farukturunz
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FARUK TÜRÜNZ INTRODUCES WOOD SELECTION PAGE
Hi folks!
We have finaly introduced our WOOD SELECTION page in our website:
http://www.oudmaster.com/corner.aspx?lang=2
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MatthewW
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Dear usta Faruk- the woods are a lovely addition to your website. The use of apricot wood in the making of ouds is rather new to me, may I ask what
the particular qualities of this wood are ? regards, Matthew
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This is awesome !
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farukturunz
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Quote: Originally posted by MatthewW  | | Dear usta Faruk- the woods are a lovely addition to your website. The use of apricot wood in the making of ouds is rather new to me, may I ask what
the particular qualities of this wood are ? regards, Matthew |
Dear Matthew, thank you for your evaluation about the wood selection page. We are using Wild Apricot (Turkish, Zerdali) It is one of the hardest
domestic and/or wild fruit-trees. Besides its hardness its main physical property is crispness.
According to my estimation it is highly vibrant. It is stated in the old records that ÇENG was made of Apricot (Zerdali)
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This is great Usta Faruk, thanks for this very interesting page !
I think it could be great if you could add some remarks about the different wood tonal qualities, in the same vein as your comments above. Of course
it is highly subjective but with your considerable expertise it would be very interesting !
I don't want to start any controversy, but it would be nice also to have the conservation status for each species (as for the customer it can be part
of the decision process).
best regards,
Dan
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farukturunz
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| Quote: Originally posted by Danielo | some remarks about the different wood tonal qualities, in the same vein as your comments above. Of course it is highly subjective but with your
considerable expertise it would be very interesting !
.... it would be nice also to have the conservation status for each species (as for the customer it can be part of the decision process).
Dan |
Thank you Dan, for your contribution to this thread. I will try to add some remarks about wood tonal qualities (though I always emphasize the role of
the soundboard as the dominant factor in the tonal aspect)
Conservatıon status for each species would also be meaningful.
Best regards,
Faruk
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Thanx usta Faruk. its really a helpful page but isnt it missing rosewood?
The Oud is my life, n my life is the Oud
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farukturunz
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spyblaster! Your warning is very
precious, thank you! I need to add an explanation there. Indeed Rosewood is the general name of different wood species.
Here are two quotations from Wikipedia:
All genuine rosewoods belong to the genus Dalbergia. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated in the western world is the wood of Dalbergia nigra
which is now a CITES – listed endangered species. It is best known as Brazilian Rosewood, but also as "Rio Rosewood" or "Bahia Rosewood." This wood
has a strong sweet smell, which persists over the years, explaining the name "rosewood".
Dalbergia is a large genus of small to medium-size trees, shrubs and lianas in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a wide
distribution, native to the tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. The size of the genus is disputed,
with different authorities citing between 100–600 species; ILDIS accepts 159 species. (Wikipedia)
Best regards,
Faruk
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farukturunz
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Thank you Richard Hankey 
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abusin
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Great page and a wonderfull wood selection 
Best Regards
Awad
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farukturunz
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Thank you
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You're welcomed Osta Faruk, but I'm not Richard Hankey !
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very nice page and useful
ahmad
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