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[*] posted on 10-5-2010 at 02:31 PM
Suggestion for ouds in Florida


Hi,
I am an international student in Florida. In Turkey, I have an oud which I have been playing for some years now. Here in the US, I am planning to buy an oud but I have a very limited budget. This is the one that fits my budget very well, but I am not very sure about it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Turkish-Oud-Soft-Case-/350400628883?pt=LH_Defau...

Does anyone have this kind of oud which are sold on ebay? Do you have any suggestions? Or is there anyone selling their oud for around 250$ ?
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[*] posted on 10-5-2010 at 10:07 PM


$250 is lottery territory, I'm afraid. I have never seen one of these, but I think this is one of the low end ouds distributed by MidEast Manufacturing, and resold by all the on-line shops. Given the markups that are typical, this is probably at most a $75 oud in Istambul, and although it's not impossible, you know what the odds of getting a good one at that price-point are. Can you drive over to this seller and try to pick one out? More seriously, if you are from Turkey, I think shipping from Turkey is not terribly expensive. Can't you have your family send you your oud, or one they can try out and buy for you ?


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[*] posted on 10-6-2010 at 03:11 PM


Welcome to the forum!

Depending on where in Fla. you are, Joe Zeytoonian might be able to help. Knowledgeable guy and easy to talk ouds with. I think he is located in Broward Fla. His website is here:
http://www.harmonicmotion.com/

Also, this lady in Sarasota is well connected and certainly easy to look at. She might ask you to join her group!

http://www.tahja.com/hafla_with_tahja.htm
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[*] posted on 10-7-2010 at 11:13 PM


Thank you for the replies. I was thinking of the same thing, and I found one of these dealers in around clearwater, I will drive there in two weeks and check the oud to decide to buy or not. From Turkey, the shipping times are quite long, and also there are many issues with customs and package size and even safety of the oud during transport. I received some less fragile overseas cargo packages which were pretty roughed up.

I am in Gainesville, but I will try to contact the people you suggested for suggestions. I also heard that there are a few oud makers in Miami, but I will look for closer options for now.

Thank you both for your suggestions.
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