Dolce
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Guide for oud-shopping (?)
Ok: b4 you stone me to death I am aware of that this kind of threads have been posten a gazillion times b4:
"Hi, I am gonna buy a new oud.. What should I think of?"
Now that is often the beginners question. The professional does not often ask, they have made up their mind. The major middle part (people with some
oud experience whom wanna get it up a notch, or people with experience in other kinds of music/instruments whom want to get an oud that isnt a trap)
are asking questions like:
"What wood should the front part be?"
"Should I change the strings immediately on a new Oud?"
"What should I look out for when buying an oud in Turkey/Egypt/Morocco etc?"
"What parts of the oud should I check extra carefully and how should they look?"
"What kind of varnish is acceptable and what kind isnt?"
We know that there are some virtuoso oudmaker names outthere that are being repeated, but that doesnt say much about how the quality is, but
rather what the quality is. There are alot of us that have those little questions that we seek answers for. Some of them are found, others
not - but always scattered. Is it possible to have a shoppers guide pinned for everyone to contribute to? In the name of honesty: I am going to
Istanbul in a couple of weeks and I might buy an oud.
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palestine48
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Here is a website that has a pretty good checklist to find what you need.
http://www.oudman.com/pages/main.html
any more questions let me know
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palestine48
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some other answers.
1. no varnish should be on the soundboard
2. No matter where you buy look for sound, do some research and see if you can find a local musician to go oud shopping with you. see if there is a
conservatory or school nearby. If I had the chance when I was here I would have done that if it was possible.
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Dolce
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Palestine:
those are very good points of "small" things that one does not think of until the damage is done. Well done!
I am a saz player and regularily there is no need to change the strings after buying a new instrument (unless they are old). The seller on a regular
base puts in good strings from the beginning. Regarding guitars its the opposite. How is it with oud? My first impression is to treat it like a
guitar.
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