freya
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George Seifastobulos, the Greek ?
Greetings,
Does anyone know about this maker (Baalbek, Lebanon)? Just picked up an oud with his label for low $ on ebay (needs work).
Cheers,
Harry
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Brian Prunka
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Yeah, I saw that. Looks like it has potential, but seems to need quite a bit of work. I asked Najib Shaheen about him, he said he though he might
have heard the name before but not anyone special.
I guess if someone wants to take a chance . . . that's some wavy grain in the face though!
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SamirCanada
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I would ask Nazih, I am sure he knows of him.
@samiroud Instagram
samiroudmaker@gmail.com
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George Stifastopoulos (al Younani or the Greek), came to Lebanon during his young age with the Greek Army or so, and settled in Rass Baalbek, not in
Baalbek, which happens to be Mr. Nazih Ghadban's village.
He was famous for making ouds there, and I think Mr. Ghadban knew him personally. Stifastopoulos passed away a few years ago.
If Mr. Ghadban or other like to add any info...
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Oud Freak
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MR. Ghadban's post from 2007:
"Hi for all
The Maker is Georges Stifastopolos who was married
from Rass Baalbeck,he has about 90years old ,he doesn't
still manufacture ouds as he is a very old man.at Ras Baalbeck there were two ouds Makers since1940 in the same periode:
-Nicolas Hares(deceased)
-Georges Stifastopolos(Greek)who deosn't still work.
their ouds were classic good with much ornament.
Nazih"
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BRAINOUD974
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Hi,
Have you a label of this luthier?
Yours
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freya
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Here's the one from the ebay oud.
Cheers,
Harry
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spyrosc
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The name is actually "Sevastopoulos" not St...., and since in Arabic there is really no V letter (and no real P, E or O letters either) he writes it
in Arabic as "Sifastubulus" (no T after the S). His first name is George.
He calls himself "Al Yunani", the Greek, and indeed he is from "New Ras Baalbek" where he says he does furniture as well as ouds.
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Oud Freak
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Quote: Originally posted by spyrosc  | The name is actually "Sevastopoulos" not St...., and since in Arabic there is really no V letter (and no real P, E or O letters either) he writes it
in Arabic as "Sifastubulus" (no T after the S). His first name is George.
He calls himself "Al Yunani", the Greek, and indeed he is from "New Ras Baalbek" where he says he does furniture as well as ouds.
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Indeed true about the name of the maker.
However it's Jdayde not jdide. Jdaydet rass baalbak is a small village very close to rass baalbak.
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freya
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Just got around to finishing this
Took a while as I wanted to do a french polish on the back and needed to get some skills before touching this oud.
https://www.facebook.com/assabetstrings/posts/10212252669664581
Harry
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