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Sold - Vintage Fawzi Monshed floating bridge Iraqi oud for sale

vidiakas - 9-15-2020 at 04:14 AM

Hello all,

A genuine Fawzi Monshed floating bridge Iraqi oud, made in 1990 in Bashra, Iraq, is up for sale. 

This is THE real thing in Iraqi ouds - the epitome of the famous Bashir sound. Unfortunately Iraqi-style ouds are not my thing and space is limited, so it has to go and find a good new home. 

Bowl is Indian rosewood, top is spruce. It's in remarkable condition given its age. I am not the first owner of course - I bought it in Athens, Greece where it is located now, too. 

You can check the pics attached as well as a video below (all shot a few years ago in Dimitris Rapakousios' workshop in Athens - if you know him, you can ask him as well, since we know each other pretty well):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG-MTkPNKX8

Feel free to ask questions (i.e. dimensions, action, tunings etc.) and request more pics anyway. You can contact me either through the forum or at i.vidiadakis@gmail.com.

I am asking 1.800 Euros (PayPal only, price includes registered shipping and a generic hard case), which I think is a very good deal given the quality, the market value and the rarity of this oud.

Thanks - Yiannis

FawziOud4.JPG - 86kB FawziOud3.JPG - 98kB FawziOud1.JPG - 91kB FawziOud2.JPG - 106kB

Moh_42539 - 9-15-2020 at 04:37 AM

Can you plz send more pictures of the oud to my u2u

Thanks

vidiakas - 2-7-2021 at 10:16 AM

Hi all - price reduced to 1.700 Euros (PayPal only), including registered shipping and a generic soft case. Shipping in tailor-made wooden box to ensure 100% safe dispatch. You can contact me either through the forum or at i.vidiadakis@gmail.com. Thanks!

SamirCanada - 2-19-2021 at 08:29 AM

Dear ahmedalalousi.

I had to delete your responses here. Though you are free to express dissatisfaction with a particular maker, it cannot be done on another member's post advertising his oud for sale.

Feel free to highlight your experience with this maker in another thread, though I would urge you to do so in an objective and respectful way.

it's a matter of respect and courtesy between forum members.

Moh_42539 - 4-18-2021 at 11:40 PM

Is this oud available?