The khalifa family are building great instruments since 1948, high quality ouds for a fast growing audience in Syria and around the world. Today, even though the difficult situation in Syria, the family keeps doing the thing they do the best – building ouds. Under the new name Zeryab ouds, they build wide variety of ouds in a range of styles and prices.

The vision of Zeryab is to craft professional ouds in the old quality but with new modern twist; Combining unique ideas and high technology.

At the time the profession takes place in our veins from parents to children, the third generation of Khalifa ouds, which has recently been created under the name of Zeryab ouds, is leading the work today in a new spirit that aims to adhere to the tradition of craftsmanship after reviving and restoring them, And its performance patterns, competitive and highly professional.

In Zeryab, wood is treated according to the method of natural treatment and drying. Trees are cut in the winter between November and February, which is the rest of the natural materials. It is placed in open-sided warehouses and provided that they are placed in the form of opposite layers, The air has to permeate it, and the wood must be removed from the ground and moisture. The humidity is reduced to about 5 years. This period varies depending on the size of the wood and its hardness. Moisture testing is then tested and it should be between 9 and 12%.

The structural shape of the wood is determined according to the method of publication. There are two ways of cutting wood, namely direct deployment and squaring. When the wood is spread in the normal, direct way, we get curved and curved shapes, which increases the beauty of wood, such as cherries and walnuts. Spreading in quadrature gives a schematic shape. Mahogany, cider, cypress and many other wood acquire beautiful forms and performance suitable for the musical instrument industry when deployed in a quadrature manner.