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Alfaraby
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Thanks John for trusting this design .
One correction : It's not my design. It's a famous old one. I only wrote your name in the center. Here it is !
I liked you new "top" 
Yours indeed
Alfaraby
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hans
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This is a very old thread, but others, like me, may sometimes still look at it, and I think I may have something to add to the topic, concerning wood
for the bridge. Maple seemed to be a strange option, if I understand the posts above correctly. Maybe people were exclusively talking about arabic
ouds, but I understand from several sources, one having talked to faruk turunz, that maple is standard on turkish ouds. Rosewood is an option, but
maple is what you get when you don't ask for something else. Maybe one of the main differences between turkish and arabic ouds?
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suz_i_dil
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I can believe it and get convinced we really neglect the bridge as an essential issue in the sound production belonging to the lutherie. It's weight
and wood choice more than its shape. Then another difference i think is rather more flexible soundboard in Turkish making than in Arabic classical
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bulerias1981
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Hi.. maple is the sole choice of wood for the stringed instrument families. Maple is also being used on modern flamenco guitars made by Andalusian
guitars http://www.andalusianguitars.com/
I've used maple on a few ouds with good results. I'm not going to say its the best, I'm also not saying walnut, or other woods typically used for the
Arabic bridge are the best.. there are many variables. I've even used spruce with good results.
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