John Erlich
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Sukkar Oud Cases - Experiences?
Has anyone in the Forum purchases a Sukar oud case? The case for my Iraqi (non-Bashir-style) is falling apart, and I need to replace it.*
https://oud-sukar.com/%d8%ad%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%88%d8...
*To be exact, the zipper is disintegrating. I think it's actually fixable, but, given my repair experiences (live in the USA), I imagine a full
replacement would be more expensive than a new case. I am also hoping that the buckle system on the Sukar case might hold up better.
Thanks in advance for any info or suggestions.
Peace out,
Udi John
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Edward6311
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Sukur hard case
I got 2 Sukur hard cases when buying Ouds from the Zeryab factory in Damascus in 2019. It was funny that Zeryab was using Sukur hard cases? I gave one
to my Oud teacher along with an Oud I brought back for him. The hard case is for him traveling to gigs and I kept one for myself. Not as nice as the
carbon fiber hard case I got with my Nazih Ghadban Oud or the hard case my Faruk Turunz Oud came in but still a good hard case. Better than others I
have.
Edward
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John Erlich
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Quote: Originally posted by Edward6311  | I got 2 Sukur hard cases when buying Ouds from the Zeryab factory in Damascus in 2019. It was funny that Zeryab was using Sukur hard cases? I gave one
to my Oud teacher along with an Oud I brought back for him. The hard case is for him traveling to gigs and I kept one for myself. Not as nice as the
carbon fiber hard case I got with my Nazih Ghadban Oud or the hard case my Faruk Turunz Oud came in but still a good hard case. Better than others I
have.
Edward |
Thanks!
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Brian Prunka
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I have an older one that looks a bit different than this. It's okay, but the latch isn't particularly secure and there is relatively little padding.
All in all, I don't consider it a very protective case and in the vast majority of situations feel that the oud is safer in my old Khalaf gig bag.
But these look like a little different design, it appears they have been improved somewhat since I got mine. Not sure how helpful that is!
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John Erlich
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| Quote: Originally posted by Brian Prunka | I have an older one that looks a bit different than this. It's okay, but the latch isn't particularly secure and there is relatively little padding.
All in all, I don't consider it a very protective case and in the vast majority of situations feel that the oud is safer in my old Khalaf gig bag.
But these look like a little different design, it appears they have been improved somewhat since I got mine. Not sure how helpful that is!
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Thanks. I do have some other options.
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MattOud
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My sukkar OUD case is/was in bad shape, same as Brian's experience...;latches are no good anymore and the case itself is very thin. It would be good
for local use, but NOT for airplanes etc....
I ended up getting another thicker/padded generic one and it seems okay for now.
cheers,
Matt
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John Erlich
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| Quote: Originally posted by MattOud | My sukkar OUD case is/was in bad shape, same as Brian's experience...;latches are no good anymore and the case itself is very thin. It would be good
for local use, but NOT for airplanes etc....
I ended up getting another thicker/padded generic one and it seems okay for now.
cheers,
Matt |
Thanks, Matt. I think my first course of action will be to see if a local luggage repair shop could install buckles to replace the broken zipper on
the Iraqi case, which is otherwise pretty good.
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