chismes
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SAZ Brand
Good evening.
I'm looking for a 13-string oud as a second oud.
I found one for around €500 from this brand (SAZ). But little else is known.
I have found these ouds in Greek, Turkish and German online stores.
Does anyone have any references? I know they're studio ouds and little else.
Does it come from a Turkish manufacturer?
The design is interesting, but I can't guess what what is that man doing.
Best regards.
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coolsciguy
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Can you share a link? I'd be hesitant to spend that much on a factory made oud unless I can examine it in person.
-- Amir
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chismes
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https://heramuzik.com/en/urun/saz-au5-wb13-arap-ud-ceviz-siyah-13tel...
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coolsciguy
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I had one similar to this, not from this brand but a cheaply made all the same. It was not playable at all.
-- Amir
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Brian Prunka
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For that price, you should be able to get a decent oud from Zeryab or maybe Sukar.
Probably not 13-string though. Since it's a specialty item, most 7 course ouds are going to be higher end than that.
A 12 string oud can be repurposed to 7 courses if you just do the low F and C as singles - I think this was Joe Tawadros's trick.
You need a new nut and an extra hole in the bridge but it can work.
Like:
f'f'
c'c'
gg
dd
AA
F
C
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chismes
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Thanks Brian, I'll think about what you said about changing the oud to 7 courses.
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ExtreamTarab
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Hi chimes,
I sent you a U2U
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