eitanyn
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buying and Oud
I am buying a new Oud. I am a complete beginner. does anyone know if this is a good deal and if this is a good Oud?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Professional-Gawharet-El-Fan-Egyptian-Oud-c...
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ExtreamTarab
Oud Junkie
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Registered: 8-31-2006
Location: Montreal, Canada
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Hey eitanyn, check your U2U...
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bulerias1981
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Location: Beacon, NY
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I've repaired a few of these. I'm not a big fan.
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dkhoury35
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stay away from mass produced ouds i purchased one for my first our from a know seller on line which i will not mention for his sake and it was
completely un playable action too high and sounded like <b>shoot</b>
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dkhoury35
Oud Junkie
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Registered: 11-3-2010
Location: Melbourne Australia
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contact sabssabi he has great our and he is on this forum they are great prices for the our you get you will not be disappointed they are very very
good ouds
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fernandraynaud
Oud Junkie
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Registered: 7-25-2009
Location: San Francisco, California
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Greetings and welcome, eitanyn! If you think the oud will have any importance in your life, do not waste your money on such an instrument. It is not
impossible to be lucky and get a decent oud in this type, and even cheaper on occasion, but the odds are strongly against it. Study the many
discussions of first ouds on this forum. You will likely have to spend more money or do work on the instrument - or have work done, which gets
expensive. If you live in the US returning an oud to some countries is especially costly. Because high action is the curse of bad ouds, and because
there is no simple way to correct it, be especially attentive in this department.
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