animalwithin
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Advice on Buying Saadettin Sandi Oud
Hi everyone:
I'm looking to get back into oud after a few years. I had a custom Dimitris oud that I sold a while back, now I"m looking for something to get back
into oud that's not too crazy expensive. I originally was looking at cheapoud.com when I stumbled upon a cutaway acoustic-electric Saadettin Sandi
oud. I've researched Sandi and it seems like he makes great ouds with no complaints. It is a flat back so I know it won't be as resonant but I like
that it is more portable and all the video's I've found for it are great. Spruce top, mahogany back, ebony pegs and fretboard. Any advice for this
purchase or any other recommendations? This oud is $900 USD.
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hans
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I started out with a sandi; the sound was quite good but i was put off by the plastic (fake mother of pearl) fingerboard, pick guard and rosettes.
Don't think you're going to get something as good as the dimitris; then again, you were looking for something inexpensive :-}
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animalwithin
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Haha well this one comes with a real ebony fingerboard and pegs. I'm sure the rosettes are plastic. What worries me the most is that the bridge is
probably some sort of plastic as well, at least this has been my experience with electric-acoustic ouds thus far. Hard to top a custom Dimitris oud,
this is true.
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majnuunNavid
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It appears to be pretty good bang for your buck.
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Alan-TX
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I have one of these that I am looking to sell. It has the guitar machineheads though not the ebony pegs. Its a great oud for travel. I am selling
cause I don't use it.
Sandi ouds are great for the price. I just got a 60.5 cm scale length oud from him that I am liking quite a bit.
Let me know if you are interested and I will put some pics up in the For Sale forum.
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animalwithin
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Can you tell me if the bridge is plastic or wood?
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alchemy
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Hi, just my 2 cents. Around here there's a trio and two of them play Oud, even simultaneously in some compositions. One of the guys have a "regular"
Sandi Oud (long fingerboard, probably VMIU-50) and the other one has a "cutaway" Oud that looks exactly like this though I don't know if it's a Sandi.
The point is that the guy playing the "regular" full bowl Oud gets a deeper, rounder and full-bodied tone, while the one with the "cutaway" Oud sounds
flatter, with lack of bass, thin sound. You can realize that immediately when they both play Oud in question and answer type of phrases. Just another
thing to consider.
Of course, if mobility is more important for you in this case, then it's a better choice. But if price is the question, I just payed the same for a
"regular" bowl Sandi Oud (shipping to South America included).
Whatever you choose, enjoy your comeback to the Oud!
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Alan-TX
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Mine has a plastic nut
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Alan-TX
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Quote: Originally posted by alchemy  | Hi, just my 2 cents. Around here there's a trio and two of them play Oud, even simultaneously in some compositions. One of the guys have a "regular"
Sandi Oud (long fingerboard, probably VMIU-50) and the other one has a "cutaway" Oud that looks exactly like this though I don't know if it's a Sandi.
The point is that the guy playing the "regular" full bowl Oud gets a deeper, rounder and full-bodied tone, while the one with the "cutaway" Oud sounds
flatter, with lack of bass, thin sound. You can realize that immediately when they both play Oud in question and answer type of phrases. Just another
thing to consider.
Of course, if mobility is more important for you in this case, then it's a better choice. But if price is the question, I just payed the same for a
"regular" bowl Sandi Oud (shipping to South America included).
Whatever you choose, enjoy your comeback to the Oud! |
This is true. You don't have the physics to produce the lower bass tones with this Oud. Similar to how Acoustic Bass Guitars will never get the sound
of an Upright Bass.
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