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Can you help me identify this oud

fixingahole2 - 12-12-2022 at 01:43 PM

Hi, can you please help me identify this oud:

here's the label:
Oud Label

Thank you

coolsciguy - 12-12-2022 at 03:17 PM

Hey!

Can’t tell you much about this maker but the label says it’s from ‘Toufiq Abdo Al-bahse’ workshop in Damascus and made in 1962.

fixingahole2 - 12-12-2022 at 04:25 PM

Thanks!

al-Halabi - 12-13-2022 at 09:34 AM

The oud maker is Tawfiq al-Badu. His workshop is in the al-Bahsa neighborhood in Damascus. The oud was made in 1963.

coolsciguy - 12-13-2022 at 10:05 AM

Quote: Originally posted by al-Halabi  
The oud maker is Tawfiq al-Badu. His workshop is in the al-Bahsa neighborhood in Damascus. The oud was made in 1963.


This makes sense! I wasn't sure what al-Bahsa referred to here.

anyone has experience with his instruments?

fixingahole2 - 12-13-2022 at 10:23 AM

I bought it used, good action, seems like it was modified during the years.

Anyone here has any experience with this maker?