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I want to learn how to play, 1st i need to buy the right Oud

Salim - 5-11-2008 at 10:12 PM

Hello Everyone,
I have never played a Oud but i have loved the music ever since i can remember. My favorite player is Marcel Khalife. I would like to buy the right Oud to begin my learning process. I would like an Oud that sounds great, but is still good for a beginner like me. As well, i would like it to have the same tone and sound as a Oud played by Marcel Khalife. Can anyone help direct me to really good quality Ouds for beginners that can be shipped to Canada.

Thank-you.

p.s. this is my first posting ever and i really love this forum

Greg - 5-12-2008 at 12:00 AM

Hello Salim,

Welcome to the forums.
A good place to start your education would be here:
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=6809

Follow all of the links and you will start to get a picture of what's available.

Regards,

Greg

Christian1095 - 5-14-2008 at 07:32 AM

Also, before you waste money buying something from Lark in the Morning or Mid-East designs, check out the buy and sell ouds section of this forum.

I recently bought a Sukar Oud from SamirCanada and was really happy with the purchase. And he put a sound file up for the oud as well.... So if you're looking for an instrument with a specific tone, then the forums might be a good place to look.

Also, if you're looking on Ebay - do a search of the seller on this forum... From the limited time I've been on the board, it seems like the folks here really know a lot about all things Oud related.