hisham
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Pear shaped Ouds
Why are they built like this? Dose this way of building have an effect on the
Sound of the oud. Or is it just for the visual purpose.
Are they still made? And who makes them?
I have a picture of Abadi al joher with a pear shaped oud; also sayed makkawi and abdel majeed abdallah have pictures with a pear shaped oud.
So this means they are good, I think.
What do you think guys?
Hisham
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Elie Riachi
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They might be easier to hold as a pear shape, I think.
I would expect the sound to be some what different.
As to who makes them, check this thread http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=967
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Elie
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spyrosc
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Pear Shaped ouds
They are intended primarily for women. They are smaller, lighter, sometimes with a "brighter" sound (smaller resonating cavity).
I have one of those that I bought from a dealer in Cairo.
Search for "pear" in Forum for previous threads.
Spyros C.
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wfspark
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Flat-backed? Pair-shaped?
| Quote: | Originally posted by spyrosc
They are intended primarily for women. They are smaller, lighter, sometimes with a "brighter" sound (smaller resonating cavity).
I have one of those that I bought from a dealer in Cairo.
Search for "pear" in Forum for previous threads.
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When you guys say pair-shaped, do you mean flat-backed? Also, aren't some of the Bashir ouds
made that way?
William F. Sparks
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chuckerbutty
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Hi William
Pear-shaped ouds have rounded bowls like normal ouds, but they have a waist, a bit like a classical guitar with a bowlback, if you can imagine such a
contraption (although the upper bout isn't as pronounced as on a guitar). Bashir ouds are invariably round-backed, by the way.
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wfspark
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Pare shaped ouds.
| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckerbutty
Hi William
Pear-shaped ouds have rounded bowls like normal ouds, but they have a waist, a bit like a classical guitar with a bowlback, if you can imagine such a
contraption (although the upper bout isn't as pronounced as on a guitar). Bashir ouds are invariably round-backed, by the way.
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Hello their. Thanks for the discribtion. So it's like the design of the Ovation guitar bodys?
William F. Sparks
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chuckerbutty
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Not exactly. The back of an Ovation is a smooth curve, while a pear-shaped oud has a sort of dip in the back as well, corresponding with the waist.
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wfspark
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Pare shaped ouds.
| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckerbutty
Not exactly. The back of an Ovation is a smooth curve, while a pear-shaped oud has a sort of dip in the back as well, corresponding with the waist.
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Oh! I get it now. Thanks.
William F. Sparks
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