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FARUK TÜRÜNZ INTRODUCES WOOD SELECTION PAGE

farukturunz - 6-6-2011 at 11:13 PM

Hi folks!

We have finaly introduced our WOOD SELECTION page in our website:

http://www.oudmaster.com/corner.aspx?lang=2

MatthewW - 6-7-2011 at 04:21 AM

Dear usta Faruk- the woods are a lovely addition to your website. The use of apricot wood in the making of ouds is rather new to me, may I ask what the particular qualities of this wood are ? regards, Matthew

Oud.Proff - 6-7-2011 at 12:37 PM

This is awesome !

farukturunz - 6-7-2011 at 10:25 PM

Quote: Originally posted by MatthewW  
Dear usta Faruk- the woods are a lovely addition to your website. The use of apricot wood in the making of ouds is rather new to me, may I ask what the particular qualities of this wood are ? regards, Matthew


Dear Matthew, thank you for your evaluation about the wood selection page. We are using Wild Apricot (Turkish, Zerdali) It is one of the hardest domestic and/or wild fruit-trees. Besides its hardness its main physical property is crispness.
According to my estimation it is highly vibrant. It is stated in the old records that ÇENG was made of Apricot (Zerdali)

Danielo - 6-7-2011 at 10:42 PM

This is great Usta Faruk, thanks for this very interesting page !

I think it could be great if you could add some remarks about the different wood tonal qualities, in the same vein as your comments above. Of course it is highly subjective but with your considerable expertise it would be very interesting !

I don't want to start any controversy, but it would be nice also to have the conservation status for each species (as for the customer it can be part of the decision process).


best regards,

Dan

farukturunz - 6-7-2011 at 11:34 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Danielo  
some remarks about the different wood tonal qualities, in the same vein as your comments above. Of course it is highly subjective but with your considerable expertise it would be very interesting !
.... it would be nice also to have the conservation status for each species (as for the customer it can be part of the decision process).
Dan


Thank you Dan, for your contribution to this thread. I will try to add some remarks about wood tonal qualities (though I always emphasize the role of the soundboard as the dominant factor in the tonal aspect)
Conservatıon status for each species would also be meaningful.

Best regards,
Faruk

spyblaster - 6-8-2011 at 02:40 AM

Thanx usta Faruk. its really a helpful page but isnt it missing rosewood?

farukturunz - 6-8-2011 at 03:18 AM

Quote: Originally posted by spyblaster  
Thanx usta Faruk. its really a helpful page but isnt it missing rosewood?
spyblaster! Your warning is very precious, thank you! I need to add an explanation there. Indeed Rosewood is the general name of different wood species.
Here are two quotations from Wikipedia:
All genuine rosewoods belong to the genus Dalbergia. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated in the western world is the wood of Dalbergia nigra which is now a CITES – listed endangered species. It is best known as Brazilian Rosewood, but also as "Rio Rosewood" or "Bahia Rosewood." This wood has a strong sweet smell, which persists over the years, explaining the name "rosewood".

Dalbergia is a large genus of small to medium-size trees, shrubs and lianas in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a wide distribution, native to the tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. The size of the genus is disputed, with different authorities citing between 100–600 species; ILDIS accepts 159 species. (Wikipedia)

Best regards,
Faruk

farukturunz - 6-8-2011 at 03:21 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Oud.Proff  
This is awesome !

Thank you Richard Hankey :)

abusin - 6-8-2011 at 03:47 AM


Great page and a wonderfull wood selection :applause:

farukturunz - 6-8-2011 at 11:09 PM

Quote: Originally posted by abusin  

Great page and a wonderfull wood selection :applause:


Thank you :)

Oud.Proff - 7-15-2011 at 07:15 AM

Quote: Originally posted by farukturunz  
Quote: Originally posted by Oud.Proff  
This is awesome !

Thank you Richard Hankey :)


You're welcomed Osta Faruk, but I'm not Richard Hankey ! :)

maker - 7-15-2011 at 04:16 PM

very nice page and useful