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Nahats, nahats and nahats

chaldo - 6-27-2009 at 09:43 PM

Anyone has an opinion on what is sold by palmyra guy?

Are they real? worth the big price?

Nahat for sale

Nahat 2

Danielo - 6-27-2009 at 11:47 PM

I like this sentence in the Georgi's Nahat description:

"The holes are made of walnut wood which are perforated by laser" :D

Faladel - 6-28-2009 at 09:21 AM

autentics but very high price:(

msimon - 6-28-2009 at 01:52 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Danielo  
I like this sentence in the Georgi's Nahat description:

"The holes are made of walnut wood which are perforated by laser" :D

Ha ha

tchandler - 6-29-2009 at 08:31 AM

hmmm... I feel like I've seen that label somewhere before

Dr. Oud - 6-29-2009 at 10:53 AM

I think they are both authentic and not really high priced. I would expect they both need some restoration work, the George Hana shows some face cracks, normal for this age oud, but who knows how they have been repaired, if at all. The back pics are fuzzy enough to hide minor damage, but they are not bad.
The "Abdo" is actually from the Abdo G. Nahat and sons workshop, the earlist of this label I've seen is 1916. This one shows some sanding done on the face, and the top section is gone, which is not a good sign. The Nahats were made with very thin faces, and any sanding could ruin the soundboard.
Still, I think the price is reasonable for a Nahat that needs work and they could be restored, for a price.