In pictures: Oud making in Cairo

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  Oud maker Saed Fathy Amin talks about the production process for the instrument and its' place in Egyptian society and abroad Pictured: A finished oud hangs on the wall of Saed Fathy Amin's sales room Contact: Saed Fathy Amin Tel: [phone] or [phone]

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  Sayid Fathy Amin sands the neck of an oud in his workshop. Photo by Laurence Underhill

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  Sayid Fathy Amin works on the shell of an oud in his workshop. Photo by Laurence Underhill

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  Sayid Fathy Amin sands down the neck of an oud in his workshop. Photo by Laurence Underhill

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  Sayid Fathy Amin holds the unfinished neck of an oud in his workshop. Photo by Laurence Underhill

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  Decorated oud shells line the walls of Sayid Fathy Amin's sales workshop. Photo by Laurence Underhill

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  Sayid Fathy Amin measures out the string holes on the neck of an oud in his workshop. Photo by Laurence Underhill

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  Sayid Fathy Amin smooths the shell of an oud in his workshop. Photo by Laurence Underhill

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  Finished ouds line the walls in Sayid Fathy Amin's sales room. Photo by Laurence Underhill