alworashi - 10-8-2008 at 02:25 PM
Dear All
its the first post for me here in this fourm
im abdullah alshatti an oud maker from kuwait
i start making oud on 1982 in kuwait
its begen as a hoppy and i love it becose im an oud player too
and becose i cant find a good oud here i started to learn how to make an oud by my self
i try to take all the thing i like from all the makers and try to do it in my oud
and becose i like all kind of sound i try to bring it all thim from my oud the turkish sound and the arabic and the iraqi so it well be good mix
bettwen thim
so i made the sound box just like the iraqi ouds and i made the sound bord just like the turkish oud and i made the bridges just like the egyption oud
you can see my ouds on youtube by this link
http://uk.youtube.com/user/alworashi
Best Regards
Abdullah AlShatti
Jameel - 10-8-2008 at 03:53 PM
Welcome Abdullah! Always nice to have another oud maker here.
Nice taqasim by the way. That's one of my favorites. Sunbati. 
Love the french polishing too and the scraper work. I give you a thumbs up too. 
oud-dude - 10-8-2008 at 07:44 PM
Hi, Abdullah... beautiful workmanship! And a lovely, bright sounding instrument. Thanks for sharing your video.
Peter
SamirCanada - 10-8-2008 at 07:51 PM
welcome to Mikeouds forums 
Marhaba fi Mikeouds Forums ustadh Abdullah.
Nice to have another maker here.
Jason - 10-8-2008 at 08:20 PM
Very nice looking ouds and welcome to the forum.
Do you have a website?
Abdullah - 10-9-2008 at 02:26 AM
welcome Mr Abdullah shatti
hayyak allah
i heard alot about you and about your ouds (and about your picks collection)
soon i will meet you inshallah in kuwait
dubai244 - 10-9-2008 at 03:58 AM
Hayyak allah ya abdullah ...
Welcome to this forum. I am really glad that we have new maker member in this forum.
Thanks
journeyman - 10-9-2008 at 06:25 AM
Welcome to the forum. Beautiful looking and sounding oud! It looks like a Turkish design, but can you tell us a bit about your ouds? What scale
length(s) do you normally use? Nice playing too by the way.
charlie oud - 10-10-2008 at 01:11 AM
Very Nice indeed, Welcome to the Forum, Thats also a fine taqseem someone is playing on one of your ouds !!! Regards, Charlie 
francis - 10-10-2008 at 01:47 AM
Hello Abdullah.
Welcome to the forum.
I like very much these pictures showing a man who can be proud of the instruments he makes.
It's a nice way to come on the forum......so better than an instrument alone.
And the workshop is the room where everything begins....wood to oud by the knowledge of expert hands....
Good luck , Abdullah.
Francis
Jassim - 10-10-2008 at 02:51 AM
welcome alshatti to the fourm and hayak allah here with us
journeyman - 10-13-2008 at 09:49 AM
I sent you a U2U
Amer - 10-13-2008 at 10:17 AM
What a wonderful craftsmanship talent you have Abdullah! (sho3'lak 7elo jeddan!!)
Both ouds in the photos are very beautiful, I like your style -kinda turkish influenced, maybe by Faruk Turunz?- I also like the finishing of the
bowls and the peg box (bait el mafatee7) is very stylish..
Hope to see more of your projects here at Mike's forums..
We are all here as a family of professionals, makers, players, and hobbyists!
Great job again
Ararat66 - 10-13-2008 at 11:01 AM
Welcome to the forum
You look rightfully proud of your ouds and you hold them as if they are feathers.
Best wishes
Leon
nadir - 10-13-2008 at 12:14 PM
Beautiful work! Please let us know if any are ever for sale, do you also make any electric ouds? It is very nice to see another maker on the Persian
Gulf!
abusin - 10-13-2008 at 03:18 PM
Salamu alikum usta AbdAlla,
very nice workmanship on all ouds, Marhaba fi Mikeouds
alworashi - 10-15-2008 at 10:17 AM
For Nadir
- about Ouds in picuters , the black already sold and the second (red) is for me in speciale sound (classic)
- i always work by order because its depends by oud style & kind of wood .
- i hope my explain is clear .. im not good in english
alworashi - 10-16-2008 at 07:20 PM
here i show you the way that i make the resha ( Mezrab )
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RZJauJmzA3g
SamirCanada - 10-16-2008 at 07:48 PM
excellent!!
thank you for sharing.
please keep on posting!!
francis - 10-17-2008 at 02:39 AM
Thank you for the youtube about risha's making.
This will be very helpfull for a lot of guys here..... and I agree entirely with Samir: keep on posting!!!
dubai244 - 10-18-2008 at 10:16 AM
Hi Alworashi,
I have send you emails but no reply.
Thanks
Ararat66 - 10-18-2008 at 10:51 AM
Hello again Abdullah
Who is playing the (Huseyni??) taksim ... it is wonderful - if it is you then double congratulations.
Leon
suz_i_dil - 10-20-2008 at 12:22 PM
I think this taqasim is from Yurdal Tokcan, a turkish oud player.
Regards
alworashi - 11-4-2008 at 01:38 PM
I'm sorry for not posting new photto becose I'm doing the renewal of my workshop
SamirCanada - 11-5-2008 at 05:57 AM
All the best with the shop renewal.
please take some pictures of your shop for us to.
udmaker - 8-2-2009 at 10:31 AM
merhaba ve mabruk beni hatırladınmı bilmiyorum samir
asfoor ile gelmiştim. salmeen oud ben yapıyordum.yaptıkların çok güzel görünüyor.www.udmaker.com ali nişadır
arsene - 8-3-2009 at 02:37 PM
stunningly looking and fantastic sounding ouds, mashallah! I really really like the turkish style design... Great work!!!!
Will you put some up for sale?