charlie oud - 7-13-2012 at 04:37 AM
Hello
Here are some pictures of my new Oud by Michael Moussa very similar to Ameer's. It is a replica of a Gamil Georges though purely Michael Moussa's
sound.
It is a joy to play and has a strong distinctive and beautiful sound. I love it.
Thank you Michael.
Oud Geek info: string length 58.5
large bodied, rosewood bowl, spruce face.
My stringing= Pyramid Orange label F,A,d
Pyramid lute nylon .825 for g
Pyramid lute nylon .650 for c
ameer - 7-13-2012 at 05:12 AM
Congrats.
MatthewW - 7-13-2012 at 05:12 AM
very nice Charlie, play it long and in good health! 
Ararat66 - 7-13-2012 at 05:16 AM
Lovely stuff Charlie ... and Michael of course !!!
Can't wait to meet up again and see and here it for real. Enjoy your oud.
Leon
BaniYazid - 7-13-2012 at 08:09 AM
congratulation for the new baby !
sound file, sound file, sound file 
Kelly - 7-13-2012 at 11:09 PM
Beautiful oud. What a stunner. Enjoy
rex2009 - 7-14-2012 at 11:04 AM
Lovely and stunning oud as usual by Michael Mousa. You deserve it Charlie and enjoy it in good health.
charlie oud - 7-15-2012 at 05:04 AM
My thanks to you all for your comments, much appreciated. She is settling in to her new home well and is very inspiring.
markus - 7-17-2012 at 05:49 AM
hello chares
After chanting congrats and the usual staff-now then I would like an answer to a disturbing question: how much are replicas of the same style similar
i. e. if some liked yours and would like to order one -would it be the same?
taking a real life example: how do you compare yours to ameer's or to Ramy Heshmat's on utube- Secondly would the tuning affect the taste of the
instrument- I know that Ameer's is tuned CFDGC and yours FACGC with a possibility of high F.
Michael is adamant that it is crucial the same as left handed ouds- it is not as simple as inverting the strings
WHAT ARE THE VIEWS OF EVERYBODY, PLEASE?
Giorgioud - 7-17-2012 at 06:29 AM
Beautiful oud Charles, really gorgeous. Love it. Michael Moussa is a genius. 
May the oud accompany you for a long and fruitful musical journey.
Markus, the CFDGC is sure a strange tuning. It's the first time I encounter it. Do you mean CFADGC? Because, you know, if there's a tuning like that
you have described, and someone is using it, I'd like to know about it and check how it sounds like!
markus - 7-18-2012 at 12:03 AM
sorry giorgioud( i do not know your first name)
i missed the A- i meant CFADGC tuning, now then, Iam readdressing my query to Charles, Ameer, kelly .. and whover has dealt with moussa's ouds -would
the tuning affect the oud performance- or take it the otherway round
should the oud be made differently to suit a special tunning. I am specifying michael as his ouds sound completely different depending on the style
but how do the same style ouds correlate?
buffled markus
charlie oud - 7-18-2012 at 03:03 AM
Thanks Giorgioud, yes Michael is a fine maker and a fine man indeed.
Marcus, I appreciate your question. firstly I think it is one for the maker rather than the player. I really dont know if ouds are or should be made
differently for different tunings. Personally I dont think so, I have never heard of a high f oud as a seperately constructed instrument. I have
played a number of Michael's ouds and he makes different types and styles, his replica series which are now growing in numbers takes models from
famous makers of the past and reproduces that look quite faithfully, but it is still Michael's sound. I think a left handed model would require
construction to be switched around when it comes to making the soundboard. I may be wrong but I believe the two halves of the soundboard are slightly
different thickness to accommodate bass and treble sounds?. With tuning, many say their oud prefers this or that kind of tuning but again I am not
aware of makers selecting a particular construction regarding tuning except perhaps Turkish 'or' Arabic pitch. My guess is that my oud would sound and
feel very similar to Ameer's if they were both fitted with the same strings played by the same player with the same risha. I cannot confirm this as
Ameer is in USA and I'm in UK. My Pyramid stringing choice (Orange label & lute trebles) is exactly the same as used by one of my favourite
players, Roman Bunka. This suits my new oud very well, I have not tried 6 courses or high f yet, maybe I will some time but I like the 5 course way.
Hope this all helps Marcus, sorry I cant be more exact with my answers.
markus - 7-20-2012 at 02:52 PM
thanks charles for your prompt and adequate answer. definitely it is not by chance that such a magnificent oud has landed into the bosom of a wise
oudi
can't wait to hear some tricky taqssim on the new comer
markus