Faruk Türünz

Faruk Türünz (born June 28, 1944, Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish luthier who specializes in ouds and is considered one of the best oud makers.[1] His shop is in Istanbul, Turkey.

Having worked as a primary school teacher for 10 years, Türünz started constructing ouds in 1984, after studying with Cafer Açın, head of the Musical Instruments Construction Branch of Istanbul Technical University. Since then, he has devised a method of tuning the oud's soundboard and braces.[2][3][4]

British oud player and musicologist Khyam Allami, who writes a blog for BBC Radio 3, described how he fell in love with one of Türünz's instruments: "How a musical instrument can break your heart I don't know but it did, and I was very sad."[5]

Türünz is considered a master oud-maker, and has people travel from countries such as Palestine to study with him.[6]

References

  1. ↑ El Abdallah, Fadi (2 December 2009). "La Turquie et le monde arabe". Turquie News. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Powell, Edward (2010). "Faruk Turunz: An extraordinary luthier". Edwardpowell.com. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Ersavaş, Ersin. "Temel Ud Kitabı". Ismak. p. 16-17. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  4. ↑ May, Sélim (2010). "Fabricant de musique". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Allami, Khyam (18 May 2010). "Yet another Istanbul love story... or two, or three". BBC Radio 3. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Wong, Chuen-Fong. "Conflicts, Occupation, and Music-Making in Palestine". Macalester International 23: 267–284. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

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