Originally posted by David Parfitt
Hi Zul
I'm afraid I only have a cheap mass-produced instrument - as far as I know it was made in Syria and it looks more like a Turkish-style oud. There
is a picture of it on my website on the 'about me' page:
http://website.lineone.net/~david.parfitt/aboutme.html
Believe me, you do not want to see it too close up!
I definitely plan to get a better instrument in the near future, but it will probably have to wait until I next travel to the Middle East (I am going
to Iran in a few weeks, but I don't know if this is the best place for me to buy an oud - I am planning a trip to Syria/Lebanon in the next year
or so, and I will probably wait until then). I am a bit nervous about getting an oud via mail order as I think I would like to try it out and see what
it sounds like before buying it. (However, saying that, a lot of people seem to be very pleased with the 'Nile Shop' Shehata ouds.)
Best wishes
David |