Inside EMS 2006: $620,000 Ud (Arabic Music Instrument)

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(Pictures taken by Nawaf Al Mahmood)

One of the amazing things I have seen in my visit to Emirates Millionaire Show 2006 is the $620,000 Ud (Arabic Music Instrument) (the one of the right) from Ritter Royal Instruments. The left picture is for the $420,000 Ud . The following are the features of the two Uds ...

The Black Arabian Star
This Instrument is an exclusively handcrafted Oud. Made in the year 2006 in Deidesheim / West Germany and certified on December 2nd, 2006

Special Features

• 103,59ct Black Diamond; round-cut; 3-ray Star on Top in Main Rosette; one out of six biggest Black Diamonds ever found
• Two Black Diamonds in Side Rosettes (10,72ct)
• Fingerboard inlay made of pure 24karat Gold
• Rosettes made out of massive Gold
• Oud Backside covered with Gold Leaf
• Nut made of At least 10000 years old Siberian Mammoth Ivory
• Body Wood: German Maple
• Top Wood: Bavarian Spruce
• Neck Wood: Black Ebony
• Fingerboard: Black Ebony
• Price: $620,000
  

The Paraiba
This Instrument is an exclusively handcrafted Oud. Made in the year 2006 in Deidesheim / West Germany and certified on December 3rd, 2006.

Special Features:

• Extremely Rare Paraiba-Tourmaline (9,97ct) in Main Rosette
• Super exceptional Colour
• Fingerboard inlay made of pure 24karat Gold
• Rosettes made out of massive Gold
• Oud Backside covered with Gold Leaf
• Nut made of At least 10000 years old Siberian Mammoth Ivory
• Body Wood: German Plum
• Top Wood: Bavarian Spruce
• Neck Wood: Black Ebony
• Fingerboard: Black Ebony
• Price: $420,000