yavaran
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Registered: 7-23-2014
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Prepping a cow horn mizrab
Just wanted to say thanks everyone on this forum for helping me buy my first oud. Been playing bouzouki for about 6 years and I felt scared to take
the oud plunge until I read through these posts for a few days.
That being said, i found a place in los angeles that has the cow horn oud blanks from Mid-east.com, and I picked up a few. I sanded down my first one
to a good thin size, but found a bit of the end snapped off when I hit the pick against a table on accident.
What are the solutions to avoid this? Should I soak the mizrab in oil? Or could uneven sanding be the problem here? Would a thinner pick fix the
problem?
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Jason
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Mood: Loving my oud
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Most people soak them in olive oil I think
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Lysander
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Registered: 7-26-2013
Location: London, UK
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Mine is as rigid and unfiled as when I first got it. I'm too used to it now, though tremolo could be a tiny bit easier I'm getting used to it. I tried
using an "extra heavy" risha from Oud Strings and it's not heavy enough! I'm just too used to this ultra stiff style now. Though I am curious about
soaking and sanding.
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