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New Oud by Sayed Fathi Amin

saddas - 9-29-2009 at 09:21 AM

I got this Oud from Egypt. It is made by Sayed Fathi Amin (son of Fathi Amin). Here are some pics and a sound file (still a beginner though). Comments are welcome.

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saddas - 9-29-2009 at 09:38 AM



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rex2009 - 9-29-2009 at 10:48 AM

Lovely oud and nice playing. The sound is very nice. What is the bowel is made of and what strings are you using. how is the oud tuned?
Tarig

fhalaw - 9-29-2009 at 10:52 AM

aywa Ya basha!

we need to have another sitdown so you can show it to me..

ALF MABROOK

saddas - 9-29-2009 at 10:59 AM

Thanks guys. The bowl is made of Rosewood, pegs are from ebony, and the Oud came with Pyramid strings (although I had to add strings for the first course). The Oud is tuned to Mi-La-Re-Sol-Do-Fa.

Anyone knows this Oud maker?

Hatem_Afandi - 9-29-2009 at 11:11 AM

Congratulations, Saddas.

Sayyed Fathi Amin is one of the best luthiers in Egypt. I have one of his ouds.
I do suggest that you order LaBella Strings from:
http://www.khalafoud.com/strings.htm

You will be amazed with the results !

Also, if you replace the nut with a good quality bone one, the sound output will be more than impressive.

You did well. Alf Mabrouk !

Hatem

saddas - 9-29-2009 at 11:17 AM

Thanks Hatem. Where can these bone nuts be obtained?

kordi - 9-29-2009 at 02:03 PM

nice oud

Abusaid - 9-29-2009 at 04:13 PM

Bravo, it's a very nice oud. Sayed Fathi Amin is a very telented oud maker, his ouds have a beautiful egyptian sound.

Congratulations.

Eduardo



Hatem_Afandi - 9-30-2009 at 08:18 AM

Salaam Ya Saddas,

You can get nut blanks from guitar centers.
I get my stuff from Stewart MacDonald.
http://www.stewmac.com/?gclid=CJ2EgendmZ0CFZQM2godvg7oqw

Best regards,

Hatem

saddas - 9-30-2009 at 10:18 AM

Great info, thanks!

Alan-TX - 9-30-2009 at 12:36 PM

Hey Hatem. Please check your U2U.

Hatem_Afandi - 9-30-2009 at 01:02 PM

HI Alan,
I did.
Best regards,
Hatem