The Oud is one of the few instruments from the stringed lute family that has yet to be standardized some five thousand years after we first knew about it (its probably older). Each oud maker has their own dimensions and their own methods to make each oud truly sound different. Huge respect for this marvelous video.
True, although Turkish ouds come close to being standardized. After Manol redesigned the instrument over 100 years ago, Turkish / Greek / Armenian ouds differ in looks only; the basic construction has remained faithful to Manol's design (and in fact came to be the "Turkish" oud's distinctive feature).
@@arsene737 In appearance, yes. In internal construction completely different. I visited many Oud makers in Turkey and the dimensions of their bridges and spacing differed greatly. What I do find interesting is that most ouds from one region will tend to aim for a certain sound, and the search for this sound is usually what drives construction. For example the tonality of an Iraqi oud, or the depth of an Iranian oud, are very different from the high-sustain and pitch of Turkish counterparts as example.
No one wants standardized ouds tbh, ouds in syria have a type of mold or shape, iraq has different shapes, egypt has a different shape, there was an old Egyptian mold that was big, the bahrain factory produces in several shapes including pear, iraqi, egyptian, didnt see syrian yet tho. To me it makes each oud unique and keeps the ouds origins traceable
Finally a relief! So many guitar and other instrument makers on youtube none of them I saw used a dovetail joint,until now! Its such a simple step to make it more strong. Thank you!
Great job!!! You are an incredible craftsman with skills that are not taught anymore. My grandfather was a cabinet maker from Denmark, he used all hand tools to do amazing work. Thank you for showing us.
one of the most beautifull things I've ever seen! not only the piece, but the process... perfection at it's very best! you're a tremenduously gifted guy. thanks for sharing.
Congratulations ! I am about to build a western baroque lute, but I learn many things by watching your video. The tradition of oud's making still can teach many interesting things. And the music of the video is full of feeling and beauty too !
Not only is this a beautifully made instrument but I must say this is a well made and extremely informative video. I have learned a lot from your craftsmanship. Thank you
Well, depending on the area of Canada you live in, it can either be extremely easy or extremely hard. For example, I live in Alberta, where there's a pretty large presence of Syrian immigrants like myself, and the oud can be a pretty big part of Syrian traditional music
I watched your video more than 3 time , you are doing great, I visited many oud makers in Syria and Iraq and never saw accuracy in building oud like you.
Beautiful workmanship and attention to detail. I loved watching you plane the dovetail join (4:45). I can't believe it only took three hours to cut the sound hole - that is exquisite!
Beautiful intrument, thanks for the details build footage. It sounds great, I love the brightness and deep base tones. I'm thinking I'd like to include a rosette like yours on my next classical guitar build and see how it sounds and looks.
Well done, you made the oud. Thank you for your wonderful efforts in manufacturing ancient instruments, because you made the oud, and the oud is beautiful and produces beautiful sounds, that is, it is a string. Thank you very much for your efforts ❤❤❤❤❤
Beautiful workmanship, very calming and soothing to watch; and it sounds lovely. Many thumbs up! (35 idiots gave this a thumbs down ---- why, because it's a "foreign" instrument from the Middle East? (Without which we would not have guitars, of course). Or jealousy at the level of concentration and focus exhibited by the maker, which they"ll never have? Sheesh, some people.....)
@Jean Claude Peeters Are you sure he didn't? There are scribed lines on the tail and it looks like he used similar measurements to rough in the pin til he got the join he wanted.
Magnifico! Esse instrumento é lindo demais. Como faço para adquirir seu Oud? E se puder me diga também qual o nome dessa musica de fundo, por favor. Grato!
Beautiful build. I Love the sound holes. The only thing that bothers me is the sharp angel of the head stock. Absolutely a beautiful sounding instrument.
It sounds as amazing as it looks. Night before last, I fell asleep contemplating the esoteric meaning of a glyph I believe to be a luthier's chisel, though Egyptologists have not identified the object.
thank you so much for quick answer. my question that i know about the dr oud book but i dont have a great deal with experience with wood work and i really want build one do you think is durable to buy the book and give it i try ? cheers
The book is written quite well, however I recommend you to check out any oud making related video on youtube and resources on the web, too, to see different ways of doing things and selecting what fits best your abilities. A good selection of (sharp) tools is also a plus (big and small hand plane, files and chisels). There are some steps which require some woodworking practice, especially joinery (joining the ribs, the two pieces for the top and the peghead slot), also lots of patience in making does things fit well :-) And last but not least it is important to find a good wood supplier, if possible a local one where you can look and feel all the pieces before buying. Anyways, I would like to encourage you to try, it is a fun project with a lot to learn.
Thank you! I only use Japanese saws, which cut on the pull stroke (rather than push stroke). With a little practice and using almost no force and pressure when sawing, it is possible to get very nice and clean cuts.
Really beautiful! Where would I be able to get an oud fingerboard like this? I have an oud that has high action and the fingerboard was removed and then something else was stuck on in place of the fingerboard. I think if I put a new fingerboard on top of it, it will cure my high action. Maybe!
The Oud is one of the few instruments from the stringed lute family that has yet to be standardized some five thousand years after we first knew about it (its probably older).
Each oud maker has their own dimensions and their own methods to make each oud truly sound different.
Huge respect for this marvelous video.
True, although Turkish ouds come close to being standardized. After Manol redesigned the instrument over 100 years ago, Turkish / Greek / Armenian ouds differ in looks only; the basic construction has remained faithful to Manol's design (and in fact came to be the "Turkish" oud's distinctive feature).
@@arsene737 In appearance, yes. In internal construction completely different. I visited many Oud makers in Turkey and the dimensions of their bridges and spacing differed greatly. What I do find interesting is that most ouds from one region will tend to aim for a certain sound, and the search for this sound is usually what drives construction. For example the tonality of an Iraqi oud, or the depth of an Iranian oud, are very different from the high-sustain and pitch of Turkish counterparts as example.
No one wants standardized ouds tbh, ouds in syria have a type of mold or shape, iraq has different shapes, egypt has a different shape, there was an old Egyptian mold that was big, the bahrain factory produces in several shapes including pear, iraqi, egyptian, didnt see syrian yet tho.
To me it makes each oud unique and keeps the ouds origins traceable
Sharing construction, like this, is so generous. Such a powerful resource. Thank you!!
I watch the video again and again. Your work and the oud is wonderful. I play oud and i can say this is the most perfect oud making i ever saw.
Finally a relief! So many guitar and other instrument makers on youtube none of them I saw used a dovetail joint,until now! Its such a simple step to make it more strong. Thank you!
WOW. I'm really impressed by the quality and sound. Wonderful.
Great job!!! You are an incredible craftsman with skills that are not taught anymore. My grandfather was a cabinet maker from Denmark, he used all hand tools to do amazing work.
Thank you for showing us.
one of the most beautifull things I've ever seen! not only the piece, but the process...
perfection at it's very best! you're a tremenduously gifted guy.
thanks for sharing.
Congratulations ! I am about to build a western baroque lute, but I learn many things by watching your video. The tradition of oud's making still can teach many interesting things. And the music of the video is full of feeling and beauty too !
Ditto
Not only is this a beautifully made instrument but I must say this is a well made and extremely informative video. I have learned a lot from your craftsmanship. Thank you
I have fallen in love with the oud! I hope to get one for my birthday. Although it is very hard since I live in Canada lol
Well, depending on the area of Canada you live in, it can either be extremely easy or extremely hard. For example, I live in Alberta, where there's a pretty large presence of Syrian immigrants like myself, and the oud can be a pretty big part of Syrian traditional music
#salamuzik
Unlike any stringed instrument, the sound of an oud brings up very specific images of desert life.
Beautiful video!
I watched your video more than 3 time , you are doing great, I visited many oud makers in Syria and Iraq and never saw accuracy in building oud like you.
Mohammadi brothers in Iran make incredible ouds and craftsmanship is out of this world. they also do the Persian version called Barbat.
One of the most professional Oud making and detailing
You are an artist! Astonishingly beautiful work of art! And the sound is amazing!
Beautiful work. Nicely done. The laminate neck and dovetail is a great design. Will make the neck virtually indestructible.
Thank you for posting it is fascinating to watch. I have great respect for Luthiers your work is amazing and you are a player as well!
Awesome luthier. Beautiful craftsmanship.
Outstanding workmanship. Great attention to detail. It was a pleasure to watch and learn from your video. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes.
Beautiful workmanship and attention to detail. I loved watching you plane the dovetail join (4:45). I can't believe it only took three hours to cut the sound hole - that is exquisite!
الفن ليس فقط في العزف بل في الاتقان في العمل جميل جدا❤
What is the background music?
Yurdal tuckan?
Sounds like a spirit afar by fatemeh dehgahni
I see many vidio's for making oud..but never see like this accurate work...
Really nice job you've done on this. I purchased Richard Hankey's book a while back, intending one day to build one.
Beautiful intrument, thanks for the details build footage. It sounds great, I love the brightness and deep base tones. I'm thinking I'd like to include a rosette like yours on my next classical guitar build and see how it sounds and looks.
Wow simply amazing! You took us in a beautiful amusing journey . You must be so proud to play with an Oud you crafted . Super perfect.
Awesome work! Oud is such a beautiful sounding instrument!
Will you ever be making an instrument using steam bending?
Now it's your turn to make one
Scrap wood City k
I close my eyes for the moment, and I fall asleep. I dream for the moment and I am somewhere in the past of the middle east.
I'm from just u
Well done, you made the oud. Thank you for your wonderful efforts in manufacturing ancient instruments, because you made the oud, and the oud is beautiful and produces beautiful sounds, that is, it is a string. Thank you very much for your efforts ❤❤❤❤❤
Excellent craftsmanship, a labor of love!
Outstanding sound and quality of the instrument👌👏👏👏👏from Iran🌹
Very impressive.. perfection at its best. So enjoyable to watch u working.
Thankyou! Beautiful work and the result is awesome! Nice sound and good played too!
What a beautiful instrument, and the tone was downright amazing. Congratulations!
a Beautiful Piece Of Art ... Great Job !!!
Beautiful instrument, I love its sound and its very professional construction. thanks for sharing.
Beautiful workmanship, very calming and soothing to watch; and it sounds lovely. Many thumbs up!
(35 idiots gave this a thumbs down ---- why, because it's a "foreign" instrument from the Middle East? (Without which we would not have guitars, of course). Or jealousy at the level of concentration and focus exhibited by the maker, which they"ll never have? Sheesh, some people.....)
wonderful attention to detail. Your dovetail joint was incredible!!!
@Jean Claude Peeters Are you sure he didn't? There are scribed lines on the tail and it looks like he used similar measurements to rough in the pin til he got the join he wanted.
Thank you for the effort in making this video and instrument.
Very clever thickness sanding on the binding.
Magnificently beautiful instrument and very enjoyable vid. Thank you!
Great job. from an Oud maker who also doesn't play.
This make was very beautiful and artistic. Well done
Magnifico! Esse instrumento é lindo demais. Como faço para adquirir seu Oud? E se puder me diga também qual o nome dessa musica de fundo, por favor. Grato!
Great work, thank you for the video!
Please make another one showing how you sharpen your tools!
Beautiful work!
Beautiful build. I Love the sound holes. The only thing that bothers me is the sharp angel of the head stock. Absolutely a beautiful sounding instrument.
Marvelous workmanship. Looks & sounds beautiful !
It sounds as amazing as it looks. Night before last, I fell asleep contemplating the esoteric meaning of a glyph I believe to be a luthier's chisel, though Egyptologists have not identified the object.
AMAZING workmanship! :)
Amazing craftsmanship and artistry.
Wow great Work with Hand Tools Nice sound Thanks for posting !!!!!!
Well done, Sir and thank you for sharing.
Great craftsmanship. I like the blends of woods you used. I thought it was a lute. Nice playing too.
Basically the same instrument, Lute is derived from the Arabic word - al Oud.
Tony Watson Oh awesome! I actually want to learn to play the oud/lute.
Well done 👍🏼 well directed well filmed
wau super man. Nice sounding oud. I wish I could make my own. Respect..
Very beautiful and nicely made :) ॐ
Amazing craftsmanship, who is playing the background music.
So awesome. It's a beautiful but delicate instrument.
watching this with the background music I trully feels "deserted"...
Beautiful handdraft 💗
Amazing job! I build dulcimers and appreciate your skill.
Impressive hand work. I see you like japanese saws. great tools requiring great skill! beautiful job!
Where we can buy this master piece???
The construction of the bowl back and carved soundhole alone justifies its price tag!
very fine job!
everything is absolutely handmade!
awsome!
Video helped me immensely when I needed to replace the entire top of my Oud
everything about this video is beautiful.
Beautiful work. Thanks for the video, very educational.
Great video. Lovely sounding Oud.
that was riveting to watch. amazing work
Beautiful work, made with love i see.🤗
Wonderfully beautiful work. Those who hit thumbs down must have had their finger slip.
عمل في منتهى الدقة.. وصانع العود هنا يتعامل مع الخشب النفيس تعامل ألجرّاح مع عملية قيصرية لاخراج مولود الى النور!
At 9:22, Funny to see the building of an ancient acoustic instrument right next to your amp-repair bench, complete with oscilloscope!
Excellent craftsmanship !!
Excellent job you are so professional, good luck
Amazing process. How do you put a price on something like that?
المقطع فيه كميه فخامه ☹️❤️.
Amazing work! Awesome sound!
amazing woodworking!! Masha Allah
Beautiful video, beautiful music
Very nice work!!! ❤❤❤
beautiful sound beautifully made
Amazing work
thank you so much for quick answer.
my question that i know about the dr oud book but i dont have a great deal with experience with wood work and i really want build one do you think is durable to buy the book and give it i try ? cheers
The book is written quite well, however I recommend you to check out any oud making related video on youtube and resources on the web, too, to see different ways of doing things and selecting what fits best your abilities. A good selection of (sharp) tools is also a plus (big and small hand plane, files and chisels). There are some steps which require some woodworking practice, especially joinery (joining the ribs, the two pieces for the top and the peghead slot), also lots of patience in making does things fit well :-) And last but not least it is important to find a good wood supplier, if possible a local one where you can look and feel all the pieces before buying. Anyways, I would like to encourage you to try, it is a fun project with a lot to learn.
Awesome job man
And good choice for Aziza
Sounds as good as it looks! Kudos.
Background music played by: ?
The luthier himself I believe!
its aziza for Mohamed abdel wehab
@NJGuitars Do you plan on using this instrument in any MW2 covers?
هذه موسيقى عزيزة لمحمد عبد الوهاب
Thank you for sharing the process.
Fantastic.............but can you explain me how to make such precise cuts with a simple hand saw?
Thank you! I only use Japanese saws, which cut on the pull stroke (rather than push stroke). With a little practice and using almost no force and pressure when sawing, it is possible to get very nice and clean cuts.
Ah, this is the secret! I have a japanese saw too, but it works on pull and push. Thank you for this information!
Very nice to see this done without the aid of Rhino, and a laser cutter. Superb hand work.
If you get a chance...I would like to know more about period methods of bending wood. If you have resources, I would be most grateful.
Really beautiful! Where would I be able to get an oud fingerboard like this? I have an oud that has high action and the fingerboard was removed and then something else was stuck on in place of the fingerboard. I think if I put a new fingerboard on top of it, it will cure my high action. Maybe!
amazing craftsmanship !!
Asalam...how much does it cost ?, for left-handed musicians
Excellent work! 😀
brilliant work!
Made with love & passion! I am amazed by your patience & attention to details!
Do you make more ouds?
Thank you so much for your comment! It is definitely possible that there will be another oud, although mostly I am working on acoustic guitars.
Putting in that much work I would have made a tiorba francesa which would fetch at least 10-15K. Wonderful workmanship there at NJ Guitars.
I love the use of the dovetail in the neck, it it common to use this technique in the making of an Oud?