Michelle Webb
Oud Lover
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Registered: 3-19-2009
Location: Washington DC
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Oud Supplier for stores
Hi again guys ! 
Does anyone know of any Oud makers or suppliers that will discount to retailers ? I have a friend who runs a music store and would like to carry Ouds
for his potential customers, however I guess he needs a wholesale type of deal ??
Let me know out there....whatever info you got would be great.
Thanks !! 
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Aymara
Oud Junkie
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Hi Michelle,
I expect none of the US luthiers to produces so much ouds, that he would be willing to sell to a shop instead of using direct marketing.
So the alternative would be to import from the middle east, but shipping costs are very high and what about taxes in the US? I don't know.
On the other hand Palmirami sells Sukar ouds, so maybe your friend should try searching a BIG luthier in the middle east as a potential business
partner too. Or how about Turkey? Some Turkish luthiers build arabic ouds too.
PS: Another approach would be to buy only 2 or 3 ouds and check out how good they sell ... without looking for a reasonable benefit, but more
concentrating on reputation: "This guy can organize whatever you want"  Or is he
already shure, he will sell much ouds?
Greetings from Germany
Chris
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aytayfun
Oud Junkie
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Registered: 1-28-2006
Location: Türkiye
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Look to the http://www.udmaker.com/
or try http://www.veyselmuzik.com/. They both make arabic ouds.
Dr. Tayfun AYDIN
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