Marcus
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Beginning Soundboard Crack HELP!!
Hi oudies
yesterday I changed the strings of my turkish oud.
While taking a closer look at "her" soundboard I find a small beginnig crack there. I post a few pictures, even if there is not much to see on
them.
So,what can I do to prevent the crack getting bigger??
Thanks in advance,
Marcus
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nayoud
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Marcus
I guess you have to humidify your oud as soon as possible ...
.. i don't know if your oud has a rosette or not but any humidifier would do, even if its an in case humidifier. Look here for some pertinent info
...good luck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB8tELj43RE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWcGdWFiv4M
Cheers
Hisham
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Marcus
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Hi Hisham
as you can see in the second pictures the oud has rosettes.
I do not have a hardcase, just a good gigbag.
Do you have any ideas?
Regards
Marcus
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nayoud
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Hi Marcus,
You need something more than an in case humidifier at this point. I would increase humidity in the room where the oud is by unorthodox means, given
the situation.
I usually use a cool mist room humidifier, but sometimes when its too dry and i mean below 40 % relative humidity (even when I'm using the room
humidifier) I just open the hot shower for a while until RH reaches 58% in the adjacent room. l would leave the oud there - and at that RH level -
for a while then put it back in the gig bag with an in case humidifier before sending it to a luthier to be fixed.
I hope this helps
Cheers
Hisham
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Marcus
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Hi Hisham
yesterday i bought a RH measure-thing.The RH was just 35,5%.
So I humidify it(the oud. not the room ) by putting a damp sponge in the
gigbag.
There is no luthier in my area, but I find a violin-maker and let him take a look and fix it if possible.
Thanks a lot for your help,
All the best,
Marcus
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nayoud
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Good Luck Marcus
cheers
Hisham
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Marcus,
A fiddle maker won't have any problem to fix the soundboard; the hide glue is the same to make violins....
It's a good thing to add humidity in the gig bag, but I agree entirely with Nayoud: the room must not being under 40% humidity during a long time, for
ouds and for everything else.
When you take your oud to play, it comes from a 60 or 65% humidity area to a 30% one.....not good at all. It could be like a jump from bass to high
temperatures.....
This humidity default generally stops with the end of winter : it's caused by heating.
Good luck for the repair.
Cheers.
Francis
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