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Soundboard....flat or not?
A floating bridge instrument (mandolin, violin, arch top guitar, Bashir oud) puts a compression forc ...
7-18-2016 at 07:30 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Soundboard....flat or not?
The bridge area of the face must be in alignment with the fingerboard. The lowest point of a concave ...
7-17-2016 at 08:03 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Turkish style lemon oud by Dr. Oud
Turkish style oud made in Boulder Creek, California in 1981 by Dr. Oud (aka Richard Hankey). The ba ...
6-5-2016 at 09:36 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Mohammad Tawfiq Alfaris - Nablis 1927 oud !
[rquote=111087&tid=16018&author=Oud.Proff]...
I remember seeing strings inside the bowl by ...
6-5-2016 at 09:20 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Oud Value?
I based my estimate on the picture of the peg box/neck delamination. This failure requires some glue ...
5-27-2016 at 07:47 PM
by: Dr. Oud
Oud Value?
This repair is simple and cheap. The crack is very common as it is the weakest joint on the whole ou ...
5-26-2016 at 08:54 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Oudmigrations: a new website about ouds
[rquote=110553&tid=16406&author=Alfaraby]...
The label says Simpat Derbedrossian !![/rquote ...
4-23-2016 at 09:10 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Removing oud rosettes
[rquote=110720&tid=16450&author=hans]I was advised to drip some aceton on where the rosette ...
4-19-2016 at 10:13 AM
by: Dr. Oud
new neck attachement method
My experience of over 48 years of oud repairs is that the body will bend under the string tension, l ...
4-19-2016 at 09:59 AM
by: Dr. Oud
My first Electric Oud
The first picture taken from the tail end shows a seam, so the body was glued together from two piec ...
4-19-2016 at 09:47 AM
by: Dr. Oud
My first Electric Oud
I referred to the sharp edges around the perimeter that would be uncomfortable while playing. The sh ...
4-9-2016 at 11:35 AM
by: Dr. Oud
My first Electric Oud
The sharp edges of your body will make this oud uncomfortable to hold and play. Go to a guitar store ...
4-5-2016 at 09:59 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Neck/Action resetting
There are three ways to reset the neck, depending on how high the action is.

1. If the action is ...
4-5-2016 at 09:37 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Oudmigrations: a new website about ouds
[rquote=110477&tid=16406&author=BRAINOUD974]Interesting information about Youssef Nahat . Th ...
3-24-2016 at 08:11 AM
by: Dr. Oud
My first oud
The Arabic ouds are known for deep bass and edgy or raspy tone. Turkish ouds are smoother, more mell ...
3-5-2016 at 08:36 AM
by: Dr. Oud
My first oud
[rquote=103226&tid=15214&author=SamirCanada]If you want perfect symmetric grain as you say y ...
3-3-2016 at 07:59 AM
by: Dr. Oud
A New Oud built by Sebastian Stenzel
The inserts appear to be ebony. If so it can cause some problems tuning. The peg must be harder than ...
3-3-2016 at 07:34 AM
by: Dr. Oud
A New Oud built by Sebastian Stenzel
What are the peg hole inserts in the peg box walls and why?
3-2-2016 at 08:10 AM
by: Dr. Oud
nahat oud
I think the face has been replaced. All the Georgy ouds I've seen have edging around the sound holes ...
2-29-2016 at 09:00 AM
by: Dr. Oud
help finding someone to repair an oud
There are several oud makers who can help you, what is your location? I'm in Sacramento, CA,
richar ...
2-28-2016 at 09:08 AM
by: Dr. Oud
High arabic tuning, oud shape, advice?
[rquote=110218&tid=16349&author=kaldzzz]....6. Do the cracks look worrisome? ...
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2-27-2016 at 08:58 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Questions about my oud
[rquote=110173&tid=16338&author=Brian Prunka]...you may be able to have the bridge removed a ...
2-19-2016 at 09:37 AM
by: Dr. Oud
risha position
[rquote=110171&tid=16337&author=Dr. Oud]... The best sound is found where you pluck more tha ...
2-19-2016 at 09:23 AM
by: Dr. Oud
risha position
parallel with what? Take care to pluck parallel with the face as much as possible so you don't hit t ...
2-17-2016 at 08:54 AM
by: Dr. Oud
Questions about my oud
The neck is often set to align the top strings, but the bottom string may hang over the fingerboard ...
2-17-2016 at 08:51 AM
by: Dr. Oud
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