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mavrothis
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My new Necati Gurbuz oud
Hey,
Just got back from Greece/Turkey, and I'm happy to show you my new Gürbüz (Gurbuz) oud that I picked up in Izmir. It is made of wenge and cocobolo,
with spruce soundboard and ebony fingerboard, pegs.
It has a very nice sound, more on the modern side than I expected (compared to an oud of his from 1995 that I've played often) but still very good.
I'm enjoying it very much, and I expect that it will open up nicely as time passes.
I definitely recommend him for his attention to detail and to customer requests, quality workmanship, very strong, even sound, and very reasonable
pricing.
Here are some pictures...
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mavrothis
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Simple and elegant details...
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mavrothis
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The back...
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mavrothis
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base detail
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mavrothis
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Greg
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Congratulations Mav,
It looks very nice and a worthy addition to your growing collection of fine instruments.
I am sure you had a fine time in Greece and Turkey, catching up with lots of interesting players. Did you do the Ross Daly workshops this year? If so,
how about some photos?
Best wishes,
Greg
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Abdullah
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Congratulations bro
play it in good health
best regards
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mavrothis
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Hi Greg,
Thanks very much. I did not go to Ross Daly's seminars this year, but I'm sure they were wonderful. Hope you are having a nice summer.
Thank you Abdullah. 
Take care,
m
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veyselmaster
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Congratulations mavrothis
nice oud
best wishes
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akram
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congratulation
how is the sound?
akram
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mavrothis
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Hi,
Here is some audio of me noodling around on the oud.
It is still very new, but I am really enjoying the sound.
I may need to have the fingerboard shaved a little since it is more humid here (to eliminate some buzzing), but I'm going to wait about a year before
I have any adjustments made to it. Sometimes this sorts itself out as the oud settles in.
Take care,
m
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Jameel
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Nice one Mav.
Nice detail work, I like how he continued the face edge binding around the beard, and at the tail end. Classy touch.
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mavrothis
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Thanks guys.
Yeah Jameel, I really liked that detail too. Very classy.
m
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nayoud
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Cocobolo and Wenge
Great Oud Mav
With Cocobolo and Wenge it must have a strong long sustain.....nice..Congrats
Hisham
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DanielH
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Congrats Mav!
I love the elegance and simplicity of the design - my favorite part being the repeated "beard" pattern on the tailpiece. And great wood choices - it's
like a golden sunset back there!
- Dan
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paulO
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Hi Mav,
Very cool -- love the understated looks, and the fine workmanship. It's a more 'modern' sound, but the bass is really has some great warmth already --
the mids and highs still sound a little stiff, but as you said, just give it some time. Enjoy guy. Take care.
Regards..Paul
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Faladel
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Hi Mav
a very nice oud , I send you U2U.
enjoy
Oud Player
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Edward
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Hi mav
very nice sound 
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mavrothis
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Thanks everyone. I think Mr. Gurbuz definitely deserves some recognition outside of Turkey. He does good work and seems to really love making these
instruments.
Take care,
m
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spyros mesogeia
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Kaloriziko aderfe
Oytaraaaaaaaaa
Na zhseis a to xairesai
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panço
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hı mavrothis
its very nice
The bowl is color wonderful
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Mav at 1:07
WTF!!! how did you do that???
are you that terminator that changes into liquid??
that was too much.
congrads.
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Jason
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Love it
We need a new recording of you playing the caprice mav
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mavrothis
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Wow, thanks very much guys.
Samir, I'm just using the picking technique that Yurdal taught us at the oud seminar in 2005. You pick in triplets across the strings:
down-up-down-down-up-down...etc..., like you are just using the weight of your hand to "go through" the strings. I'll make you a video if you want to
see what's going on, though I think some other people have already talked about this technique on the forum.
Glad you like it my friend.  As for the caprice, that will take some work, but I
definitely appreciate the encouragement.
Thanks again guys, I hope the oud really opens up over the course of this year. I think I may go ahead and take it in for a light scraping of the
fingerboard - the action is too low for this climate.
Take care,
mavrothis
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