Shami Oud – Zeryab 1 *Special Edition* (Ali Khalife)

Features

Body: Mahogany + Walnut Neck: Walnut Top: Cedar Bridge: Fixed Scale: 58.5cm

• Comes with Truss Rod mechanism – a screw along the neck that allows easy fine adjustments for comfortable string action and desirable sound.
• Full string action setup. A professional luthier has made this perfect for playing out of the box.
• Pegs have been hand-fitted to match the holes and allow easy tuning
• Comes with German Pyramid strings – 650/11
• Free soft case and picks / rishas

Zeryab Ouds – Ali khalifeh family

Ali khalifeh is a well-known name in the Arabic ouds world; any expert will know that name very well. The family are building great instruments since 1948, high-quality ouds for a fast-growing audience around the world. Today, even though the a difficult situation, the family keeps doing the thing they do the best – building ouds. Under the new name Ziryab ouds, they build a wide variety of ouds in a range of styles and prices. The vision of Zeryab is to craft professional ouds in the old quality but with a new modern twist; Combining unique ideas and high technology. At Zeryab ouds you will find the use of advanced technologies with traditional ornaments and rosetta designs. High-quality of raw materials such as Ebony, walnut, cedar, and spruce make the ouds sound outstanding. Moreover, all Zeryab Shami ouds are equipped with a unique mechanism: Truss Rod. This allows the musician to set his desired string action and customize the comfort and sound of the oud.

Shami Oud

A typical Shami oud is characterized by a deep and slightly dry sound. Famous among Shami ouds makers is ‘Nahat’, who is considered to be the world’s best Oud maker. At our shop, you can find ‘Zeryab Premium 1’ which is a replica of his building, featuring a similar rosetta and holes design, along with the famous ‘Nahat’ sound. You are welcome to wander in our shop and find an oud to your taste. There is nothing like a real Shami oud, which is made in the traditional ways and with the real Shami Arabic sound.