aasuits - 11-29-2013 at 06:48 AM
new striped bowl oud by Alan Arthur Suits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ory8AfF2_Fg
demo played by Rahim Alhaj- many thanks Rahim!
A Syrian/ Oriental oud styled after Nahat models, braced in a pattern from an antique Armenian/ Lebanese oud by Garbis Awadikian. Bowl of walnut and
cherry, top of 20+ year old Engelmann spruce, pau ferro [ironwood] fingerboard, rosewood pegs, neck walnut/holly/cherry/pearwood with a dovetail
joint. Bone nut, natural French polish, hide glue construction throughout, flamed maple/ walnut pegbox. Wonderful big sound, plays beautifully.
String length 604 mm
Width 37 cm
depth about 20 cm
overall length about 77 cm
string height at neck/body joint 3mm
strung with Mari strings in C
feel free to email me if you're interested in buying this oud.
gallery@coyotespaw.com
Jono Oud N.Z - 12-8-2013 at 08:14 PM
Beautiful!
Thanks!
I love Rahim Alhaj's playing and this oud.