ALAMI
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Need Help identifying this oud maker
Just got today 2 old ouds :
The first is made in 1892 by Al Arja in Tripoli - Lebanon
The second is made (or may be repaired) in Baghdad in 1968 by a certain : Mohammad Adel ..... and the rest of the label is damaged.
I will post better quality pics tomorrow, but meanwhile it is just a cellphone cam pic.
Anyone knows the full identity of the maker ???
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Mazin
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Dear Alami
The second Oud: the most well-known oud maker in Iraq (Baghdad) is Mohammad FATHIL (Fadel) and it is worthy to keep or repair.
Thanks
Maz
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will_oud
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If that's a real Fadel, that's one sweet oud! Maybe Mr. Andersson can shed some light on this?
William F. Sparks
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ALAMI
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I think it is not a Mohammad Fadel,
It seems that a repair was made and the paper used for this repair is masking the rest of the name so we only see "Mohammad Adel...." . but Adel is in
fact 3adel with the Arabic letter "Ain" at the beginning and the "D" in Fadel and "Adel" in arabic are not the same letter as they are when
transcripted to latin.
The oud has a "concave Hull" on the lower side of the soundboard, probably due to a choc or a heavy weight, but the sound seems good with no
buzzes.
Mazin, I think you are right, it is worth repairing
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ALAMI
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Better photos of the "Mysterious" Mohammad Adel ??? oud
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excentrik
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wow- very interesting design for such an old oud- how does it sound? mabrouk, habibi-
tarik
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zou
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to mr ALAMI
i played a oud of mohamad adel, very good oud, the oud you found could be an excellent oud.
ziad
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ALAMI
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Thank you zou for the identification of the maker.
Is Mohamad Adel his full name or ther is a 3rd part?
I will post a sound file as soon that the repairs are done.
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TAFTAF
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thanks Mr. Alami
mustafa@faikfadhel.com
MFMF
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