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My first oud
>>I am not going to even bother with the shellac, although I bought a small can of it.<< ... |
5-16-2006 at 08:55 AM
by: Hank Levin |
My first oud
Jonathan,
My vote is for the imitation tortoise. You may also use black wood dye on the wood vene ... |
5-8-2006 at 07:29 AM
by: Hank Levin |
My first oud
Jameel,
Intriguing to me that you say it gets hard enough to scuff in an hour. Yes, anything like ... |
5-4-2006 at 09:08 PM
by: Hank Levin |
My first oud
I wrote my previous post while Jameel was posting his, so I missed it.
I don't know anything abou ... |
5-4-2006 at 05:51 PM
by: Hank Levin |
My first oud
Jonathan,
About the finish, my two cents worth:
Oils (or any finish) that absorbs into the woo ... |
5-4-2006 at 05:38 PM
by: Hank Levin |
looking for kanun
Paedon--
I believe John Belizikjian, the oud virtuoso in Southern California, may have a very fin ... |
4-29-2006 at 06:58 PM
by: Hank Levin |
String Action
Jonathan--
I've been following this last subject with great interest. I consider myself pretty go ... |
4-27-2006 at 01:30 PM
by: Hank Levin |
My first oud
Good idea about the labelling iron. I would not hesitate to speed the drying on the patches, but I d ... |
3-16-2006 at 01:01 PM
by: Hank Levin |
My first oud
BTW, if anyone's interested, abebooks.com has facimile copies of Mace's book starting at $50…and g ... |
3-15-2006 at 04:52 PM
by: Hank Levin |
My first oud
Jameel,
Whoops, you're right about that! (I've actually only used mechanical pressure along with ... |
3-15-2006 at 11:04 AM
by: Hank Levin |
My first oud
I'm having a LOT of trouble understanding the difficulty you guys are having bending ribs. First of ... |
3-15-2006 at 09:02 AM
by: Hank Levin |
Turkish Music Concert in San Rafael, CA
[b]Bülbül Ensemble[/b]
performs
Turkish classical and folk music
at
Open Secret Bookstore & ... |
2-25-2006 at 09:55 AM
by: Hank Levin |
My first oud
Jonathan,
Very good. Indeed, the 3rd from the bottom is in fact rather square in section, about 5 ... |
2-20-2006 at 12:13 AM
by: Hank Levin |
Braces
Those look like some heavy braces, my friend. How do they compare, do you suppose, with the photo I ... |
2-19-2006 at 05:00 PM
by: Hank Levin |
i am gonna change my strings on my turkish oud to Aquila what do u think?
The second tuning you mention, with D as the highest note (thinnest string), is standard pitch for T ... |
2-4-2006 at 02:42 PM
by: Hank Levin |
Bracing
Jonathan--
I suggest you use the bracing and spacing in this photo. You know what it is. It's pro ... |
1-20-2006 at 08:28 PM
by: Hank Levin |
broken oud neck
Something that definately contributed to the break was that the joint (already a delicate part of an ... |
1-20-2006 at 07:31 PM
by: Hank Levin |
looking for oud repair in SF area
Dear Tom,
I repair ouds, and am in San Rafael, CA. Lots of folks here know me. You are welcome to ... |
1-20-2006 at 07:15 PM
by: Hank Levin |
My New Website---featuring the Brass Luthier's Gluepot!
Dear Sydney,
Our wound strings are only 97 cm long---3 cm short of the 100 you requested. (The tw ... |
12-22-2005 at 10:25 AM
by: Hank Levin |
My New Website---featuring the Brass Luthier's Gluepot!
>>I am thinking 1.2m string length should be good.
RE: tunning - I use C F A D g c f.<< ... |
12-21-2005 at 07:29 PM
by: Hank Levin |
7 Course Strings
Dear Sydney,
At this time we have only strings for Turkish ouds, which generally have 6 courses. ... |
12-21-2005 at 06:47 PM
by: Hank Levin |
How close (different) is the pipa to (from) the oud?
[quote][i]Originally posted by hurdygurdyguy[/i]
Thanks Lee!
My erhu is early finished (hopefull ... |
12-17-2005 at 03:24 PM
by: Hank Levin |
My New Website---featuring the Brass Luthier's Gluepot!
Dear Oud Lovers--
I'm really thrilled to announce the new www.MusiCaravan.com website:
[url=h ... |
11-23-2005 at 08:30 PM
by: Hank Levin |
Pipa, oud, barbat, etc.
Couple of points that may be of interest:
First, check out this Tang Dynasty ceramic piece of a b ... |
11-22-2005 at 09:14 PM
by: Hank Levin |
Labella Turkish Oud Strings-set question
[quote]
One more question.What is the difference between the wound string .024 from Labella and the ... |
11-18-2005 at 12:09 PM
by: Hank Levin |
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