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Sam
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latest unique piece of art from Damascus made by Zaher Khalifah (priced)
Hello everyone,
I'd like to share this wonderful Nahat Model Oud made by the young Syrian oud maker Zaher Khalifah.
details:
58.5 string length
19.5 neck length
top : A4 Caucasian spruce.
bowl : fine Indian rosewood
price: 2000$ including hardcase .
sound file will be uploaded soon . contact Zaher Khalifah for more details about prices and shipping
e-mailsyriaoud1@hotmail.com
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zakiya_alali
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all what I can say is WAWOOOOOO
I hope the oud sound is as good as it looks.
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Aymara
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That's not just an oud, it's a piece of art.
Best wishes for Syria and it's people. May the war end as soon as possible!
Greetings from Germany
Chris
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Sam
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that's right Chris, 4 months of workin' to produce such piece of art.
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Aymara
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Wow, that's fast for sooo much detail in woodworks.
I bet, everybody here in the forums would like to hear it's sound 
Greetings from Germany
Chris
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dkhoury35
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so how much did this one cost if you dont mind me asking ??????
it is a fantastic looking oud
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suz_i_dil
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I guess he took inspiration from Hamza's Nahat:
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=1092
Indeed, the work made by Zaher Khalifeh is truely amazing. Looking forward to listen this piece of art.
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Brian Prunka
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That looks amazing. If it sounds even half as great as it looks, it will be a great oud. I second the best wishes for Syria and an end to the
fighting.
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Faladel
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Please ¿can you post the sound???
Thanks
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ALAMI
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In the middle of all what is happening in Syria, this guy found the serenity to make a oud with such a tremendous amount of fine work.
This is admirable.
He chosed to reproduce one of the greatest ouds of Abdo of Damascus.
This tells me that Syria will prevail over death.
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Sam
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Hello!
Zaher is moving to egypt within 20 days. and here is a video clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcVg0ZwG7VM&feature=youtu.be
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bulerias1981
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No words can describe the level of craftsmanship. Bravo to the brilliant maker.
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Faladel
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Can you post Zaher adress in egypt ???
Thanks
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dkhoury35
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i hope that it is the recording of the video thats making the buzzing
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bulerias1981
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Its a brand new oud. The action was likely set slightly low so that with time it will come higher where it will settle for a while. I dont hear a
problem with buzzing anyway. I believe its just the recording. This oud player is good.. but I wish to hear a simpler/slower taqsim to really hear the
quality a bit better.
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Brian Prunka
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Yes, that's the recording distorting. I agree with John, some simpler playing would let us hear the sound better. From what I can tell it sounds
good.
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dkhoury35
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no doubt it is a wonderful oud and would love to have one!!!!!!!!
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Sam
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New video of the Oud but this time with low tension and Arabic tunning!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZykzB94KCks
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bulerias1981
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I've always said that its hard to get a full idea of the true sound of an instrument without hearing in person, under you own ear. Having said that..
I believe this oud has a great sound based on the video's recordings. Its also early to tell.. but the tone will likely get better with time of
course. I do not hear any buzzing either.
In my opinion... its one of the best ouds on this forum, for obvious reasons. Maybe even the best.
Lucky is the person that gets to own this beauty.
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Mehran
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This guy gets better with every oud he makes. This one wins the biscuit though.
I wonder if those rosettes are cut by hand or laser cut?
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Brian Prunka
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I agree with the oud crackhead; it is impossible to tell from a video, but based on these recordings, this oud seems to have a great sound. There is
a fullness and penetrating quality of tone that I don't think can be artificially introduced, even though the sound quality of the video is not very
good.
Very impressive, I look forward to hearing and seeing more from this maker.
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bulerias1981
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Here is some of his other work.. does he have a website?
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=11311
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=10894
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bulerias1981
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I also wonder if the rosettes are bone
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fadel
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hi
http://www.facebook.com/zaher.khalifeh.1?ref=ts
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Alfaraby
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The most interesting thing about Zaher is that he's only 27 years old !
Who said future luthiery is in real jeopardy of extinction ?
I've been asked to price this oud, but I said: this masterpiece is priceless & I meant it !
Yours indeed
Alfaraby
alfarabymusic@gmail.com
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