DaveH - 6-14-2008 at 03:33 AM
Does anyone know who this maker is? The article makes no reference to oudmaking - the picture is evidently just a metaphor - we can but hope an
accurate one.
http://www.economist.com/images/20080614/20080614issuecovUS400.jpg
carpenter - 6-14-2008 at 07:01 AM
Don't know who it is, but the photo's from this article:
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=7544
The whole photo is pretty cool:
cjmichael - 6-16-2008 at 07:35 PM
I saw this today and was so sad that I couldn't find anything else within the mag about the oud. 
wazza - 6-18-2008 at 02:12 AM
hello everybody
the photo is in fact metaphorical, because if iraqi people especially iraqi artists start making musical instruments again, this means that the
country has come back to life which is very optimistic knowing the real situation in the country.
have a nice day.