ud oud makers, Issa Boulos

The skillful technique of putting the wood together is what gives the 'ud its delicate and beautiful tone. Patience and skill are needed to make an 'ud. The type of wood used is important. It must be non-porous, hard but yet flexible. Rosewood and mahogany meet these requirements. The wood is cut into 1/32-inch thick strips. These strips are fitted, one at a time, over a wooden model and then carefully glued and allowed to dry. A sounding board of thin spruce wood is affixed and supported by inner cross ridges; an ebony or mahogany neck along with other artistic embellishments can be added to one's taste. The staved wood and vaulted back design was made from steam-bent, flexible pieces of wood.

'Ud Makers:

Cankaya Music, Turkey
Cengiz Sarikus, Turkey
Dimitris Dalagiorgos, Australia
Dimitris Rapakousios, Greece (Luthier/Oud Maker)
Dincer Dalkilic, Turkey
Faruk Turunz, Turkey
Gawharet El-Fan, Egypt
Furat Ibrahim Hamoudeh, Iraq
Haluk Eraydin, Turkey
Ibrahim Sukar, Syria
Iraqi 'Uds, Iraq
Jameel Ibrahim Khalaf, USA
Magdy El-Ashmawy, England
Majdi al-Ishmawi, Egypt
Maurice Farouq, Egypt
Nazih Ghadban, Lebanon
Richard Hankey, USA
Samer Totah, Palestine
Tasos Theodorakis, Greece
Thierry André, Canada
Viken Najarian Oud, USA
Yaroub Muhammad Fadel, Tunisia

'Ud, Construction and Repair:
Richard Hankey, this site is about building and repairing 'uds.
It contains additional useful information and resources. USA

Dr. Oud, This site is for oud builders, players and collectors interested in construction and repair of the oud.

Jameel Ibrahim 'ud Costruction Journal, USA

General Resources:
The Lute Society of America

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	The skillful technique of putting the wood together is what gives the 'ud its delicate and beautiful tone. Patience and skill are needed to make an 'ud. The type of wood used is important. It must be non-porous, hard but yet flexible. Rosewood and mahogany meet these requirements. The wood is cut into 1/32-inch thick strips. These strips are fitted, one at a time, over a wooden model and then carefully glued and allowed to dry. A sounding board of thin spruce wood is affixed and supported by inner cross ridges; an ebony or mahogany neck along with other artistic embellishments can be added to one's taste. The staved wood and vaulted back design was made from steam-bent, flexible pieces of wood. 'Ud Makers: Cankaya Music, Turkey Cengiz Sarikus, Turkey Dimitris Dalagiorgos, Australia Dimitris Rapakousios, Greece (Luthier/Oud Maker) Dincer Dalkilic, Turkey Faruk Turunz, Turkey Gawharet El-Fan, Egypt Furat Ibrahim Hamoudeh, Iraq Haluk Eraydin, Turkey Ibrahim Sukar, Syria Iraqi 'Uds, Iraq Jameel Ibrahim Khalaf, USA Magdy El-Ashmawy, England Majdi al-Ishmawi, Egypt Maurice Farouq, Egypt Nazih Ghadban, Lebanon Richard Hankey, USA Samer Totah, Palestine Tasos Theodorakis, Greece Thierry André, Canada Viken Najarian Oud, USA Yaroub Muhammad Fadel, Tunisia 'Ud, Construction and Repair: Richard Hankey, this site is about building and repairing 'uds. It contains additional useful information and resources. USA Dr. Oud, This site is for oud builders, players and collectors interested in construction and repair of the oud. Jameel Ibrahim 'ud Costruction Journal, USA General Resources: The Lute Society of America
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