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Jameel
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Recording of Abdo Nahat playing one of his ouds!
Okay okay, I admit, I don't have a recording to share of the great master luthier. But seriously, wouldn't that be something?
I haven't been reading too many posts lately here, and as I sat down this evening to catch up a little, it seems there is some "extra content" lately
that I'm simply bored with. You old members know what I'm talking about. So the idea of a recording of Abdo Nahat popped into my head. I think that
would be something. How about even a picture of the man holding one of his ouds, or of ANY Nahat, other than a label shot? Seems like an impossibility
at this point. But still, it would be fun to see.
So in the interest of talking about ouds, I'll post a few pictures of one I've been working on for the past few weeks. Nothing super fancy here, but
it's an oud nonetheless.
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Jameel
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side shot. Who can guess the wood species?
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Jameel
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Close up showing the rosette material. It's walnut plywood.
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Jameel
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The front of the shamsa.
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Jameel
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Video of trimming the end of the neck block. I love sharp, well-tuned planes. Effortless.
Video
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Mike
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Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout! Way to go Jameelo! Man, there's something about the dark rosette with bone middle. Very classy.
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DaveH
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See this is just what we're talking about! These fly-by-night dodgy oud sellers trying to pass off their wares as the works of the great masters.
(JUST KIDDING!!)
It's mahogany isn't it? (So don't try and tell us it's 100% macassar ebony, harvested only from branches 70ft up by specially trained lemurs and
seasoned in secret volcanic caves for 50 years).
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Jonathan
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sapelle?
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SamirCanada
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Hey Jameel!!
NICE rosette man. this is going to be a classic stunner!
I think its the Oreo cookie factor Mike :P
wood material.
i know the answer to that one but you guys are not even close!!
lol
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Monawar Al-Jabar
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GeorgeK
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Hi Jameel,
Thats a stunning bowl and rosette!! I'd love to see more pictures as this
project unfolds.
As for wood species, how about .... Makore?
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mavrothis
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Beautiful work Jameel! Great stuff as always!
My guess is cocobolo, b/c I've seen some samples of it that resemble this. But please tell us, tell us! That's a cool look.
I love these kinds of threads!
Take care,
mavrothis
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SamirCanada
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oh Mav your getting colder with wood material.
all of you are way off on this one
this is fun actualy!! its going to go a long way in beating out the prejudice towards some woods.
i will let Jameel make the surprise.
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The old Bait and Switch, eh? Love it.
Good looking bowl and rosette, although insider information prevents me from entering the contest. However, I did find this photo of Abdo's
little-known Finnish great-uncle:
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GeorgeK
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OK, I'm changing my guess (I do get 3 guesses right  )
My new guess is Butternut ... ok, whats the prize 
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Peyman
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it's delicious mahogany
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SamirCanada
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nobody won this yet!
keep scratching your heads.
I know I was really wondering before Jameel told me.
and I was shocked and surprised when i found out what it was.
keep guessing
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Looks like a 13 stave lute bowl to me - nice, natural fluting of the ribs! Are you going to leave it like this Jameel?
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Jonathan
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Its kind of hard to tell from the pics, and not knowing how heavy the thing is.
But, let's go out on a limb:
teak or bamboo
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Peyman
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Yea, Jon might be right. It could be red oak.
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Jonathan
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Jeez, I deleted the oak part of my post. Maybe.
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Jameel
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Keep guessing guys....I'm loving this! )
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Jassim
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the wood for the sound box is mahogny
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samzayed
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When I first saw it, I thought walnut... (but the grain and color looks like mahogany)... The color also reminds of Brazillian rosewood...
I won't be surprised if its some new high tech material you found, and its not even wood!! Hahaha LOL Looks like wood, smells like wood, but better
durability and 1000% improvement in tone???
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Peyman
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is this a trick question? He said "species" so maybe we can't use the common names. It's Swietenia macrophylla (thanks to wikipedia).
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