ibn sina - 6-28-2009 at 04:40 PM
Hi,
I'm going to be in Chicago for a bit the middle of July. Anybody out there in Chi-town? I'd like someone to look at my oud, because there's a
ringing/buzzing in the strings driving me nuts. My regular teacher/repairperson whom I could ask is out-of-town.
Anyone there? (I'm really going to be a bit north.)
Hatem_Afandi - 6-29-2009 at 06:13 AM
Salaam Ibn Sina,
There is a Luthier who specializes in building high quality violins in that area. His name is Gary Rickman.
I contacted Gary a couple of years ago to fix one of my instruments. Ironically, it had the same problem you are describing. He did a very good
job.
Gary's email is:
garylrickman@hotmail.com
Good Luck
Hatem
MatthewW - 6-29-2009 at 09:46 AM
my kind of town 
try-
http://www.issaboulos.com/