LeeVaris - 12-31-2003 at 02:44 PM
Hi all,
Just wanted to share some pix of my new oud. I got this from Wa'el Kakish. The label inside says"Oud House, Amed Abd El Haliem" ...
anyone familiar with this maker? To my inexperienced ears this oud sounds great. I'm very excited to begin learning.
more pix
LeeVaris - 12-31-2003 at 02:45 PM
Here's some more pix
Last photo
LeeVaris - 12-31-2003 at 02:46 PM
elrabee3 - 12-31-2003 at 04:05 PM
woow, this is a good looking oud. u have nice tase, i hope it sounds as it looks.
enjoy playing on that oud.
Mike - 1-1-2004 at 09:12 AM
Nice choice Lee. That was probably the best oud Wael had available. I would suggest changing the strings though to an Arabic set. If I remember
correctly, they have the Turkish La Bella set on them right now. That oud looks and sounds real nice man. Good job and mabrouk!
Mike
Oud Strings
LeeVaris - 1-1-2004 at 11:11 AM
Thanks Mike,
I was thinking of ordering lute strings from Pyramid – is there a consensus on what set or string gauges to order - or should I just get one of the
standard oud sets?
mavrothis - 1-1-2004 at 11:37 AM
Hi Lee. Kaloriziko on the new oud, I'm glad you have a really nice oud now to continue with.
I'm very happy w/ the Pyramid Turkish style strings, they probably make great Arabic style strings too.
Happy New Year!
mav
Mike - 1-1-2004 at 11:55 AM
Hey Lee,
I don't really have any experience with lute strings. Maybe Sam or Ronny can help you out with that. But for me, the regular orange pack oud
strings work out just fine. You will have to order a sixth bass string, or even just keep the one from the set you have on there right now. I
don't think the gauge is all that much different.
Best of luck,
Mike
jvermill - 6-16-2005 at 01:27 PM
Hello, I am a new oud owner. Currently I play guitar, banjo and mandolin. I have a nice used 11 string oud that is from the Oud House, I bought it
on e-bay. The edging around the soundboard on mine is little triangles of mother of pearl. Two of these appear to have fallen off. In addition, the
finish on the soundboard of my oud is a bit thick, and I was thinking of stripping it and refinishing with a light shellac. Has anyone done this?
The third course of strings sounds dead, unless I finger it about halfway down the finger board. All the other courses ring true. Also, the nut on
mine is not in good shape. Has anyone found a precut nut source? Lastly, the pegs are really worn and will not hold the tune. Have been considering
replacing with tuning machines. Any comments on this? Thanks for any consideration.
SAGR QURAISH - 6-18-2005 at 12:00 PM
yeah the orange label is usaully the good one. but theres 2 kinds one with 1st and 2nd nylon and rest are in wound. what i recommend. u get a stronger
pitch off of wound 3rd string. and theres is another where the 1st 3 strings are nylon and last 2 are wound. thats a more light sound. its what ever
sound u prefer.