Zulkarnain
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Oud Measurement
Hi
Im thinking of replacing the soundboard of my Foad Oud to a new one and the Oud maker ask me if I can measure the Oud and give him the details. Im not
too sure about this so I thought I ask around first  How do I measure it? Which
end to which end? etc.
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**Jameel?
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Dr. Oud
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Are you expecting to replace the face yourself with a face made someplace else? Quite a feat I must say. The face is built by first fitting the braces
into the body, then locating and gluing the braces to the face. The face is then trimmed to the body and the edge cut in and an edge band applied. How
you could measure all this for a maker to build and send a face for you to install is beyond me. I suppose he could make the braces extra long for you
to trim into the body, but you better make sure they fit, because if they are short the face is useless. The fit of the braces is critical and must be
precise.
If it were me, I would decline to send a completed face for someone else to install, because of the risks involved. I would rather have you to send me
the oud and send it back with the face properly installed and ready to play.
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Zulkarnain
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Hi Dr Oud
Actually..Im not going to install it myself The Oud maker ask me to measure it
so when I come to his workshop he got it ready to fix it right away and I can bring it back home with me without waiting too long Can you help me how to measure an Oud soundboard?
Thanks!
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Elie Riachi
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Trace
You could lay the oud face down on a large enough piece of paper and carefully trace the face on paper with a pencil (the bridge will raise its end up
a little, but I do not think that would be a problem, since the face plate will probably be fitted at the shop.) After tracing is complete then cut
and send pattern to shop.
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Zulkarnain
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Hi Elie
Thanks for the advice!
Salam
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