• Lebanese oud maker and player Nazih Ghadban works on an oud body at his workshop in Ras Baalbek, Lebanon. Reuters
    Lebanese oud maker and player Nazih Ghadban works on an oud body at his workshop in Ras Baalbek, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Nazih Ghadban in his Ras Baalbek workshop. He studied music at the National Conservatory of Beirut and began making ouds in 1976. Reuters
    Nazih Ghadban in his Ras Baalbek workshop. He studied music at the National Conservatory of Beirut and began making ouds in 1976. Reuters
  • Oud bodies hang on the wall of Nazih Ghadban's workshop, in Ras Baalbek, Lebanon. Historians date the instrument back more than 3,500 years. Reuters
    Oud bodies hang on the wall of Nazih Ghadban's workshop, in Ras Baalbek, Lebanon. Historians date the instrument back more than 3,500 years. Reuters
  • Nazih Ghadban builds his ouds by hand. He says this gives him the flexibility to produce customised instruments, with no tolerance for error. Reuters
    Nazih Ghadban builds his ouds by hand. He says this gives him the flexibility to produce customised instruments, with no tolerance for error. Reuters
  • Lebanese oud maker and player Nazih Ghadban plays an oud in his workshop. As an oud player, he is the first person to hear a finished instrument. Reuters
    Lebanese oud maker and player Nazih Ghadban plays an oud in his workshop. As an oud player, he is the first person to hear a finished instrument. Reuters
  • Having control over the whole manufacturing process, Lebanese oud maker and player Nazih Ghadban says he can produce ouds that are 'close to perfection'. Reuters
    Having control over the whole manufacturing process, Lebanese oud maker and player Nazih Ghadban says he can produce ouds that are 'close to perfection'. Reuters

Making music: oud workshop in Lebanon - in pictures


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