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Can you recognize this oud? Who made it?

chaldo - 9-23-2019 at 10:38 AM

I need help for a friend. He lost a family member, and he received the oud from the estate. Thanks for helping

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alim - 9-24-2019 at 07:48 AM

Would need to look at the label, but it looks like a Zeryab Oud?

chaldo - 9-24-2019 at 09:06 AM

It has no label :(

Oudsofjoy - 9-25-2019 at 03:52 AM

It Does look like a Syrian oud. Very similar to khalife but I can’t read the Calligraphy.

chaldo - 9-25-2019 at 04:36 AM

I can only see "Allah" in the calligraphy

alim - 9-25-2019 at 10:09 AM

I think Khalife == Zeryab.

Ali-

chaldo - 9-26-2019 at 10:15 AM

Maybe Egyptian

SamirCanada - 9-26-2019 at 05:13 PM

Yes probably Egyptian. Looks like gamil georges

chaldo - 9-26-2019 at 05:41 PM

Quote: Originally posted by SamirCanada  
Yes probably Egyptian. Looks like gamil georges


That is what Ive been told on Facebook. Gamil Georges. Do you know how much I should sell it for? Its in very good shape

MattOud - 9-28-2019 at 06:41 AM

Here are some examples of Gamil Georges ouds.

I agree that this may be Syrian. It looks very much like the style of my 2 ouds which are syrian, but yours has some nice fingerboard workmanship mine doesn't.

Gamil's Ouds I think look more like atrash ouds, and some have 'frets'.

Here are some examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06_-oWlm5pY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9mSw5jPXco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY5VhOYgfbo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWOJAkBxoTE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwGLE6IjFC0

which there was a label inside still!

SamirCanada - 9-28-2019 at 11:36 AM

Dear Matt,
Only the first and last of your links are gamil Georges the father the others are gamil Georges the Son from his lower quality workshop. Also if you look at the rosettes... very similar. Also I have seen this fingerboard on other gamil Georges.
Leads me to believe with high certainty its gamil Georges father.

MattOud - 9-28-2019 at 01:47 PM

Hi Samir,
Your right! The GG sons Ouds are way inferior, but I wasn't sure which GG you meant so included the sons ouds as well.
To me, it looks more syrian to ones i've seen, but you may be right that it is from Egypt! Without a label, how to verify further? Regardless, i'd like to try it out!:airguitar:
btw- it looks like the large rosette is coming off in the top middle. That is an easy repair i believe, right Samir?
cheers!