{"title":"Bangka Oud - Oud Treasure","description":"\u003cp\u003eBangka: the quiet island off the eastern coast of Sumatra, famous for its tin before its forests, so its oud remained a small origin, rarely mentioned in the oud market, chased by origin collectors. Our stock of it is currently being sourced: register your interest and be the first to know when the first batch arrives, and until then the great neighbor across the strait is available in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sumatran-oud\"\u003eSumatran oud collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#ffffff;border:2px solid #db9a00;border-radius:8px;padding:22px 20px;margin:0 0 20px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;border:none;padding:0;\"\u003eBangka oud is being sourced\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 16px;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe do not display an origin before we secure the right oud harvesters in it and grade its batches by our criteria, and the Bangka quantities are small by nature, so priority is for whoever registered first. Contact us to register your interest, and until then browse the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/indonesian-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;\"\u003eavailable Indonesian oud\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:12px 30px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eRegister your interest in the Bangka\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA guide to the alternatives available now\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil the Bangka arrives, these are the closest paths to what you are looking for from our present stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe great neighbor: Sumatra\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe Bangka Strait alone separates the two islands: sorted Sumatran oud slices are available now, and it is the closest geographic reference on which to build your taste until the Bangka arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sumatran-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eSumatran oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe whole archipelago\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe parent page for Indonesian oud: all available islands and their schools in one place, from Sumatra to Borneo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/indonesian-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eIndonesian oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eStart with samples\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe sample kits: the smartest way to build your comparison reference from what is available before you compare the Bangka against it upon arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eSample kits →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eTwo others coming\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOur expansion map is declared: \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/javanese-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003eJavanese oud\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malino-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003eMalino oud\u003c\/a\u003e are being sourced too, follow all their stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/javanese-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eThe expansion map →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Oud Treasure?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 5l3-3h5v5l-3 3M12 5L9 2H4v5l3 3m5-5v14m-5-9l5 9 5-9\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eMeasured expansion, no haste\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eWe do not display an origin before we secure the right oud harvesters in it and verify the quality of its batches: this Bangka page is a transparent declaration of intent, not a hasty sales front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M14 2v6h6M16 13H8M16 17H8M10 9H8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eFull documentation with every order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAn official invoice and documentation of type, grade, weight, and origin statement on everything we sell today, and the Bangka will arrive with the same documentation from its first batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M17 1l4 4-4 4M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14M7 23l-4-4 4-4M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eIndividual sorting declared in advance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOur criteria are one across all collections: inspecting pieces one by one for resin veins, weight, and cold scent, and the Bangka will not be exempt from them however small its batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 3h6M10 3v6l-5 8a3 3 0 0 0 3 4h8a3 3 0 0 0 3-4l-5-8V3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eA sample before any commitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eEvery origin we enter enters with a small trial pack from the offered batch itself: we will not ask you for a kilogram of wood your nose has not smelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M18 8a6 6 0 0 0-12 0c0 7-3 9-3 9h18s-3-2-3-9\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M13.7 21a2 2 0 0 1-3.4 0\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003ePersonal notification upon availability\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThose registered on the interest list are informed before the public announcement and have selection priority from the first batch, and in a limited-quantity origin like Bangka, priority is the most precious thing reserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M2 12h20M12 2a15 15 0 0 1 0 20 15 15 0 0 1 0-20z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eDocumented international shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eTight packaging that preserves the wood's moisture and a tracking number from the preparation centers in Malaysia to the Gulf and the world, for the Bangka upon its arrival and for all that is available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat distinguishes Bangka oud?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBangka is a low island off the southeastern coast of Sumatra, known to economic history for the tin mines that made it for centuries one of the most famous mining lands of the archipelago. This mining history shrank its forests, so what remained of them are small scattered forest pockets, and here is the paradox of the origin: the island that is rarely mentioned in the majlises of oud is not poor in story but limited in supply, for its meager quantities never sufficed to build a widely-known commercial name like the names of its neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd this is a genuine geographic scarcity, not an artificial marketing scarcity: a limited forest area means small, countable batches, and from here comes the interest of origin collectors in it, for the origin that only a few possess is what distinguishes one collection from another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs for the aromatic profile, we hold here to a caution we declare frankly: we do not describe a scent we have not burned ourselves. Bangka's extreme proximity to Sumatra, by a narrow strait only, suggests a kinship in character with the Sumatran school, but the geographic suggestion is not a tasting testimony. Once we receive the candidate batches, sort them, and sit with them at the burner, we will publish our detailed assessment on this very page, for honesty of description is, to us, the beginning of luxury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe sourcing plan: what will be available?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is our declared map of what we are seeking in Bangka, and alongside it the siblings available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eWhat we seek in Bangka\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eSmall batches from the island's forest pockets with trustworthy source documentation, and we will name each batch by its true source, wild or plantation, however small the quantity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eRegister your interest →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eAvailable now: Sumatra\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe great neighbor across the strait: sorted slices available today, and the closest geographic comparison reference for the coming Bangka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sumatran-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eSumatran oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eAvailable now: Kalimantan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eBorneo and the school of woody sweetness: our widest Indonesian collection, richest in varieties and most circulated in majlises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/kalimantan-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eKalimantan oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe whole natural oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOur declared scale in grading and sorting on the natural oud collection: the same criteria that will sort the Bangka when it arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eNatural oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuality and grading: a declared commitment before arrival\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe declare it before the first Bangka piece arrives: the same criteria that sort all our collections will be applied to it letter by letter. Individual inspection of pieces at the preparation centers in Malaysia, visible resin veins, weight that betrays the wood's fullness, a clean cold scent before any ember, and explicit grading on the same declared scale you know in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\"\u003enatural oud collection\u003c\/a\u003e. The small batches are not exempted from the criterion but subjected to it more strictly: what does not pass it does not carry the page's name, even if the launch is delayed because of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is waiting for the Bangka?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe complete origin collector\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eYour map is not complete with the big names alone: a small, rarely-mentioned island like Bangka is what distinguishes the serious collector's set from the amateur's shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eReserve your priority →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe seeker of the truly rare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe scarcity here is geographic, not promotional: limited forest pockets and countable quantities, and whoever tries it first speaks of it first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBuild your reference →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe merchant of exclusive pieces\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAn origin the competitors do not possess is a real card of distinction, and the small quantities make early registration a condition of obtaining, not merely a preference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/request-quotation\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eRegister as a quantity →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe follower of our expansion map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe transparency of the method matters to you before the goods: the pages of Bangka, Java, and Malino show you where we are heading and why, before we sell you anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/about-us\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eKnow our method →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do you prepare for the Bangka's arrival?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eRegister your interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOne message through the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003econtact page\u003c\/a\u003e registers you on the interest list: you are informed before the public announcement and have selection priority from a small batch that will not wait for the hesitant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eTry the Sumatran neighbor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eBuild your closest geographic reference from the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sumatran-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003eSumatran oud slices\u003c\/a\u003e available now: whoever knew the Sumatran well will read the Bangka from the first ember upon its arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eUpon arrival: the sample first\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAs is our custom in every new origin, the Bangka will be available in a small trial pack from the offered batch itself. Start with it however great your enthusiasm, or order it through the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/order-samples\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003esample request page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eCompare and decide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003ePlace the Bangka beside your Sumatran reference on a moderate coal and compare the opening, the heart, and the persistence: the direct comparison, not the tales, is what tells you whether the two neighbors are truly close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe source and origin: Bangka and its forest pockets\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBangka with its neighbor Belitung form the Indonesian province of the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and nothing separates Bangka from the Sumatran mainland but the narrow Bangka Strait, so it is geographically in the embrace of Sumatra even if administratively an independent province. The island's economy was built for centuries on tin, so its name became renowned on the maps of mining and absent from the maps of oud, and its forests remained scattered pockets among the cleared lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd upon these remaining pockets we directed our interest: the forest lands untouched by the hand of intensive commercial exploitation may hold surprises, for trees that have not undergone the pressure of harvesting that exhausted the famous origins may be older in age and richer in formation. We say it with caution and with no promises: a possibility worth investigating, not a fact we sell before its time, and we are investigating it now with our usual deliberateness. Read our full method on the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/about-us\"\u003eabout us\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated collections\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eSumatran oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe great neighbor across the strait: sorted slices available now, and the closest reference for the coming Bangka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sumatran-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eIndonesian oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe whole archipelago: all available islands and their schools in one place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/indonesian-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eJavanese oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAnother coming origin on our expansion map: the island of the Indonesian heart, being sourced too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/javanese-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eMalino oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA coming origin from the South Sulawesi highlands: the third station of our declared map being sourced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malino-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe educational guide: understand the Bangka before it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe small origins in the world of oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy do the serious collectors chase islands the general market does not know? Because the value of the small origin is in its story before its scent: a batch from a tin island scarce in forests carries of uniqueness what a kilo from an origin every shelf sells does not. In the famous origin you compare your grade against the grades of a thousand sellers, but in the small origin the possessing itself is the distinction, then the scent comes as a final judge in your hands, not in the catalogs. And this is why we always advise: in the small origins, buy the documentation before the wood, for a story without a documented origin statement is mere seller's talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur declared expansion map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe prefer that you know our direction before the goods arrive: \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/javanese-oud\"\u003eJava\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malino-oud\"\u003eSulawesian Malino\u003c\/a\u003e, and this Bangka, the three of them being sourced today, and after them four eastern origins declared on the map: Jayapura, Sulawesi, Maluku, and Halmahera. Each station has the same criteria and no exception: securing the right oud harvesters first, then sorting, then displaying. The full transparency in the expansion map is part of our method, not a seasonal campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur coming assessment protocol for the Bangka\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the candidate batches arrive we will apply the usual protocol to them and then publish its summary here: a cold inspection of the pieces for the veins, weight, and scent before the ember, then comparative burning sessions on a moderate coal beside known Sumatran references, for the proximity of the two islands, and recording of the opening, the heart, and the persistence. You will not read on this page an aromatic description of the Bangka before it passes through all of this, and what we publish afterward is a testimony of experience, not a copy from catalogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions about Bangka oud\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhere is the island of Bangka located?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eBangka is an Indonesian island off the southeastern coast of Sumatra, separated from it by the narrow Bangka Strait, and with its neighbor Belitung it forms the province of the Bangka-Belitung Islands. The island became historically famous for tin mines more than its forests, and this is exactly what made its oud rarely mentioned in the markets despite its extreme proximity to famous Sumatra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhen will Bangka oud be available in the store?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eHonestly: we do not have a confirmed date to announce, and we will not promise a date we cannot guarantee. The remaining forest pockets in Bangka are small and their quantities limited, and we are in the stage of securing the right oud harvesters and assessing the candidate batches. Register your interest through the contact page and we will inform you personally the moment the first batch is approved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow do I register a pre-order for the Bangka?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eThrough the contact page: mention that you are interested in Bangka oud specifically, and specify what matters to you of a grade, quantity, or first sample, and we will register you on the interest list. Upon the stock's arrival we contact you before the public announcement, and you have selection priority from the first batch, which is the most important in a limited-quantity origin like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the closest alternative available now?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eThe great neighbor across the strait: Sumatran oud, available now in its own collection with its sorted slices. The Bangka Strait alone separates the two islands, so the Sumatran is the closest geographic reference on which you can build your taste until the Bangka arrives. And for whoever wants the whole archipelago, the Indonesian oud page gathers all that is available, and the sample kits are the smartest start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhy is Bangka oud rarely mentioned in the market?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eBecause Bangka was known economically for tin, not for forests: mining shaped the island's history and shrank its forest areas, so what remained of small forest pockets produces meager quantities that do not suffice to build a large commercial name. This is a genuine geographic scarcity, not an artificial marketing scarcity, and it is what makes the origin a coveted prize for collectors of complete origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eDo the limited quantities mean higher prices?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eHonestly: the small rare origins often yes, for the scarcity of supply raises the cost of securing and sorting. But we do not announce figures before we see the batch and sort it, for promising a price for goods that have not arrived is marketing, not honesty. What we commit to is a price that reflects the true grade after individual sorting, and those registered know the prices as soon as they are announced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWill the Bangka be wild or from plantations?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe will declare that with full transparency upon availability, in the product name itself, not in the footnote. We will not claim knowledge of what we have not yet verified: when we approve the first batch you will read its true source, wild or aged plantation, and you pay the price of what you actually buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow do I get a notification the moment it is available?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eRegister your interest through the contact page with your email or number, and we will message you directly upon the approval of the first Bangka batch and before the public announcement in the store. No random mailing lists: one message upon actual availability, with the full details of grade, source, and prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWill samples of the Bangka be available upon arrival?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eYes, and this is a commitment declared in advance: every new origin we enter enters with a scale that begins with the small trial pack, so we will not ask you to commit to a kilogram of an origin you have not smelled. And the sample will be from the same batch offered for sale, not a selected promotional sample, as is our custom in all our collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWill wholesale quantities of the Bangka be available?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe say it early and honestly: Bangka's small quantities may not bear a large wholesale, for the remaining forest pockets are limited in production by their nature. For serious merchants we advise early registration through the request-quotation page while mentioning the target quantities, and we will tell you realistically what can be allocated, and for the wholesale oud available today it has its own collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhy a page for an unavailable origin?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eTransparency of the expansion map: we prefer that you know what we are working to source and where we have reached in it, instead of surprising you with a product without context. The pages of the coming origins, Bangka, Java, and Malino, show you our direction and our criteria before we sell you anything, and let you reserve your priority in origins that will arrive in small quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow do I trust an origin that has not yet arrived?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe do not ask for blind trust but refer you to our present record: collections available today with origin documentation, individual sorting, and samples from the batches themselves, and official invoices with every order. Try the Sumatran neighbor now and judge our criteria yourself, for the Bangka when it arrives will pass through the same criteria letter by letter, and will not be displayed unless it passes them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1f0808;border:1px solid #db9a00;border-radius:8px;padding:36px 24px;text-align:center;margin:28px 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff;border:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003eSmall islands carry big stories\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#f0e6d6;margin:0 0 22px;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eRegister your interest in the Bangka to be informed before the public announcement and have selection priority from a batch small by nature, or shop now the great neighbor across the strait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;justify-content:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eRegister your interest in the Bangka\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sumatran-oud\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:transparent;border:1px solid #db9a00;color:#db9a00;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eShop the Sumatran neighbor\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;color:#6b5b3e;font-size:0.92em;margin:14px 0 0;\"\u003eAnd for merchants: register your target quantities early through \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/request-quotation\"\u003erequest a quotation\u003c\/a\u003e or browse the available \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/wholesale-oud\"\u003ewholesale oud\u003c\/a\u003e, and start your comparison reference from \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\"\u003ethe sample kits\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\"\u003enatural oud\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/oudtreasure.com\/en\/collections\/bangka-oud.oembed","provider":"Oud Treasure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}