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<title>CHARACTER&amp;#304;ST&amp;#304;CS OF OUR OUDS AND PRICING</title>
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<description>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;To the eye, the most striking characteristic of an oud
is the back, traditionally constructed of hard woods found in Africa, India, South America, and Turkiye. Its
curved formal elegance functions as a chamber, or vessel, for the instrument's
acoustic resonance. The quality and highly skilled processing of wood selected
to form the oud's back contribute to its unique sou....&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;To the eye, the most striking characteristic of an oud
is the back, traditionally constructed of hard woods found in Africa, India, South America, and Turkiye. Its
curved formal elegance functions as a chamber, or vessel, for the instrument's
acoustic resonance. The quality and highly skilled processing of wood selected
to form the oud's back contribute to its unique sound.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The aesthetic beauty of an oud lies in integration of
details, each element finely designed, and without exaggeration.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;A troublesome part of an oud is often an ill fit of
peg and peg box, and a poor quality of the peg itself. Our pegs are of
carefully fitted, high grade ebony or rosewood.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;But the secret of an oud is in its face, the most
crucial piece whose complicated relation of surface and bracing produces tonal
beauty and strength. While the delicately hand-crafted face provides a cover
deserving of the oud's graceful back, the mystery of the instrument's musical
balance lies in frequencies harmonically tuned by scientific methods and
techniques.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;For us, wood is not only a raw material. It is the
object that reflects our art and we approach it with the techniques and
sophistication of the tradition of great masters. Their magic sound was not a
matter of chance. It was a secret hidden under the face of the oud.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;We have absorbed the traditions of the master oud
builders and carry their secrets forward with modern technology. Combined with
the traditional art of instrument building our unique sound is the result of
scientific harmonic techniques applied to the face of the oud.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Like the old masters the magic of our work leaves
nothing to chance.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PRICES &amp;amp; OPTIONS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Custom Single Top
2.700 USD &amp;ndash; base price*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Custom Double Top
4.800 USD &amp;ndash; base price*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Standard options
included in the base price:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Caucasian Spruce wood for single top. Canadian Red Cedar wood
for double top. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Mother of Pearl (Sadaf) Rings Around the Rosettes for double
top. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Walnut, Padouk, Mahogany, Cherry, Pear, Movingui, Indian
Laurel, Teak, Wenge bowl, neck and peg box woods. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Long or short fretboard. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Trespa or ebony fretboard wood. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;White plexi rosettes. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ebony or Rosewood pegs. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Black veneer pickguard.&amp;nbsp;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Extra options: &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exotic woods: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Dalbergia Spruceana (Amazon Rosewood) +300 USD &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Dalbergia Latifolia (East Indian Rosewood) +300 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Dalbergia Cearensis (Kingwood) Quartersawn +300 USD / &amp;nbsp;Flatsawn +500USD &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Macassar Ebony &amp;nbsp;+500USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Gabon Ebony +500 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Pommele Sapele +500 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Juniper +300 USD&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Yew +300 USD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Curly Maple +300 USD&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Burma Teak +300 USD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rosette:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Rosewood, Walnut, Maple +100USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pickguard:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Same with bowl wood +100 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Turtle shell +300 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mother of Pearl Rings&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Around the Rosettes (for Single Top) +300&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Armrest&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Ebony, Trespa, Rosewood +100 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soundboard Finish:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Finishing with Lacquer +100 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;French Polish +200 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;



















&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Size Customization:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;7 Course +200 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Neck and String Length +100 USD&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Handmade Custom Hard
Case&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;for Faruk T&amp;uuml;r&amp;uuml;nz Ouds: +200 USD&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;All other Custom Specifications are subject to discussion. &lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional charges for shipping and handling.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PRICE LIST OF THE
ORNATE PARTS:&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pickguard:&lt;/strong&gt; US$ 1000.-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fingerboard:&lt;/strong&gt; US$ 500.-&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Small rosettes
(pair):&lt;/strong&gt; US$ 600.-&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big rosette:&lt;/strong&gt; US$
600.- &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cap:&lt;/strong&gt; US$ 500.-&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FULLY ORNATE:&lt;/strong&gt; US$
2900.-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Any custom designs
like as initials and/or special figures are subject to discussion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<title>ÇİFT SES TABLALI UD</title>
<link>http://www.oudmaster.com/php/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=35</link>
<description>&lt;span&gt;Matthias
Dammann, Fritz Mueller ve Gernot Wagner gibi bazı gitar yapımcılarının
bir s&amp;uuml;redir &amp;quot;Double Soundboard &amp;quot; yahut &amp;quot;Sandwich Top&amp;quot; diye
adlandırdıkları bir teknik kullanarak yaptıkları gitarlar d&amp;uuml;nyada
&amp;uuml;nlenmektedir. Bu tekniği ilk kez Jameel Abraham 2006 yılında yaptığı
fevkalade g&amp;uuml;zel bir Ud'da uygulayarak benim de dikkatimi bu y&amp;ouml;ntem
&amp;uuml;zerine &amp;ccedil;ekmişti. &lt;br /&gt; (bak.&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.trentonscott.com/deerheadTop.shtml&quot;&gt;http://www.trentonscott.com/deerheadTop.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.reynoldsguitars.com/dtop.shtml&quot;&gt;http://www.reynoldsguitars.com/dtop.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar_making&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar_making&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; ve benzerleri)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Bu teknik esasen, yıllardır bilinen &amp;quot;Amerikan Kapı&amp;quot; uygulamasında
kullanılmaktadır. Bu ve benzeri uygulamalardaki ama&amp;ccedil;, iki kat dış
malzemenin arasına, hafif bir malzemeden ızgara şeklinde bir ara kat
ilave ederek, &amp;uuml;r&amp;uuml;n&amp;uuml; hafifletmek ve yapısal direncini artırmaktır. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Sanayide pek &amp;ccedil;ok alanda, hafiflik,
mekanik diren&amp;ccedil; ve yanmaya karşı diren&amp;ccedil; sağlamak &amp;uuml;zere DuPont firmasının
1960'ların başında geliştirdiği ve para-aramid Kevlar'ın bir t&amp;uuml;revi
olan aromatic nylon malzemeler kullanılmaktadır.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; (Bak:&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomex&quot;&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomex&lt;/a&gt; ve &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www2.dupont.com/Nomex/en_US/&quot;&gt;http://www2.dupont.com/Nomex/en_US/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bu
teknikle yapılan m&amp;uuml;zik aletlerinin dinamik tepkimesinde &amp;ouml;nemli bir
kazan&amp;ccedil; ortaya &amp;ccedil;ıkmaktadır. Bir sistem olarak m&amp;uuml;zik aletinin sahip
olabileceği potansiyel enerjinin bir limiti vardır. Bir başka deyişle
m&amp;uuml;zik aletinin bir enerji kapasitesi vardır. Tellerin sahip olduğu
potansiyel enerji, sazın &amp;ccedil;alınması sırasında &amp;ccedil;alınan notanın frekansı
kadar bir frekansla potansiyel enerji-kinetik enerji-potansiyel enerji
&amp;ccedil;evrimlerinden ge&amp;ccedil;er. Bu sırada sazın titreşen elemanlarındaki i&amp;ccedil;yapı,
enerjinin bir b&amp;ouml;l&amp;uuml;m&amp;uuml;n&amp;uuml; ısıya d&amp;ouml;n&amp;uuml;şt&amp;uuml;r&amp;uuml;r. &amp;Ccedil;&amp;uuml;nk&amp;uuml; titreşirken s&amp;uuml;rt&amp;uuml;nen
molek&amp;uuml;ller bu s&amp;uuml;rt&amp;uuml;nme hareketinin sebep olduğu ısınmanın eşdeğerinde
enerjiyi mevcut enerji sığasından kullanmaktadır. Demek ki, sazın i&amp;ccedil;
gerilim g&amp;uuml;&amp;ccedil;lerinin duyduğumuz ses &amp;uuml;zerinde b&amp;uuml;y&amp;uuml;k bir etkisi vardır. İki
kat tahta arasına Nomex konularak i&amp;ccedil; gerilim g&amp;uuml;&amp;ccedil;lerinin azaltılması
sonucunda, saza verdiğimiz enerjinin daha b&amp;uuml;y&amp;uuml;k bir b&amp;ouml;l&amp;uuml;m&amp;uuml; titreşim
hareketine d&amp;ouml;n&amp;uuml;şmekte ve duyulan sesin şiddeti artmaktadır. Bu teknikle
yapılan udların sesinde, ancak &amp;ccedil;ok eski udların sesinde bulunan
sıcaklık ve derinlik daha ilk g&amp;uuml;nden &amp;ouml;ne &amp;ccedil;ıkan &amp;ouml;zellikler olarak
beliriyor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ayrıca, ısıya d&amp;ouml;n&amp;uuml;ş&amp;uuml;m&amp;uuml;n azaltılmasından başka, kazanılan hafifliğin de; sesin şiddetine olumlu etkisi olmaktadır.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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<title>Sandwich Top Project</title>
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<description>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Jameel Abraham made a beautiful oud in late 2006, using Nomex to construct a
&amp;quot;sandwich top&amp;quot; oud. I first became aware of this material, when I saw
it being used for the construction of classical guitars by luthiers like Matthias
Dammann, Fritz Mueller and Gernot Wagner. I had been considering trying it on
an experimental oud, so I was very interested in Jameel's project. A few months
ago, I started some experimentation of my own and used graphite composite
sheets for bracing the soundboards. I interposed the graphite composite sheets
between two balsa welts using epoxy. I used epoxy also for mounting nomex
between two Canadian Red Cedar plates.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sandwich plates became &lt;strong&gt;perdurable against humidity and temperature
changes&lt;/strong&gt; up to 60 degree Centigrade. There is no probability for
getting cracks unless being heavily hit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I made some Turkish and Arabic ouds with sandwich tops and the sounds of these
ouds outran the sounds of all my previous Grand Concert Ouds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PRICING:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DOUBLE SOUNDBOARD OUD WITH MOTHER OF PEARL RINGS AROUND THE ROSETTES (plain,  not ornate):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;US$ 5000.-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DOUBLE SOUNDBOARD FULLY ORNATE: US$: 8000.-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please go to the Gallery and click on the Double soundboard Album to see an example of fully ornate oud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
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<title>A NEW AGE ARABIC OUD</title>
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<description>Joseph Tawadros Signature Model Oud &amp;ndash;  A NEW AGE in Construction &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Celebrating my Silver Jubilee in Oud Construction;&lt;br /&gt;I am proud to announce &amp;ndash; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Joseph Tawadros Signature Oud&amp;hellip; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A new and exciting Oud from Faruk T&amp;uuml;r&amp;uuml;nz Oud Shop&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using the highest quality woods, high tech jigs and much TLC. &lt;br /&gt;This Oud is modelled on the custom specifications of Contemporary Oud Virtuoso Joseph Tawadros. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The JT Signature Oud offers its player much flexibility, a wide range of dynamics and a Sweet Arabic Resonance specially designed.This Model has been a labour of love and is evident in the final product. &lt;br /&gt;Tawadros has collaborated with a plethora of artists from many diverse genres -From Traditional Arabic artists to Punk; &amp;lsquo;I think this Oud will suit players who love the deep, well rounded and charming Arabic sound, but want to explore it in different areas not just in the traditional sense&amp;rsquo; JT&amp;hellip;This Oud offers players an expressive range of possibilites and a NEW AGE in oud construction. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Joseph Tawadros Signature Model includes; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# 7 courses tuned (from bass to treble) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C (can be tuned down to an G as suggested by JT) &amp;ndash; single course &lt;br /&gt;F (can be tuned down to a D as suggested by JT) &amp;ndash; single course (if double preferred, can be arranged) &lt;br /&gt;A &amp;ndash; Double course &lt;br /&gt;D &amp;ndash; Double course &lt;br /&gt;G &amp;ndash; Double course &lt;br /&gt;C &amp;ndash; Double course &lt;br /&gt;F &amp;ndash; Double course &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# A High Quality Fishman under saddle Acoustic pick-up and pre-amp equalizer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# Tuned bracings for Arabic tonalities and special Faruk Turunz Frequency Formula. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# Stylish Joseph Tawadros Logo carved in the Ebony fingerboard using PlexiGlass (Logo also available in Mother of Pearl &amp;ndash; Must be discussed with me Please see photo.) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# Tuning Pegs available in Ebony, Indian Rosewood. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# The current JT Signature Model Bowl is made of Maccassar Ebony, Dalbergia Sprucceana and Three stripes of Curly Maple. &lt;br /&gt;Other woods available: Padouk, Wenge, Walnut &lt;br /&gt;Bowl Finishing - Varnish consists of Polyurethane and Polish. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# The current JT Signature Model&amp;rsquo;s Soundboard is made out of Top Quality Aged Canadian Cedar. &lt;br /&gt;Soundboard is also available in top quality aged Eastern Black Sea Spruce. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# Materials for Rossette design to be discussed with me. &lt;br /&gt;Rings around rossettes available in Mother of Pearl or PlexiGlass, please see photos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# Current JT Model&amp;rsquo;s Pickguard and Cap were custom designed by Turkish Inlay Artist Salih Balakbabalar using various rare materials, other options are available&amp;hellip;To be discussed by me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# A solid plywood, velvet lined case.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# Oud also comes in a 6 course model. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;# Price: Various depending on optional extras. To be discussed by me. &lt;br /&gt;For more informatıon please visit: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.oudmaster.com &lt;br /&gt;www.josephtawadros.com &lt;br /&gt;www.myspace.com/josephtawadros &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Write to Turunz: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://by104fd.bay104.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmbox=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;a=7285f21e4bd10750567349aa30c9d6af7718fec09c5099f130ad18801216131c&amp;mailto=1&amp;to=farukturunz@yahoo.com&amp;msg=CCDDB4C7-35F4-49D9-9425-A7C61ABEABBF&amp;start=0&amp;len=10378&amp;src=&amp;type=x&quot;&gt;farukturunz@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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<title>Greek Artist Periklis Tsoukalas Says That</title>
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<description>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;I am sure that anyone who has played and tasted one of Faruk&amp;rsquo;s ouds would surely want to write something about this experience.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps Faruk T&amp;uuml;r&amp;uuml;nz is the most important oud maker of our time. His ouds give you the chance to feel the music entirely through their continuity of sound, giving the opportunity for playing very fast and clean thanks to the balance and sensitivity they possess. Likewise his ouds produce an utterly clean and secure sound at every playing speed.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;Faruk T&amp;uuml;r&amp;uuml;nz is a researcher at the same time. Thanks to the method which he developed and named as &amp;ldquo;Brace Tuning System&amp;rdquo; he tunes the soundboards, therefore the vibrations span the entire soundboard evenly, thus converting to that rich, clean, unchanging, and exceptional sound.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;A musician finds everything that he or she seeks for in a Faruk oud, or his oud shows them what an oud ought to be.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;This is the reason that I consider Mr. Faruk as the most important luthier of our day, just like Manol was known as the most important luthier of his time.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;I do not use any ouds other than those of master Faruk in the concerts I perform with my group &amp;ldquo;Chainides&amp;rdquo;, in my solo concerts, and CD recordings. I never change this label which gives me this security under all conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;There is a truth that I always say: While half of the skill belongs to the musician, the other half belongs to the luthier. Half of my musical success belongs to Faruk T&amp;uuml;r&amp;uuml;nz who puts his heart into the ouds he makes.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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<title>ESKİ SAZLARDAN NELERİ NASIL ÖĞRENEBİLİRİZ</title>
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<description>&lt;strong&gt;GEZDİĞİM DİKENLİ AŞK YOLLARINDA ELİMDEN BİR KIRIK SAZ GELDİ GE&amp;Ccedil;Tİ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;M&amp;uuml;zik aletlerinin, bilinebilecek &lt;em&gt;fiziksel &amp;ouml;zellikleri&lt;/em&gt; nedeniyle m&amp;uuml;zikal ses &amp;uuml;retebildikleri ger&amp;ccedil;eği toplumumuzda bug&amp;uuml;n bile &amp;ccedil;ok iyi anlaşılamamış olan bir konudur. Bazı l&amp;uuml;tiyelerin m&amp;uuml;zik aleti yapımının bir takım sırlarına vakıf olduğu inancı ise olduk&amp;ccedil;a yaygındır. Diğer yandan, m&amp;uuml;zik aleti tarihimizi anlamaya &amp;ccedil;alışırken h&amp;acirc;kim olan tutum &lt;em&gt;tanımlamacı-sınıflamacı&lt;/em&gt; niteliktedir. &amp;Ouml;rneğin, Etem Ruhi &amp;Uuml;ng&amp;ouml;r&amp;rsquo;&amp;uuml;n Tokyo Kongresi&amp;rsquo;nde sunduğu &amp;ldquo;Ge&amp;ccedil;mişten G&amp;uuml;n&amp;uuml;m&amp;uuml;ze T&amp;uuml;rk L&amp;uuml;tiyeleri&amp;rdquo; tebliğindeki hemen b&amp;uuml;t&amp;uuml;n maddeler bu yargımızı destekler mahiyettedir. Kanun yapımcısı Mahmud Usta&amp;rsquo;yı anlattığı maddede &amp;ldquo;Burgu tahtası kenarları dalgalı ve nihayetinde yaprak şeklinde bir oyma bulunmaktadır. Burgu tahtasının dip tarafında oyma k&amp;uuml;&amp;ccedil;&amp;uuml;c&amp;uuml;k bir kubbe şeklindedir. G&amp;ouml;ğ&amp;uuml;s kafeslerinde ilk zamanlar ufak kafesli, sonda g&amp;uuml;ll&amp;uuml; motiflerle oyma kafesler yapmıştır. Kanunlarının genişliği Emin Kanunlarına nazaran daha kaimdir (4,5 cm. kadar) &amp;quot;Zenne&amp;quot; tabir edilen kadınların kullanabileceği k&amp;uuml;&amp;ccedil;&amp;uuml;k Kanunlar da yapmıştır. Mahmud ustaya ait g&amp;ouml;rd&amp;uuml;ğ&amp;uuml;m en eski Kanun 1869 tarihini taşımakta idi.&amp;quot; Demekte veya &amp;ldquo;K&amp;uuml;&amp;ccedil;&amp;uuml;k İzmitli&amp;rdquo; diye anılan l&amp;uuml;tiyeyi anlattığı maddede onun kemen&amp;ccedil;eleri ile Baron&amp;rsquo;un kemen&amp;ccedil;elerini &amp;ouml;l&amp;ccedil;&amp;uuml;, genel g&amp;ouml;r&amp;uuml;n&amp;uuml;ş ve iş&amp;ccedil;ilik &amp;ouml;zeni gibi kıstaslar kullanarak mukayese etmektedir. Elbette, bug&amp;uuml;n&amp;uuml;n bilimsel bilgilerinin ve teknolojik imk&amp;acirc;nlarının hi&amp;ccedil; birisinin kullanılmadığı bu ve benzeri araştırmalarda başkaca bir kıstas uygulanmış olmasını beklemek de abestir: mesel&amp;acirc; her hangi bir m&amp;uuml;zik aletinin sesinin analiz edilerek onun, doğuşkan yapısı bakımından incelenmiş olmasını beklemek gibi. Sazların akustik analizleri yapılmadan sırf dış g&amp;ouml;r&amp;uuml;n&amp;uuml;şleri bakımından ele alınması bir inceleme y&amp;ouml;ntemi olarak g&amp;uuml;n&amp;uuml;m&amp;uuml;zde dahi muteber sayılabilmektedir.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ancak, Osmanlı D&amp;ouml;neminde yapılmış sazlarla ilgili o d&amp;ouml;nemde yapılan tanımlamalar ve verilen bilgiler elbette ki sadece sınıflamacı ve tanımlamacı karakterde olabilirdi. Konuya bir par&amp;ccedil;a ışık tutan ve bug&amp;uuml;nk&amp;uuml; bilgilerimizi bor&amp;ccedil;lu olduğumuz t&amp;uuml;m araştırmalara ve yayınlara yakın tarihimizin l&amp;uuml;tiyeleri ile ilgili bazı rivayetleri de eklemek gerekir, diye d&amp;uuml;ş&amp;uuml;nmekteyim. &amp;Uuml;nl&amp;uuml; Kemen&amp;ccedil;e yapımcısı Baron (1834&amp;ndash;1900) m&amp;uuml;şterilerine &amp;ldquo;nasıl ses istorsun bakalim?&amp;rdquo; diye sorarmış. &amp;Uuml;nl&amp;uuml; Manol (1845&amp;ndash;1915) beğenmediği bir ud &amp;ccedil;ıkarsa onu kırarmış. Onnik Usta &amp;ndash;Onnik Garifyan-K&amp;uuml;&amp;ccedil;&amp;uuml;k&amp;uuml;ner (1900&amp;ndash;1965) sırlarını kimse anlamasın diye at&amp;ouml;lyesinde birileri varken &amp;ccedil;alışmazmış. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bir tesad&amp;uuml;f bu tanımlamacı yaklaşımın ve rivayetlerle daralan ufkumuzun hi&amp;ccedil; değilse bizzat lutiyeler tarafından biraz aşılmış olduğunu anlamama yardımcı olmuştur. 1977 yılında Hadi usta&amp;rsquo;ya bir ud siparişi verdiğim g&amp;uuml;nlerde Cerrahpaşa&amp;rsquo;daki d&amp;uuml;kk&amp;acirc;nına sık sık gider olmuştum. Bir g&amp;uuml;n o zamana kadar kafamı hep kurcalamış olan bir konunun ge&amp;ccedil;tiği bir sohbete tanık oldum. Bir amat&amp;ouml;r ud yapımcısı Hadi Usta&amp;rsquo;nın ağzından laf almaya &amp;ccedil;alışıyordu. Konu, nasıl oluyordu da yapılan her udun sesi farklı oluyordu sorusunun etrafında dolaşıyordu. Hadi Usta, &amp;ldquo;bu iş hesap işidir. &amp;Ouml;yle g&amp;ouml;r&amp;uuml;ld&amp;uuml;ğ&amp;uuml; kadar basit değil bu. Benim ustamın ustası Manol bunları ta &amp;ouml;l&amp;uuml;nceye kadar kimseye &amp;ouml;ğretmemiş. &amp;Ouml;l&amp;uuml;m d&amp;ouml;şeğinde &amp;ccedil;ağırmış kalfalarını yanına, balkonların yerini g&amp;ouml;stermiş.&amp;rdquo; Diye muhatabının sorularını pek bir şey a&amp;ccedil;ıklamadan ge&amp;ccedil;iştirdiydi. Bu sahne, udun ses &amp;ouml;zellikleri ile ilgili sayısız denemelerimin s&amp;uuml;rd&amp;uuml;ğ&amp;uuml; yıllar boyunca hi&amp;ccedil; zihnimden silinmedi, h&amp;acirc;l&amp;acirc; da taptaze ve canlı duruyor. Rahmetli Hadi Usta&amp;rsquo;nın &amp;ldquo;hesap işi bu hesap!&amp;rdquo; derken ne demek istediğini sonraları anladım. Acaba neyi hesaplamak gerekiyordu? Ge&amp;ccedil;mişimizin musiki aleti yapımının incelikleri ile ilgili,  tarihleşememiş bir katmanından işin &amp;ouml;z&amp;uuml;ne dair &amp;ccedil;ok &amp;ouml;nemli bir ipucu; belki de pek &amp;ccedil;ok m&amp;uuml;tecessis ziyaret&amp;ccedil;isinin Hadi Usta&amp;rsquo;dan işittiği bu birka&amp;ccedil; c&amp;uuml;mlede gizliydi. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sesin mahiyetinin ve m&amp;uuml;zik seslerinin frekans hesaplamalarının &amp;ccedil;ok eski tarihlerden beri bilinmekte olduğu kimsenin me&amp;ccedil;hul&amp;uuml; değildir. İ&amp;Ouml; 569&amp;ndash;475 yılları arasında yaşamış olan Pythagoras&amp;rsquo;ın tam beşli zincirleri, Pythagoras dizilerini ve kendi adıyla anılan koma aralığını tespit etmiş olduğu hepimizce malumdur.   &lt;br /&gt;Ses fiziği ile tanışmam, 1984 yılında ud yapmaya başladıktan sonra oldu. İlk yaptığım udların seslerinin istediğim gibi olmaması bende d&amp;uuml;ş kırıklığından &amp;ccedil;ok, b&amp;uuml;y&amp;uuml;k bir merak ve &amp;ouml;ğrenme isteği doğmasına yol a&amp;ccedil;tı. Bir sene boyunca hi&amp;ccedil; yeni ud yapmadım. O yıllarda, T&amp;uuml;rkiye&amp;rsquo;de konu ile ilgili kitap bulmak m&amp;uuml;mk&amp;uuml;n değildi. Bug&amp;uuml;n artık İnternet sayesinde, batı dillerinde yazılmış ve l&amp;uuml;tiyelerin işine yarayacak bilgilerin bulunabileceği y&amp;uuml;zlerce kitap ve makaleye ulaşmak &amp;ccedil;ok kolay. &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;      1985 kışında konu ile ilişkilendirebileceğim bilgiler i&amp;ccedil;eren, edinebildiğim tek eser olan, İT&amp;Uuml;&amp;rsquo;nde okutulan &amp;ldquo;Mekanik Titreşimler&amp;rdquo; ders kitabında, kirişlerle ilgili denklemlere ve kiriş zati frekansını veren form&amp;uuml;llere rastladım. B&amp;ouml;ylece, balkon frekanslarının hangi parametrelerle ilişkili olduğunu anlamamla başlayan uzun bir ser&amp;uuml;vene daldım.  &amp;Ouml;n&amp;uuml;mde yepyeni bir ufuk belirmişti. Sayısız denemeler yaptım. Yaklaşık on yıl kadar s&amp;uuml;ren teorik ve deneysel &amp;ccedil;alışmalarımın beni getirdiği noktada artık, denemelerimde değiştirdiğim parametreleri hem sonu&amp;ccedil;ları bakımından istatistik&amp;icirc; olarak değerlendirme imk&amp;acirc;nı bulacak kadar &amp;ccedil;ok veriye sahip olmuştum; hem de artık kullandığım y&amp;ouml;ntemi, onu form&amp;uuml;le edebilecek kadar geliştirmiştim. &amp;ldquo;Balkon Akortlama Y&amp;ouml;ntemi&amp;rdquo; olarak adlandırdığım tekniği, &amp;ouml;zel olarak yazılmış bir program, bir sonometre, bir elektronik akort cihazı ve birka&amp;ccedil; işleme aletini gerekli kıldığı i&amp;ccedil;in, yurtdışında verdiğim konferanslarda bir &lt;em&gt;sistem&lt;/em&gt; olarak tanıtmak &amp;uuml;zere &amp;ldquo;The Brace Tuning System&amp;rdquo; olarak adlandırdım.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Doğruya &amp;ccedil;ok farklı yollardan ulaşılabileceğine dair bir &amp;ouml;rnek:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1997 yılında tamir i&amp;ccedil;in bana getirilen; viyolonsel sanat&amp;ccedil;ısı&lt;strong&gt; Emin Sefa Sağbaş&lt;/strong&gt;'a ait, 1901 yapımı bir Manol udunun tamamen harap vaziyetteki ses tablasının &amp;uuml;zerinde bazı denemeler yaptım. &amp;Ouml;zel bir lastik &amp;ccedil;eki&amp;ccedil;&amp;ccedil;ik ile belli noktalarına ve &amp;ldquo;balkon&amp;rdquo; tabir edilen diren&amp;ccedil; &amp;ccedil;ıtalarına vurarak &amp;ccedil;ıkan sesleri (frekans) tespit edip, bunları &amp;ldquo;Balkon Akortlama Y&amp;ouml;ntemi&amp;rdquo;nin form&amp;uuml;llerine uygulayıp tablanın ve balkonların frekans dağılım şemasını &amp;ccedil;ıkarttım. G&amp;ouml;rd&amp;uuml;m ki, Manol Usta balkonları gelişi g&amp;uuml;zel bi&amp;ccedil;imde yapmamış. Size daha ilgin&amp;ccedil; bir saptamamı da a&amp;ccedil;ıklamak istiyorum: Balkon &amp;ccedil;ıtalarının hi&amp;ccedil; birinde onların ses tablasına yapıştırıldıktan sonra işlenmiş olduğunu g&amp;ouml;steren bir ize rastlayamadım. Manol Usta, balkonların &amp;ouml;l&amp;ccedil;&amp;uuml;lendirilmesini ve onlara belli bir şekil verme işlemini, bu &amp;ccedil;ıtaları daha ses tablasındaki yerlerine yapıştırmadan &amp;ouml;nce yapmış. Bunu anlayınca, Manol Usta&amp;rsquo;nın frekanslar ile ilgili bilgilere sahip olduğu ve ses tablasını yaparken balkon &amp;ccedil;ıtalarını belli frekanslara &amp;ldquo;akortladığı&amp;rdquo; sonucuna vardım. H&amp;acirc;lbuki bug&amp;uuml;n ud yapan hemen herkes, eş y&amp;uuml;kseklikte ve ende dikd&amp;ouml;rtgen kesitli &amp;ccedil;ıtalar hazırlayıp tutkallayarak bir baskı tablası yardımıyla bunları ses tahtasına hep birlikte yapıştırmaktadırlar. Bu teknik zaman kazandırmakta, ama balkonları gereken frekanslara getirmemize olanak vermemektedir. Manol Usta her halde &amp;ldquo;maddenin zaman boyutu&amp;rdquo; ile &amp;ccedil;ıtaların birim zamandaki titreşim sayısı bağlamında ilgilenmiş; &amp;ccedil;ağdaş meslektaşları kadar zamandan tasarrufu d&amp;uuml;ş&amp;uuml;nmemiş!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yıllardır &amp;uuml;zerinde &amp;ccedil;alıştığım, sazın muhtelif par&amp;ccedil;alarının zati frekanslarının, sazın sesindeki g&amp;uuml;rl&amp;uuml;k, tını gibi &amp;ouml;zellikleri belirleyen temel parametreler olduğuna dair tespitlerimin, Manol Usta&amp;rsquo;nın y&amp;ouml;nteminin bu yaşlı tanığı ile teyit edildiğini g&amp;ouml;rmek beni &amp;ccedil;ok heyecanlandırdı. &lt;br /&gt;Benzer bi&amp;ccedil;imde &amp;ccedil;alışmaların eski sazların yapımındaki yaklaşımları anlamamıza yarayacak ipu&amp;ccedil;ları bulmamıza yarayacağına dair olan inancımı bir kez daha belirtmek isterim.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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<description>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Sevgili Dostlar,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Eminim ki Faruk&amp;rsquo;un bir udunun &amp;ldquo;tadını&amp;rdquo; almış olan birisi bu deneyimi ile ilgili bir şeyler yazmak isteyecektir.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Faruk T&amp;uuml;r&amp;uuml;nz belki de g&amp;uuml;n&amp;uuml;m&amp;uuml;z&amp;uuml;n en &amp;ouml;nemli ud yapımcısıdır. Sanırım onun udlarını &amp;ccedil;alan herhangi biri bunu anlayabilir. Onun udları, seslerinin s&amp;uuml;rekliliği, hassasiyeti ve dengesi ile icracıya, &amp;ccedil;ok s&amp;uuml;ratli ve temiz bir &amp;ccedil;alma imk&amp;acirc;nı sunarken aynı zamanda &amp;ccedil;ok yumuşaktan en hır&amp;ccedil;ına kadar her ifade basamağında ona musikiyi t&amp;uuml;m&amp;uuml;yle hissetme zevkini verir.. &lt;strong&gt;(Yazinin devami icin yukarida &amp;quot;Devami...&amp;quot; yazan yere tiklayiniz)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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<description>&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp; We have re-newed oudmaster.com in Feb 18&amp;nbsp; Please register to&amp;nbsp;the new website and feel free to ask/discuss everything in Forum Pages.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Hope you like the new &amp;quot;interactive&amp;quot; site, you can send your pictures to the &amp;quot;Gallery&amp;quot; Part and you can View/Download videos and music files from &amp;quot;Music/Videos&amp;quot; Part. You can also see the articles of Faruk Turunz in the Articles Menu which is located at the right hand side.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Oudmaster.com 18 Subat'ta yenilendi.&amp;nbsp;Siteye uye olup forumlarda&amp;nbsp;mesaj yazabilir ve Galeri bolumunde siteye resim yollayabilirsiniz.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Sitede Sol ust tarafta bulunan Turk Bayragi'na tiklayarak Turkce Makale ve&amp;nbsp;Haberleri gorebilirsiniz.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Muzik/Videolar bolumundan Faruk Turunz udlari ile kaydedilmis video ve muzikleri indirebilirsiniz.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp; Yeni siteyi begeneceginizi umuyorum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Sinan Turunz - oudmaster.com</description>
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<title>The International Oud Meeting has come to a successful close</title>
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<description>&amp;nbsp; The three day International Oud Meeting has been completed with great success. The Meeting took place in the Municipal Theater of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece on November 29th and 30th and December 1st 2002. It was part of the Medimuses project, a program that is financed by the European Union within the framework of the Euromed Heritage II program...</description>
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