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Andy
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Armenian oud on Ebay Karibyan??
Saw this oud with Armenian writing and I could be wrong but I believe the maker's name is shown on the label in the bolder type as Onnik Kari.....
Whoever wins it, it will be worth the investment.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&item=1...
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Jameel
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Look like Al Gardner is winning this one. It will go to a good home. (and have plenty of friends to hang out with!
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Amos
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that is an amazing find...i am sure that if al gets it he will be sending it to mr. kyvelos for some oud-rehab and the result will be beautiful!
amos
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I'm currently high bidder, and if I win it, it will go straight to Peter Kyvelos. I will be sure it is played professionally and very frequently!
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Andy
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If it is what I think it is, it hopefully will sound great. But some advice. In my estimation many a great stringed instruments have lost their value
and sound because the original soundboard had been replaced thereby changing the sound and the originality of the instrument. If nothing else I would
request that the original scapped top be returned with the return of the repaired oud. I bought what I believe to be a rare old Turkish oud on ebay
about 2 years ago with stains, dings, cracks, and some soundboard separation from the body but I repaired the cracks and separations. It may not be
the most beautiful oud to others but I have an original with a sound that is one of the best sounding ouds I have ever heard in my 45 oud years.
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DJdog
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Excellent advice. Whoever ends up with the oud should consider what you have said very seriously
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Hello everyone, I didn't realize there was a thriving Oud forum out there. I own the Oud in question. I'm unable to add to the description as there's
less than 12 hrs. on the auction. See my next post for a picture of the label.
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Andy
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Thank you DT, very helpfull with the addtional pictures. I do not read Armenian script but I do recognize some of the letters and I read in bold type
ONNIK or ONNIG depending on Eastern or Western Armenian and the next letters are GARIPYAN OR KARIBYAN again depending on Eastern or Western Armenian.
What someone can shed some light on is that there are only 10 strings why not 11 and why the beak is not tradtional with a scroll. Have I missed
something? Is there anyone that can read the other smaller Armenian script? The rest of the oud is Turkish style. DINCER we need some of your help
here with your great knowlege. Also is the script at the top in Arabic ( I assume )?
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Andy
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OH, forgot to ask, does anyone see a date on the label?
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Jonathan
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Andy--do you have any idea what the smaller script says?
My Armenian is pretty bad.
First line: G. Bolis E??iljil?? Karoosi Koo?a?ji Then indecipherable word.
Can you make out any of it? I really can't read Armenian either--I just recognize some letters. Amot
So, other than Bolis, I recognize nothing. But, I am sure that there is some Armenian out there that can read this. I just wish it was a little
clearer.
Could be the scroll on top (or the whole pegbox) was replaced? I think the bridge is probably new, because it looks like the bridge was made for 6
courses rather than 5.
Sure looks promising. I hope whoever wins it takes your advice and leaves it as original as possible. In fact, I think I would even consider
patching that spruce (it looks like it is missing a bit around one of the small eyuns) rather than replacing it. Just a thought.
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DT
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Better pic... 
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Jonathan
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Yeah, that's a lot better.
Now, if only I knew the language.
G. Bolis (Istanbul) ??? Kapoosi Kooshapji Han Tiv 4
So, does anybody know what that means? It looks like it is from Istanbul. Does the Kapoosi refer to the Kum Kapi district of Istanbul?
Han Tiv 4 I guess is the street address.??
I wish I knew what that word was after Bolis.
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MrOud
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It reads:
Onnig Karibyan
Bolis Eurivciler Kapusi Kusakci Han Tiv 4
Bolis = Istanbul
Eurivciler Kapusi = Name of a passage (possibly one of the doors of the Grand Bazaar - this is a total guess)
Kusakci Han = Name of a building where there are many businesses
Tiv 4 = Number 4
Regards,
Udi Mike
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Andy
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Jonathan with my very basic very limited Armenian and just the few Turkish words I think you have helped crack the code. I think Han Tive 4 translates
to house number 4. I decoded Bolis Eori????? and Kapushi Kooshapji Armenians use to use Armenian script for Turkish words. By the way I have a music
book writen in Armenian but the words are Turkish.
Thank you DT, eventhough I will not bid on it I am sure it has already gone beyond your wildest bidding expectations and you have done this site a
service by allowing us to view the inside.
http://www.geocities.com/antronig/oud.html
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Jonathan
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There were a lot of Armenian craftsmen in Kum Kapi, although I did not know there were oud makers there. There were some incredible weavers (Shishman
Hagop, others).
I wish I knew more about this one.
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Jonathan
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Does anybody know what the Arabic/Ottoman script means?
The oud must be from before the changeover to latin script in Turkey. I wish there was a date.
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US $3,602.52
Not bad for an unknown "Egyptian" oud 
Regards,
Greg
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Andy
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Jonathan, my intuition gseh toon es vor shyets????????
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DJdog
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Was the buyer a member of this forum? I dropped out when I began to feel that not all of the instrument was original with Onnik Garibyan. The pegbox
is not typical, and the joining of the neck to the body shows work that is too obvious to be original with the very elegant and pristine work
characteristic of the master. I wish the buyer, however, the best of luck in finding a great treasure.
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Jonathan
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I think DJ that you are right. I would bet that the peg box is not original. But, why only 10 holes on the peg box?
And, I think that the bridge is not original (no big deal).
Still I am curious what the Arabic says.
When did Ataturk switch Turkey over to the latin appearing script? I know it was in the 1920s sometime. Maybe we should make a new topic for this so
that people that can read the Arabic will take a look.
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The Arabic reads.
Onnik Karibyan Maker.
The rest of the information is the same as the one in armenian about the Qoshaqji, building number 4 etc...
The interesting thing is that at the bottom... the arabic says number :_______
like there is a line to write the oud number and there isnt anything writen. Also there isnt a date to be found.
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Jonathan
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Thanks, Samir.
I looked it up--Turkey switched over to the Latin style alphabet in 1928. So, I am guessing that the oud has to be 1928 or earlier.
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Andy
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HMMM, just wild thinking, could it be #1, the 1st one, numero uno oud????? Is there any known history of Karibyan. Maybe these parts that are believed
to be replaced maybe original. I am sure when you get it, if it is you, you can send off to Peter, just assuming, and you can get a better insight as
to what you want and need to know.
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Jonathan
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Why do you think there is the possiblity of it being #1 Andy? I am curious.
My knowledge on this stuff is weak. I have been told of two very very early ouds by Onnik Karibyan, one dated 1915, and one dated 1910. I have seen
neither, although the source that told me about the 1910 is very very reliable, and has invited me to see it.
It is so hard to believe, since he died in the late 1970s--he must have been just a kid. Or, there was another Onnik Karibyan (and we Armenians
recycle our names from generation to generation, so it is possible).
A while back, Dincer sent me photographs of a Karibyan from 1928 that he owns:
http://varjouds.com/onniklink.htm
I wish I knew more. I have no idea why this one is not dated. I think we can assume, just because of the Turkish script, that it is 1928 or earlier.
It may be a matter of using his workshop address to find out what possible dates the oud was made.
I am just guessing that the peg box is a replacement. It just does not "fit" stylistically with his work. And why 10 holes? Has anybody every seen
a Karibyan with 10 pegs? Supposedly, he learned his craft from his older brother Mgrditch (I only know of one Mgrditch Karibyan oud out there), and
possibly Manol (there are some doubts on that). I don't know that either made an oud for just 10 strings. Possible, I just don't know. So, it seems
odd that the student would break from the pattern set by his master.
Again, I feel that I have to preface this by saying that I don't know a lot about oud history.
And why the cap, as you pointed out, instead of the classic Turkish scroll on top of the pegbox? My gut feeling is that it is a replacement (as is
the fingerboard).
I am dying to find out more information on Karibyan. If anybody can fill me in, please do so.
Speaking of Manol--there was a man named Onnik in Manol's workshop. I don't know of his last name, and I don't know of anybody that does. There is
also, supposedly, a Manol with the name "Onnik" written on the label. I don't know how authentic that is, or if it means what I would like for it to
mean. Again, its another oud that I have never seen, just heard of.
So, if anybody can fill me in on some details of Karibyan's life, I would be very very grateful.
I have said it before, but it is incredible to me that we don't know more about those masters that built this instrument. We can read volumes on
Stradivari, but are lucky to find a few paragraphs on Manol, or a few sentences on Karibyan. The same, I am sure, holds true for the Arab masters.
One last thought--perhaps there is a date somewhere inside the instrument, but not on the label? On the tailblock, perhaps? Just a thought
(hope).
I am going to call up Kyvelos one of these days and see if he has any thoughts. He knows a lot about Karibyan ouds (and an incredible amount about
Manols).
I know that there are others out there (including people on this forum), that know a lot about Karibyan and might be able to shed some light on
this.
Thanks
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Have you checked any of this out with John Bilezikjian? I think he visited Karibyan at one time, and his knowledge of ouds is pretty encyclopedic.
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