Jack_Campin
Oud Junkie
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Registered: 5-6-2007
Location: Scotland
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no-name Moroccan oud
A friend of mine is selling his Moroccan oud, bought there from a working player. It sounds fine to me: nice and clear, good action, tunes easily and
stays in tune. It's been tensioned up for a few years and nothing has gone wrong. Very simple appearance, rather like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN2XCOEnN6U
No rosettes, but also no maker's label inside. That seems a bit odd. What does it imply, if anything?
I'm still rather attached to my old Syrian oud - darker and murkier sound with a lot more quirks but I've come to like its idiosyncrasies. Do I need
two? I dunno.
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alaaraj
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If it sounds good, then why not!
But, what's unique about Moroccan Ouds in general? Do they have different tuning or scale?
Onwards and upwards
HazRaj
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Jack_Campin
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It's unusually plain. The soundboard has been varnished, which I wouldn't have expected in something as spartan and functional. There isn't anything
otherwise distinctive about the design.
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