New to this Forum - Need oud identification

Hello!

I recently decided to take on something I always wanted to do, learning the oud. I received an Egyptian oud made by Saeed Kamil Mursi (Alasyooti). I was wondering if anyone has come across this maker and if they can shed any light on the quality of this oud.

Thank you!

Quote: Originally posted by Alsamaraie

Hello! I recently decided to take on something I always wanted to do, learning the oud. I received an Egyptian oud made by Saeed Kamil Mursi (Alasyooti). I was wondering if anyone has come across this maker and if they can shed any light on the quality of this oud. Thank you!

Quote: Originally posted by Brian Prunka

I haven't heard of this "maker." It looks like a student model Egyptian factory oud, decent quality. It's not what one would consider a luthier-built instrument, rather one built by many hands at a factory. There's nothing wrong with this, sometimes such ouds are more consistent and reliable than hand-built ones! The only way to judge an instrument like this is to play it though, since looks tell one very little.