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[*] posted on 8-12-2018 at 11:06 PM
Cheap Flatback Oud


As Salam...

Hi I'm from Malaysia... I find it very difficult to come by music store that sells oud here in Malaysia while if there's any the price would be unaffordable to many. So the oud now are slowly dying as getting by people to be interested to learn become scarce.

So here goes my first try to build a flatback oud without any wood working experience neither do the necessary tools to start with. Material used :
1. Sides - 3mm Bendy plywood ( flexible plywood )
2. Top / Bottom - 3mm marine grade plywood
3. Neck - Resak - 2 X 10mm laminate ( tropical hardwood )
4. Bridge - Resak
5. neck/butt - cedar like local softwood
6. 3 pcs piezo transducer

aesthetic aside this build is very crude and don't think will ever be attractive to any... Appreciate your comment

body.jpg - 143kB completed.jpg - 155kB topbracing.jpg - 147kB
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[*] posted on 8-13-2018 at 05:42 AM


Great job!

How does it sound is the biggest question!!!???
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[*] posted on 8-16-2018 at 11:12 PM


Thank You... I 'm sorry I couldn't get any sound sample recorded as yet... But I can say that it has the oud sound although build mostly with guitar style build. I've ordered a new mic to get a clearer sound.

Meanwhile I'm now on my second oud build...

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[*] posted on 10-5-2018 at 08:13 PM
How it sound


Well finally got the time to record the sound coming from this cheap oud... Dont mind my playing, I'm still very new

https://youtu.be/6MBGMFVuly8

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[*] posted on 10-5-2018 at 08:32 PM
New Cheap Oud


Here is how it look now after top being installed.

oud2-inner.jpg - 171kB oud2-top.jpg - 130kB
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