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[*] posted on 11-13-2008 at 12:13 AM


Hello Jameel.

What is the top of your bridge made with ? Bone?
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[*] posted on 11-13-2008 at 01:16 AM


Beautiful!!!!
Congratulations!
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[*] posted on 11-20-2008 at 07:31 PM
Pics of the latest


Thanks everyone. This one is impressing me with it's sound. I'm really satisfied with it. Not too much sustain, or overtones, but a clean, balanced, Arabic sound. I think it might be the best one yet. Time will tell. Here are some nice pics we took earlier this week. Walnut was used for most of the oud, with rosewood for the fingerboard, pickguard and peg heads. White parts are ivory. The beard inlay is holly.

The pegs are Chuck Herin's Pegheds. You can read more about them on the Khalaf Oud Blog. I love them. They really do look nice on an oud, and they work amazingly well. They aren't cheap (about $250 per dozen), but I think they are worth it. I'm seriously considering installing these on my subsequent instruments. I like them that much. And they aren't heavy. Basically they are a couple pegs worth heavier than wood. I don't even notice it on this oud.

























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[*] posted on 11-20-2008 at 08:20 PM


A real masterpiece Jameel! Congratulations.

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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 12:58 AM


very beautiful Jameel
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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 01:15 AM


Beautiful!!!
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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 04:41 AM


Mille bravos Jameel....
Pure artwork....!!!!
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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 06:03 AM


oh my lord...
that is a beuty!
very nice and clean work Jameel.
we are starting to see some Khalafoud trademarks and signature designs.
honestly its so humbling to see your work. The way each and every rib comes to a perfect fit.
Congradulations!!
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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 07:43 AM


Wow, that is a beautiful instrument.... And it sounds just a pretty as it looks...



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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 09:29 AM


Stunning
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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 09:31 AM


Absolutely amazing. Wow... :applause:
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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 10:16 AM


Pure Poetry, whoever ended up with this Oud is very lucky.
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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 09:40 PM


Astonishing craftsmanship.
Truly!:applause:

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[*] posted on 11-21-2008 at 11:48 PM


Meraviglioso!
The attention to detail is amazing...like all your work!A work of art!
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[*] posted on 11-22-2008 at 04:17 PM


Thanks everybody.

Is there anything you don't like about it? Seriously, don't hesitate. I like critiques.




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[*] posted on 11-22-2008 at 07:18 PM


Amazing work, as usual Jameel.

I have a question, though--it looks like the string spacing leaves the strings very close to the edges of the fingerboard in the picture of the beard. Doesn't it make it hard to play up there? Or is it not as close as it looks?





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[*] posted on 11-22-2008 at 07:37 PM


Well....

I guess if I wanted something different on this oud, I would have gone for more detail on the bowl, like double line separators between the ribs - and the inlays. Of course Jameel has proven very capable of achieving that - but am sure whoever commisioned this oud had a budget to stick to :D

Now I have no idea how much this oud, or Mike's, may have cost - but I have no doubt that this kind of work is worth every penny, because we're talking about a one man show here. And if one was to think about the amount of hours that goes into such work, the figure is always reasonable.
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[*] posted on 11-22-2008 at 07:56 PM


Oh....

Sorry to be so nosy....But I couldn't resist imagining how totally amazing this oud would look with 3 shamasi.... just wishful thinking :(
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[*] posted on 11-23-2008 at 09:08 AM


Brian. You have a good eye. I positioned the low C so it's closer than usual to provide some more room for the the other courses (does anybody really play up on the low C?). The high c'c' course is just where I like it, and reflects what I usually do. The picture does make it look a bit closer though. This oud plays very nicely.

Melbourne. Nice work on the editing. Yeah, three holes look pretty good indeed. The guy who commissioned this wanted one hole for this oud though. And the pickguard looks better closer to the bridge as well, but in my experience the Nahat pickguards are too low. I only know one person who plays really close to the bridge. And how many ouds have you seen where the pickguard is too low and there is a seriously worn area of spruce just above the top edge of the pickguard. Doesn't make a whole lot of functional sense. That's why I think it's important to tailor these aspects to the customer's preference.




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[*] posted on 11-23-2008 at 09:58 AM


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Hello Jameel.

What is the top of your bridge made with ? Bone?


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[*] posted on 11-23-2008 at 04:38 PM
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As an art admirer myelf, I can only describe this worksmanship as a labor of pure love - a thing of beauty to behold. I often glean these pages not for inspecting the instrument itself, but mostly for the beauty of the sound it produces, in the right hands of course. This time around, however, I found the image to be a spellbinding and hypnotizing wonder. To say it is a true masterpiece may be an understatement. I am in awe and am holding my breath for the next one. A job extremely well done. Thanks for sharing Jameel.
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[*] posted on 11-24-2008 at 02:34 AM


Yeah you absolutley right with the whole raqma thing Jameel. I actually learned that the hard way - the oud which I had converted a year or so ago - I did the layout drawings and then gave them to the luthier to build. I spent hours working out where the exact location of the soudholes should be, and the raqma etc. As it turned out, I didn't like the raqma too close to the main soundhole, so I lowered it closer to the bridge, in order to give a balanced look on the face of the oud; such that it wasn't all happening in the upper hlaf of the sound borad, and the lower half looking plain. And so when the whole thing was ready to be played, I naturally found my risha plucking position about a couple of centimetres away from the pickguard :D leaving the cedar soundboard exposed to danger. Luckily I prefer playing in the lower registers, or maybe I just cant reach high enough!
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[*] posted on 11-24-2008 at 08:15 AM


If you're asking for critique, then I can tell you I dont like how it will take me about 100 years to achieve this level of perfection.
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[*] posted on 11-25-2008 at 10:40 AM


absolutely stunning............
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[*] posted on 11-25-2008 at 08:02 PM


This is really, incredibly gorgeous. Stunning, simply beautiful.

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