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And let's not forget the humble but venerable cigar box guitar:
http://cigarboxguitars.com/
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12-9-2004 at 03:39 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Lama Bada in the lessons section??
Although there is a version by Fairuz, I believe the original Lamma Bada is much much older than tha ... |
9-29-2004 at 01:17 PM
by: chuckerbutty |
1942 Ali Khalifeh on ebay?
The vendor says that it's from 1942, but it's probably more likely that he misread the Ara ... |
9-24-2004 at 09:44 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Prodigal son
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9-22-2004 at 02:18 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Oud with fluted ribs.
Here is the Prodigal Son in the Tavern by Jan Cornelis, dating from 1540 - i.e roughly contemporary ... |
9-22-2004 at 02:16 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Oud with fluted ribs.
A fluted bowl is not simply one with flat ribs and edges between the joints, as in the picture poste ... |
9-21-2004 at 04:13 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
ARticle about Iraqi ouds
Can't really picture Saddam playing a taqsim myself. |
9-21-2004 at 01:59 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Oud with fluted ribs.
Hi Ronny
That's a good point about not being able to sand down a 9 rib bowl - I suppose ther ... |
9-21-2004 at 01:57 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Oud with fluted ribs.
No, this is an oud bowl where the rib joints have been left unsmoothed. In a fluted bowl, each rib w ... |
9-20-2004 at 01:53 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Oud with fluted ribs.
The fluting technique involves bending the ribs along both dimensions - lengthwise as normal, and al ... |
9-19-2004 at 02:11 PM
by: chuckerbutty |
Very Old Oud on Ebay
The label says 1924 or 1934 (can't make out which) in the bottom left corner. |
9-12-2004 at 02:21 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Very Old Oud on Ebay
I take it they were furniture makers as well, then?
Very pretty roses. It's a shame that nob ... |
9-11-2004 at 12:50 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Aquila Nylgut Strings
Wish he'd start selling them in Britain. |
8-27-2004 at 05:54 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
keyboard refernce tuning
Hi
The top one is correct. The bottom G is mainly used as a drone.
Check out David's exce ... |
8-24-2004 at 12:46 PM
by: chuckerbutty |
oud bridge
Hi Bill
Do you mean a saddle as in a classical guitar bridge? I'm not sure about acoustics, ... |
8-24-2004 at 09:53 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
New Page
Great stuff. This will keep me going for a while! |
8-21-2004 at 01:03 PM
by: chuckerbutty |
Female Tunisian oud player
Hi David
Cheers for that. I didn't know that the Late Junction schedule gets posted on the w ... |
8-20-2004 at 02:34 PM
by: chuckerbutty |
Female Tunisian oud player
Hi folks,
A female oud player from Tunisia was featured on a radio programme here yesterday. I di ... |
8-20-2004 at 12:45 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Iraqi Oud Tayyar,
Interesting instrument. I see what you mean about the neck joint - it looks like the neck and the ne ... |
8-13-2004 at 06:29 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Anyone know this maker?
The dreaded name of Mouaffaq Khalifeh explains a lot about this oud! |
8-6-2004 at 11:55 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Anyone know this maker?
Yes, it's a bit of a howler. The amoeba shaped pickguard and soundhole are particularly repulsi ... |
8-5-2004 at 11:37 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Just curious: how did you get interested in the oud?
That's funny, I spent my teens in Kuwait as well, although I never got into the oud when I was ... |
8-5-2004 at 01:12 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Pear shaped Ouds
Not exactly. The back of an Ovation is a smooth curve, while a pear-shaped oud has a sort of dip in ... |
8-1-2004 at 11:57 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Pear shaped Ouds
Hi William
Pear-shaped ouds have rounded bowls like normal ouds, but they have a waist, a bit lik ... |
8-1-2004 at 02:57 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
Oud built 1889
Now that you mention it Elie, the bowl of this oud is quite lute-like. It resembles the slender tear ... |
8-1-2004 at 12:31 AM
by: chuckerbutty |
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