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[*] posted on 9-21-2006 at 08:08 AM
My first oud, almost completed...


Some pictures...
More to come!

Thanks to Dr Oud for his book! and to Jameel for his helpfull website!
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[*] posted on 9-21-2006 at 09:20 PM


Verry nice
thanks for sharing. Let us hear it when its finished.
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[*] posted on 9-21-2006 at 11:01 PM


looks nice , already looks like a professional . please let us see it upon completionand lets hear it :airguitar:.
it would be also nice to share the oud in process ( while it's made part by part) that is my favorite topic .
keep up the good work
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[*] posted on 9-22-2006 at 12:49 PM


hey man
if this is yr first lets see more ouds coming from you
keep it up man
thx sammy




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[*] posted on 9-24-2006 at 01:54 PM


Thanks! I'm sorry, ALOMARI, I didn't take pictures of the different making steps, because Jameel's are so much better than my messy workshop! I'm looking forward hearing its sound, as soon as I'll get the pegs: I have ordered them, because peg shapers are too expensive, and my trials making one have not been successful! I haven't glued the fingerboard yet, because I'd like to check neck angle when it's under strings tension... so I still might taper the fingerboard to refine the action.
It's my first oud, but not my first instrument (many flutes and ocarinas, steelpans (not a success!), 2 waterphones, 2 guitars, etc...). I look at it as a first trial, and feel so little, specially when I see some of the outstanding master ouds or lutes! I am a jazz guitarist, but I'll have to start learning oud from the beginning!
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[*] posted on 9-24-2006 at 02:00 PM


great job
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[*] posted on 9-24-2006 at 11:21 PM
good work my man!


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[*] posted on 9-25-2006 at 12:04 AM


Hello marzinp,

Great !!

Tu es français ?

A bientôt,

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[*] posted on 9-25-2006 at 09:21 AM


Oui chmile, but it's more fair to speak english so everyone can understand!
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[*] posted on 9-25-2006 at 12:04 PM


Hi Marzinp,

Great choice of woods for the bowl, they have fabulous color and the grain is very cool. My favorite little touch is the pickguard, wow !! You've got a great eye for wood, and the skills to build what you see. Thanks for sharing, and I look forward to the pics of the finished product -- and maybe a soundclip or two !!

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[*] posted on 9-25-2006 at 01:04 PM


Thanks paulO, you're too kind! You'll have to wait for a real soundclip, until I learn how to play!!!
The woods for the bowl are european walnut and cherry I bought as rough planks and resawn. The central rib (as well as the peghead and pickguard) is sumac I got from a dead tree in my garden! Face is italian spruce with mahogany/cherry purflings; fingerboard and beard are ebony; neck is cherry,walnut and mahogany. Blocks and braces are from an old spruce plank... and the roses are from baltic beech plywood. Pegs are indian rosewood. So many wood species!
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[*] posted on 9-29-2006 at 07:04 AM


Wow, it's beautiful. Congratulations on your great work. :)

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[*] posted on 9-29-2006 at 08:30 AM


Congratulations. A great first oud. We're waiting though for a sound sample! :D



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[*] posted on 10-2-2006 at 03:23 AM


Thanks again! Jameel, you'll have to wait a bit: I'm in the finish process. First trials before I started finishing showed a nice sound, but a bit tiny in the medium (maybe my face is a bit too thick?). The action was too low, so I had to make another fingerboard, thicker on the body side than at the nut (1 to 2.5 mm)! I should beable to record some samples by the end of the week...
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[*] posted on 10-2-2006 at 04:17 AM


it's beautiful Congratulations.i think that you have skilled go on .
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[*] posted on 10-2-2006 at 04:24 AM


By the way if you want special informations about oud i can send for you.

http://www.turkishouds.com
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[*] posted on 10-4-2006 at 03:12 PM
finished!


New pics of the finished oud: looks better! Sound samples soon...

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[*] posted on 10-4-2006 at 03:42 PM


Congratulations marzinp! the oud look very nice. What kind of material did you use for the Shams, neck and tail block? can not wait to hear how it sound.
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[*] posted on 10-4-2006 at 04:00 PM


Hi Marzinp,

That sumac central rib is so cool -- with the finish work, the back just totally came to life !! :bowdown:

Regards..PaulO
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[*] posted on 10-5-2006 at 08:37 AM
Sound samples


As some of you asked, here are 2 short samples: Major scale
and ! first improvisation trial

Sorry for the poor quality, I don't have a proper microphone. Don't forget I'm an absolute beginner! I still have everything to learn... I need your feeling about the sound: I feel it's a bit tiny in the mediums, but don't have a "real" nice oud to compare with!
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[*] posted on 10-5-2006 at 01:19 PM


Hey Marzinp,

Sounds like a new oud to me...give it some time to develop, it does sound a bit dry - but pretty even, at least from what I can tell from the recording and the extra low quality speaker in this PC -- but that can be a characteristic of a new instrument, give it lots of time -- the sound can change dramatically during the first few months, so play it a bunch and watch it change !! Have fun.

Regards...PaulO
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[*] posted on 10-5-2006 at 01:27 PM


Would "oil finishing" the face help the sound getting warmer?
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[*] posted on 10-5-2006 at 03:46 PM


PLEASE DO NOT OIL FINISH THE FACE! Oil will soften the wood fibers and cause the soundboard to be more flexible, this is not what you want, believe me. The usual finish is a light coating of egg white, or just leave the wood bare . If you must finish it, a thin French Polish will have the least detrimental affect on the sound.



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[*] posted on 10-5-2006 at 10:15 PM


I believe you, Doc, I was just wandering... because I noticed the change in guitars sound when you finish the top: it becomes much less dry and softer. I understand it's not what you want with ouds. What do you think about the sound of mine? Paulo says it's a matter of time (face is italian spruce)...
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[*] posted on 10-6-2006 at 06:07 AM


You have to think that the strings will sound much better after about 2 weeks of playing on it. New strings always sound rather dry. Make shure you play it thats all. Nice oud by the way. I really like the work you did. Good job.
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