% then you may be get Problems. I glue on my bars at about 40 - 45 %. Then the risk is low. Last year I had 5 instrumnts
with me in Damascus and there was no problem.
About the digital Hygrometer: have alook here:
http://music-strings.de/index.php?k=441
I use them by myself in my workshop and they work well, even the cheapest one.
Regards and have nice trip!
Matthias
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michoud
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pepbcn: ya puedes mirar tu mail
Matthias thanks for the information!
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Aymara
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I have a similar one to this model ... not only for my instruments, but also for my birds and they are good enough.
Greetings from Germany
Chris
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