i am making a oud instrument and need help

[mick0415]

hi to everyone
i am trying to make an oud instrument similar to lute instrument and i am having dificult getting the ribs right i would appreciate any help or advice i am located in sydney i will post a link for a website so u can have an idea about my instrument plz help me if u can.
http://www.khalafoud.com/Jameel_OudConstruction.htm

[matthew]

Martin is building a Lute, very similar to an oud I have no doubt; he should be able to give you some good advice if you post some pictures of your progress to date.

First check out his build thread you'll learn good stuff there:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1659

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2121

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2706

other links

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1771

http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/

[mick0415]

thank u very much matthew for ur kind help and i will try to get in touch with martin and i am going to update picture for my project as soon as possible

[kiwigeo]

thank u very much matthew for ur kind help and i will try to get in touch with martin and i am going to update picture for my project as soon as possible

Mick, I'm at work so no mobile or landline contact. I'm 200km off the coast of WA. Best to put up photos and ask questions via the forum...that way any others with similar problems you're having will benefit from the thread.

Cheers Martin

[sebastiaan56]

Dr Oud's book is a great resource. The Oud making videos Ive seen all seem to use his method which does not include a mould for the bowl.

http://www.droud.com/products.html