Mohamed Gaffer Oud: worth?
Hi everybody,
Glad to join the oud community, this is my first post!
I'm a french beginner player, and I love this instrument. I have the opportunity to by a beautiful oud from an egyptian Luthier, called Mohamed
Gaffer, a very sober and nice instrument: massive indian pelissander for the bowl, the bridge, the tuning pegs, and massive cedar for the sounding
board.
The price is 850 euros (almost 900 $). Before bargaining. My questions:
1) do you really think that it is expensive/normal/cheap? regarding the luthier, does anyone know? I admit that's a hard question if you don't see and
hear the oud, but, as I play many other instrument (guitar, greek bouzouki, algerian mandola...)
2) with that kind of budget, should I go directly to Egypt and get an instrument directly? I'm found of sober instruments sounding beautifully, really
don't care about inlays etc...
Thank you so much for your advises, and long life to the forum!
Cheers from France
|
![[*]](images/xmbprobrown/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
