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Jonathan
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Thanks a lot!
Yeah, Paul, I am loving the mahogany. I am not a big fan of the walnut--I just don't like the pattern on it.
String length is 60 cm. I'm going with Turkish strings.
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Jonathan
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Done
I should mention Jameel's bone pegs, which I like a lot.
The white is still a bit glaring to me--I don't know if I will ever get used to it, or like the look of it as much as a darker peg. But, that is more
than made up for because the pegs are incredibly easy to use. Tuning is made smoother than I have ever experienced before.
I made a bone nut, but the way.
I need to redrill the holes on the bridge--you can see that the treble course is in too close to the next course. An easy enough task, but I recently
came accross an old bridge that I think I can make work on this oud, so I am going to try to use that. Should not be a big task.
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I initially put a simple band of ebony around the face, but just didn't like it. So, I removed it and made this tiled edge purfling of mahogany and
walnut, which are the same woods that are on the bowl.
I wanted to keep it all pretty simple in appearance.
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Jonathan
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I ended up using four coats of the polyurethane, using 0000 steel wool between each coat.
Then, I put on one of those auto polish compounds (Meguires), and finally some paste wax.
I didn't want the bowl to be really shiny--I wanted it to look a bit more natural. If I did not steel wool it at the end, it would have had a really
glassy look (like in that previous picture after the second coat). That's a nice look, too, just not the look I wanted here. The oud is old, and I
wanted to respect that. There's something a bit glaring to me about seeing an old oud that has been made to look brand new.
I guess I could have put on more coats, but it didn't need it. I like this.
So, that's it for this project. I will try to get a sound sample up next week.
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congradulations Jonathan! very very well done! you should be really proud of this oud.
It is a jewel and you made it come back to life.
Enjoy playing it.
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Beautiful work Jonathan, you have done an amazing job! Just beautiful man, I'm so glad you are doing this kind of work.
Take care,
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Awesome work, Jonathan. Love the bowl woods, and the finish looks silky too. I'm feeling the same excitement I get when I finish one. Which reminds
me, I've gotta get going on another one. Say, Dr. Varjabedian, is there any treatment for this oud-making disease?? 
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Jonathan
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Thanks guys.
Jameel, I am not the one to ask. I've got too many oud projects going on now as it is. I don't have time for it, but I can't stop. If I just put
that much time into learning to play the instrument.
I just started another one with pink ivory and a really dark walnut for the bowl, which I think is going to be pretty cool. And I still have that
maple/mahogany one I have to finish.
The next thing I want to start, though, is to get some sort of data base going for brace measurements and locations for some of the master
makers--the Nahats, Manol, Karibyan, and others. I really need to study that a bit more. This current oud has a pretty nice Arabic sound to it, and
more volume than my first, but it occurs to me that it is all just a bit of luck--I have no idea what it is going to sound like until it is done.
Yet, with some of the masters, there is a great deal of consistency with their ouds.
I guess that is going to have to be another thread.
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Hey john
very very nice bravo  .
one of the main things i like about this oud is the pick guard pegs and the finger board it flows so well and the oud looks really pure.
and i also like the way the rossetes look.
thx keep up the good work bro
thx sammy
we are lost camels in the desert and wanna find our way to water and the water is in aden
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Very nice Jonathan, very well done. I love this oud, you did a wonderful job restoring this oud without compromising its original personality,
congratulations.
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Jonathan - Nice work. Nice instrument.
D.L.
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