Hatem_Afandi - 3-20-2005 at 05:26 PM
Another great hit by El Aseel Maurice Shehata in Egypt.
Maurice finally finished off my Oud and it is ready to ship. Attached is a picture of two great artists!
The one who built it (our dear friend Maurice), and the one who tried it (Dr. Hussein Saber) in Egypt.
I can't wait to play it!!!!
Monawar Al-Jabar - 3-20-2005 at 06:39 PM
Hello Hatem
what can i say i hope you will enjoy playing you'r Oud.
When you get the oud can you kindlely post some more photo and if you can sound file.
Any way wish you all the best and you were right when you said ( two great artists!
The one who built it (our dear friend Maurice), and the one who tried it (Dr. Hussein Saber).
Hatem_Afandi - 3-20-2005 at 08:35 PM
Salam Ya Monawar,
Enta Wallhi Menawar!
Thanks for the kind words.
I will definitely post pictures as soon as I receive it.
I will post sound clips too.
Anything you say Man!
tezza - 3-20-2005 at 10:39 PM
that's one beautiful oud...
Aziz - 3-21-2005 at 02:52 AM
Mabrook Hatem its looks beautiful
verry nice
SamirCanada - 3-21-2005 at 11:39 AM
hope you'll enjoy the oud. verry nice inlay work and shamsiya btw..
Hatem_Afandi - 3-21-2005 at 07:41 PM
Hi Guys!
Thanks for the nice compliments. I will post some mp3's as soon as I can.
Have a great day,
Hatem
akram - 3-30-2005 at 10:10 AM
hello Hatem
it is a very butefule oud i want to know wat kind of wood its made and the price Because i want to orded one.
my mail is akram_jiries@yahoo.com
thank's akram
question!
egypt omar - 3-31-2005 at 01:25 PM
Hey guys! I was wondering how much Maurice charges for a nice oud? Does anyone have a range.. if anyone does , it's you guys! 
do you know if he ships to the USA at all?
Omar
ASEEL OUD
spyrosc - 3-31-2005 at 02:12 PM
Is it possible to post some pictures of this beautiful instrument, both front and back, fingerboard, pegbox, and shamsiya ?
Everything looks sooooo gorgeous on it.
Also could you post the dimensions ? it looks smaller and therefore may be more convenient for smaller people.
Thanks
Spyros C.
revaldo29 - 3-31-2005 at 02:37 PM
Hey egyptomar,
Maurice shehata has a website now with his contact information at http://www.mauriceouds.com. The website is in arabic. I just bought a rosewood oud from him and they are great. I'm pretty sure he will ship to
the states. Also, there are a few shehata ouds being sold here in the states. You might want to check those out at the ouds for sale forum.
Hatem_Afandi - 4-2-2005 at 02:47 PM
MY ASEEL OUD
Hi Spyrosc,
Sorry for not getting back to you earlier. I was away for a few days.
My oud finally made it and it sounds like MAGIC!
I will take some pictures and post them in the near future.
The size is the normal Egyptian one.
Have a great day,
Hatem
Hatem_Afandi - 4-2-2005 at 02:49 PM
Hi Akram,
Sorry for not getting back to you earlier. I was away
in Canada on a business trip.
I contacted Maurice for the specific materials I
wanted for my oud.These are:
The face is Cypress
The sound box is pelysender
The finger board and the pegs are ebony
The work is animal bones
BTW, it arrived and it simply sounds like MAGIC!
I do recommend Maurice as I think he is one of the
best makers in the world.
You may contact him on his cell phone below and he
will take good care of you.
http://www.mauriceouds.com/contactus.asp
Good luck ya Akram,
Hatem
oudman - 4-2-2005 at 04:23 PM
is there anyway you can post a soundclip of this instrument?
Thank you