bulerias1981
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Oud buzzing demystified video
Hello everyone. Many people have posted about issues on the oud with "buzzing". I hope this video sheds light and demystifies issues with buzzing on
the oud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPRvng77Hjk
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Mike
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John...this is a very good and useful video. Haven't seen one like it before. Thanks for doing this.
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bulerias1981
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Thank you Mike, I'll likely make a couple more videos about useful maintenance related issues.
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sylvainbd
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Very interesting. Thank you mike !
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Well done hermano! Very in depth, shows you how fussy an oud can be really. As a player you have to know how to tweak it so it is set it up right.
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keep making them please , i know they'll come in handy for me , thanks so much !
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alaaraj
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Thank you John, that's a very good video .. I had a similar problem with my oud (fixed it now) and I recall researching the internet for clues without
success .. I learnt how to fix it the hard way unfortunately!
Keep these useful videos coming please :-)
Onwards and upwards
HazRaj
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Humam
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Thank you very much John. Great job.
very helpful and easy to follow instructions. looking forward to future videos.
Regards.
Humam
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Etman
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Well done John !! Nice video
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Khalil_Oud
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Thank you John for this video, very good !!
You guys (Luthiers), you should share more videos like this, as we ''oudist'' do in order to help as understanding our instrument. I think that
anything about the oud construction will be welcomed by the oud community.
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Khalil
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bulerias1981
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I did forget to mention in this video the concept of the "sweet buzz". There is a kind of buzz if it is slight and right, adds to the heavenly sound
of the oud. Of course there are others who cannot stand the sound of even a slight buzz. This is very psychological as well. But I agree, most buzzing
must be stopped.
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hans
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And there is the Turkish oud, which is supposed to have a "wet" sound!
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SamirCanada
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that kind of buzzing can be solved by sniffing some mineral spirits :P
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bulerias1981
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Thats how I solve all my problems 
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bugaga
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Thanks for the video. I was searching around in the board also and probably it has been discussed several times, but I couldn't find a clear answer.
Is there any way to fix the buzzing caused by a worn off fingerboard other than just sanding it down? After I've changed my strings it's already the
second time I have to fix it, and I'm afraid one day there won't be much left of the fingerboard. Maybe the wood is not hard enough or I kept using my
strings for too long. I've heard about oud builders using some kind of "glue" or something called "Altico" or "Altiko". I don't know how to write it
and couldn't find any information anywhere. The one who told me was also didn't seem to be sure about the name.
It's the usual third position buzz by the way.
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hans
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I prefer sniffing spirits and keep Turkish buzzing. Ofcourse I am in Amsterdam :-)
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bulerias1981
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bugaga, when you say "worn off fingerboard" do you mean depressions made by the strings? If that's the case the way to avoid it change the strings
more often. Also, keep the nails on your left hand short, they tend to dig into the fingerboard. But as far as to fix the problem I don't recommend
glue as it tends to be softer than the wood, even if its mixed with saw dust to fill the grooves. The only solution is to plane the fingerboard. I
rarely take sand paper or a file to the fingerboard's surface unless I need to.
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hans
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So John, is it really the sweat and dirt that wears the wood? I would think pressing the metal of the strings to the wood constantly produces the
grooves
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bulerias1981
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The acid from the sweat produces a corrosion that I believe wears the fingerboard faster than if the strings were new. This is a conclusion I came to,
a friend of mind doesn't think this plays a role in the wear of the fingerboard, but my experience seeing people's instruments tells me something
different. As I said above, fingernails also etch the wood, as well as just regular playing for sure.
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bugaga
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Yes, I was talking about those depressions. I'm not playing with my nails that often, just for certain articulations, and also started cleaning my
strings after each playing - maybe late. So I guess I should sand it - again. This also will increase the action tiny step by tiny step. It's a little
high already.
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