PeppeOud - 3-18-2009 at 07:41 AM
Hi, i'm in search of a professional saz baglama - size (i could be interesed in both long and short-necked). Can you suggest me some good turkish
makers to get in touch with? Unfortunately i can't afford a trip and an instrument togheter so i need someone who can send the instrument outside
turkey.
Thanks
Peppe
Amos - 3-18-2009 at 08:58 AM
im looking for the same thing peppe...let me know if you find any good leads...
oudipoet - 3-18-2009 at 12:27 PM
hi guys
that s hard to answer question cos there are so many good makers in turkey and most of them ship out of turkey when comes down to chosing a maker it s
all about your buget and how much u are willing to spend and wait for your instrument assuming that u are looking for something nice not so decorated
with MOP and so on i would recomend you http://www.onarmuzik.com/ mr safak turan s a good quality saz maker and they build good quality nice instruments at affordble prices i recomend u
cantact them but on the the other hand if u want something really top knotch and expensive and willing to wait for it i would recomend http://www.kopuzsazevi.com/ in my personal opinion kopuz saz evi mr kemal eroglu he s the best baglama maker in and out of turkey
i also added some videos for so u can get the idea what kind of work these masters do
onar muzik baglama videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLDf94lP4lI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBEaoT0nY7I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UCfae0T3Nw
kopuz saz evi baglama videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cICDULaxt-E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFGp1WdSJiI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dEJBSssWLI
a short documentary about mr kemal eroglu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWtaB7ra-iw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcUoy3NBMg8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s689lUJY0KU
Ararat66 - 3-18-2009 at 12:47 PM
The photo of the shop at kopusavesi is just beautiful, like instruments within an instrument 
Leon
corridoio - 3-18-2009 at 01:08 PM
..and the 3 documentary videos are very beautiful, this man loves really his work and you feel it's not fiction just for sell..
ale.
Peyman - 3-18-2009 at 05:28 PM
Check out Kemal Eroglu's myspace page. He has audio clips of his six string saz (6 courses that is) played by Erkan Ogur. 
Christian1095 - 3-20-2009 at 09:07 AM
If you're in the states... check out these guys... I have a saz from them and it has a really nice sound...
http://www.touchtheearth.com/saz.htm
They are located in Virginia - The saz was shipped with VERY good packing...