Oud Masmoudi
Photo : Anne-Marie Amyot
Sycomore (aka European Maple) and ebony are used in tandem for this instrument.
The neck is made of a Sitka spruce core, capped with ebony and Sycomore, making a strong engineered structure.
The oud is not only the predecessor (by 1500 years) of the guitar, but also of the quartet instruments. For a guitar luthier, it is good to connect with the origins of your profession from time to time. This century-old oud with its refined line led me, among other things, to create the -Oudtar- guitar in 2011.
Mohamed Masmoudi in concert at Place des Arts,
Mohamed Masmoudi versatility is a result of his education: studying for 5 years at the Conservatory in Tunisia, classically trained at Université de Moncton in New Brunswick, taught by renown lute player Michel Cardin and composer Dr. Richard Gibson.
Based in Montreal, today Masmoudi performs across the world.