davehill
Oud Admirer
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Registered: 9-12-2012
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cumbus extra
Hello dear forum members!
Does anyone know the difference between the light and dark coloured neck on the cumbus?
Which material is it made from?
What's the difference in sound, feel?
The sandi company also offers a sweet cumbus extra
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Saadettin-SANDI-Bahadir-SANDI-HANDMADE-WOOD...
check this baby out!
I'm really tempted
I'm still hesitating if I should buy an original cumbus extra or the sandi version
Anyone who wants to share their experience with this interesting instrument please do!
regards
David
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rudeog
Oud Addict
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Registered: 1-10-2010
Location: Raleigh, USA
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I have the regular oud cumbus.
It's fun to play, but takes a bit of getting used to metal strings (you have to fret harder). It resonates nicely. I have it hanging in my studio, and
sometimes when I am playing something else, I will hear the cumbus resonate as it hangs there. It's almost like having an old-school reverb unit :-)
The one thing to bear in mind is a small design flaw which everyone I know who has an oud cumbus has reported. The neck is not aligned perfectly
perpendicular to the body resulting in the high string near the body actually going very near the edge of the instrument. You can fix it by putting a
small metal shim under the hinge where the neck meets the body.
Also, you can get a cool whammy bar effect if you pull on the neck while sustaining a note :-)
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