LEBANISZ - 7-28-2010 at 05:02 AM
I am interested in purchasing a oud and was wondering what is the best type of oud for a beginner, ex. type of wood and things i should look for, also
has anyone heard of mr. ibrahim bramili, the oud maker in tripoli (trablos) and byblos (jbeil) Lebanon.
thanks
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LEBANISZ - 7-28-2010 at 05:16 AM
Also id like to know if a oud made out of oak wood (sindyenn) is good quality and the arabic name for rose wood
fernandraynaud - 7-28-2010 at 07:31 PM
Hi. Welcome to the Forum.
Use the search feature and read the many posts on starter ouds.
How could anyone tell you anything about a hypothetical oak instrument?
SamirCanada - 7-29-2010 at 04:07 AM
Rosewood in Arabic is known as khacab el ward (egypt) and Sissam (Iraq)
perhaps there are other names but if you tell a oud maker you want khachab el ward they probably will know what you mean.
Dont know anything about oak... maybe its a good wood for oud but I can tell you I have never seen a oud made out of it. so its obviously not a
popular choice... probably because its not the most beautiful wood out there.
LEBANISZ - 7-29-2010 at 09:47 PM
thank you for your information, ive heard about a few people who make ouds about oak, but we will see what happens in my search. i also got a few
names iskandar bramily and charbel sfeir, wanted to know if anyone has any feedback or heard of them.