I've had some buzzing from various positions on my oud for a while now, including the typical F on D strings and C on A strings. I sanded the
fingerboard down, and the buzzing is reduced, but it's still somewhat audible at those positions.
I'm concerned about sanding it down more, since the actual rosewood is only about 1-1.5 mm thick. I've read that some people have covered their
fingerboards with epoxy or crazy glue, but this seems easy to mess up, and it might apparently alter the sound of the oud.
So, I'm considering just getting a sheet of ebony veneer (like this: https://www.veneersupplies.com/products/AAA-Quartersawn-Ebony-Macass... ), slapping it on the fingerboard, and applying some sort of finish to make it more durable. It's about 0.6 mm thick, so I'd raise the nut a little
bit to compensate.
To me, this seems simple enough, but I haven't heard of it being done on ouds, and I've never worked with veneer. What do you guys think?
|