Mike's Oud Forums

turkish oud

_tone - 3-6-2020 at 07:45 PM

does anyone here have a moderately priced turkish oud (600.00-700.00$ canadian) that they would like to sell me? i like the sounds they make and would like to try one myself.

ChanningPDX - 3-7-2020 at 10:20 PM

Good luck! Keep an eye out on eBay for the very occasional diamond in the rough. If you see something that looks promising, ask about it here and I'm sure someone could tell you if it was a treasure or toast.

If you can manage to scrape a bit more cash together, I'd recommend checking with Bülent Eryalman. He makes great ouds for very reasonable prices. His standard oud was less than $1,000 US when I checked with him a couple of years ago.

http://www.bulenteryalman.com/en.html

_tone - 3-8-2020 at 01:03 PM

thank you for that recommendation. they do look and sound lovely but i think i would prefer something used.

emre_nyc - 3-10-2020 at 03:12 AM

Hello
i have a two month old one. Made by Luthier Ahmet Topan in Izmir Turkey. It is almost new.
Let me know if you are interested. I can send you a video so you can hear the sound.

_tone - 3-10-2020 at 08:10 AM

yes please do. i checked online and his ouds look and sound fantastic. may be a bit out of my preferred price range though.