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Ahaha good one,
Well I made the pegbox already in the traditional shape. Maybe looks big on pictures but it's apropriate to the old ouds I have seen.
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sorry to have keep you all waiting but like a fine scotch this beauty is taking its time. Onto a little update.
here is what's done, top is mounted and braced, pickguard is done,
edge tiles are done, bridge is glued. fingerboard is glued and planed flush, neck is mounted, pegbox is glued in.
here is what's left to do. extend the edge tiles along the fingerboard. Install pegs and shape pegbox, make the nut, make the rosettes, install
strings, and finally varnish 
we are almost there !
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Quote: Originally posted by SamirCanada  | I have made some progress on the face now. next step is to thin the face to final thickness and to instal the braces. the design is inspired by a
famous george hanna nahat model. this was a long but rewarding process
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Hey Samir
I see an absolutely awesome work ! Fabulous !
And you say, I am brave ? What shall I say !!!???
Wonderful, really ! Perhaps I will try such pattern on one of the next Ouds I make in the style of Ghadban... I love this pattern. And your marquetry
on the pick guard is also awesome !
Very nice work !!!
Best wishes to you
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Samir, it's very nice. The inlay around the soundhole is wonderful. And the pickguard !
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some updates
I have been busy making this oud come to life. the edge tiles are done around the fingerboard now, I began cutting the rosettes by hand, they are of
maple but will be hand painted to look like ivory before I install them. this is very hard work demanding extreme concentration.
I have also began applying the tru-oil finish which is making the bowl take a beautiful color. in 2 weeks or so we should be able to hear it I am getting exited now I cant wait.
I also want to remind everyone, this oud is still without a potential owner. If you would like to provide a good home for it please contact me at
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very nice Samir
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I really like how the alternating dark and light bands on the ribs looks.
When I first saw it, I thought you'd used two kinds of wood and had come up with some new way of shaping and joining the ribs, lol.
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yes, this was done on purpose. Walnut has a nice contrast of colors between the heartwood and sapwood.
In order to achieve this look. one must take care to resaw all the ribs from the same log, mark and number each rib so it can be reversed matched by
pair. Its kind of a pain but it think it looks nice also.
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Very nice work Samir.
How long did it take to cut that admirable main rosette? How did you avoid breaking those tiny thin details of the pattern when sawing by hand?
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Hi Sir John,
The main rosette is only a little more than half way done. I suppose it's been roughly
5 hours so another 4 hours left or so not including breaks. I have to take breaks though because it requires peak mental and physical
concentratation. Also I am not cutting by hand but rather using a dewalt scroll saw at the lowest speed setting. Enables me to use both hands to
control the work peice.
The rosette peice is 3 layers of walnut veneers glued together in alternate grain directions and a 5mm thick maple main peice. This is what allows the
thin lines
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| Quote: Originally posted by SamirCanada | I have been busy making this oud come to life. the edge tiles are done around the fingerboard now, I began cutting the rosettes by hand, they are of
maple but will be hand painted to look like ivory before I install them. this is very hard work demanding extreme concentration.
I have also began applying the tru-oil finish which is making the bowl take a beautiful color. in 2 weeks or so we should be able to hear it I am getting exited now I cant wait.
I also want to remind everyone, this oud is still without a potential owner. If you would like to provide a good home for it please contact me at
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Hi Samir
Absolutely great work you´ve done !
This Oud looks like following all traditions... and ofcourse the ornament for the big sound hole is ultra !!!!!
How do you get such templates ??? And what is meant in the calligraphy ? If this inscribing isn´t a personal "message", would you please send me a
template ? I made a very difficult one in the past with calligraphy all over, but I was said the "text" was too religious and would never be assembled
to an Oud... and I destroyed it. I like your ornament very very much... and it would be a gift for me to make this for one or more of my Ouds.
Also the small ones... they remind me on some Ouds... may be early Nahhat design ? I made two of them for the soundboard wich carried the ornament
with the calligraphy I told about. But... as you can imagine... this soundboard never comes to life on an Oud. It was made of finest spanish cypres,
very very thin and rigid... it had perhaps made a good sound...
Please tell me what you think about my wish...
Also YOU have to go on Oud-making !!! Yes !
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The rosette was drawn for me by our friend al Faraby (jameel) on the forums, maybe he can make one for you. It's not religious at all it's an old
Nahat design with the names of maqamat around. The center is my name so it's best you don't use it but I don't mind, your ouds are nice.
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| Quote: Originally posted by SamirCanada | | The rosette was drawn for me by our friend al Faraby (jameel) on the forums, maybe he can make one for you. It's not religious at all it's an old
Nahat design with the names of maqamat around. The center is my name so it's best you don't use it but I don't mind, your ouds are nice. |
Hey Samir
Thanks for the help... I know the site of Jameel... an extraordinary worker with outstanding results
I will ask him for a template of the rosette. Scaling for the right diameter isn´t the prob, so I could adapt it to the right size.
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Wonderful work. Elegant and classic.
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very nice Fritz, thank you for sharing.
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Mehran... Samir...
I deleted my posting with the pix ... not to disturb another ones thread.
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pegs are in, the nut is made and Finally the rosettes are done cutting total cutting time was about 9 hours.
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they ask me what the secret of the true traditional arabic sound is. It has nothing to do with bracing. Its all about who you have in there. This is
why I have appointed my great grandfather as Director of Tarab and historical sound.
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Very very nice work !
Also the idea to give the end of the pegbox this small matching inlay !
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here we can see I am testing the fit of the new rosette, the small ones are glued in, the big one will be glued tonight.
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Wow, Samir, the big rosette with the face and the inlay around ! It's just perfect !
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Yea Samir! That oud is looking beautiful! I can't wait to hear what it sounds like. Lets talk soon. -Roy
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| Quote: Originally posted by SamirCanada | | here we can see I am testing the fit of the new rosette, the small ones are glued in, the big one will be glued tonight. |
Amazing... really amazing work !!!
What a beautyful face !
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Samir very nice!
the rosettes are beautiful!
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I am going to take some high quality pictures this week hopefully but in the meantime
Enjoy this little sound sample. Of the Ouds I made, this is the one with the most projection.
http://youtu.be/XQeLA3Cxszs
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