Two musicians went to Istanbul
looking for one oud.
Eleven years later, this is what came of it.
A workshop, a network,
and a shipping desk.
Tapadum opened in a converted barn in Brisighella in 2014. Eleven years later, we work with 26 master luthiers across Turkey, Iran, Egypt and Italy. We've delivered nearly 2,500 hand-tuned instruments to musicians in 47 countries.
We do three things, and we try to do them well: meet the makers, set up the instruments, and ship them out so they arrive playable.
Eleven years, four chapters.
The barn in Brisighella
Lorenzo and Sara open the first workshop after a six-month trip across Anatolia and the Caucasus. The first product was a single Turkish oud they couldn't find at home.
First master agreements
Direct partnerships signed with Yildirim in Istanbul and Hamid in Tehran — no middlemen, signed instruments, fixed margins.
Tapadum Pro handpan launch
Our first in-house instrument — a steel handpan tuned in our atelier. 600 units shipped in the first year.
26 masters, 47 countries
The network now spans Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Greece and Italy. Nearly 2,500 instruments delivered worldwide.