A few years ago, before I got obsessed with fixing fiddles, I found a lovely oud on gumtree. I was told it was made in Syria by a well-known maker around 2000. Back then, I didn't quite get my head round to learning to play it but I reckon now that I have figured out how to play folk tunes on the fiddle I should try again. It also helped that I saw a very inspiring oud recital by Wassim Mukdad (also from Syria) at the JDP in October. If in doubt, I could always tune it as a fiddle ...
So it looks like this:
And here's the label - a helpful facebook friend kindly translated it for me:
Oud Al-Sharq Al-Asil (which means “The Authentic Eastern Oud”)
Made by Mohammad Sobhi & Sons
Damascus – Jobar
Hammama Jadbani Awwal (a local area or landmark name)
A practical consideration: it came in a very heavy hard case, additionally protected by a soft bag inside the case. I now worked out that the oud with the soft bag fits inside my cello bag, so it is actually transportable. Which means I might try it in the slow session ...
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