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Fathy Amin oud for sale (UK)
Hi there,

I have a Fathy Amin oud for sale that I bought from someone on this forum, a couple of ...
4-12-2013 at 08:31 AM
by: smast
Iraqi oud: strings for CFADGC tuning
Hello Brian,
Many thanks for your help. Yes, I meant floating bridge. After playing in F-F tuning t ...
3-25-2013 at 11:02 AM
by: smast
Iraqi oud: strings for CFADGC tuning
Hi there,
I've just got hold of a Munir Bashir style oud (62cm scale length) and I'm hoping to lose ...
3-25-2013 at 05:11 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
Thanks, Fernand! Maybe now is the time to do my first bit of proper maintenance. I soldered an acous ...
8-24-2011 at 07:56 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
Thanks, David - that makes a lot of sense! :)
8-24-2011 at 02:55 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
Hi David, I don't stretch courses before tuning, no. I hadn't realised I should do that each time I ...
8-24-2011 at 01:53 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
Having just tuned up, I had to revisit the low C three times before it would stay at C (using an ele ...
8-24-2011 at 12:44 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
I think there are two slipping issues - one is that a couple of the pegs have to be pushed in a lot ...
8-24-2011 at 12:22 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
I think I may try these, referred to in an earlier post: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Dulcimer ...
8-23-2011 at 03:32 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
Thanks, Roland - I'd heard of those but they slipped my mind (no pun intended!). I hadn't ever seen ...
8-22-2011 at 09:50 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
That's good! Yes, I certainly wouldn't trust myself to do this job - I'd take it to a luthier... Is ...
8-22-2011 at 04:38 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
Hi David,
Thanks for your reply. Yes - I was pretty sure they are a softer wood. My fault - I poste ...
8-22-2011 at 02:54 AM
by: smast
A peg solution
Hello all,
I posted a few months back about tuning issues on a Moroccan oud and got a huge amount o ...
8-22-2011 at 01:42 AM
by: smast
Rababs - a bit different
Great videos. Here's another - by Rishi Ranjan. He taught me sarod briefly when he was in London.

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3-19-2011 at 04:25 AM
by: smast
I need an oud that will stay in tune!
Yes, sorry, I realise that was very vague - I wrote it late at night!

There's no doubt it's buzzi ...
3-16-2011 at 12:50 PM
by: smast
I need an oud that will stay in tune!
On second thoughts, perhaps I'm being a little hasty - I'll see if it settles down :-)
3-16-2011 at 04:34 AM
by: smast
I need an oud that will stay in tune!
Ok, sorry to be a pain but I've put a new set of D'addario strings on the new 60cm oud (I know they' ...
3-15-2011 at 03:04 PM
by: smast
I need an oud that will stay in tune!
Thanks, guys, for your replies. I took my oud to a good luthier last week and she said the cost of r ...
3-14-2011 at 10:39 PM
by: smast
I need an oud that will stay in tune!
Hi fernand, I hadn't realised how extensive your reply is (I was viewing it on a phone!) - thanks so ...
3-9-2011 at 11:51 AM
by: smast
I need an oud that will stay in tune!
Many thanks, that's very helpful!
3-9-2011 at 06:06 AM
by: smast
I need an oud that will stay in tune!
Hello,
First of all, apologies if this has been answered in some way or another - I did a search bu ...
3-9-2011 at 01:55 AM
by: smast
Tuning issues with a new Moroccan Oud
Thanks, Sazi, I'll definitely check out your channel and the mp3s on this site.

Well, what's happ ...
9-30-2010 at 12:31 AM
by: smast
Tuning issues with a new Moroccan Oud
Hello again! I'm sorry for having not acknowledged the other kind replies. Thanks, Kelly - I'll chec ...
9-29-2010 at 12:34 AM
by: smast
Tuning issues with a new Moroccan Oud
Thanks, fernandraynaud, - I'll stick with standard (if you can call it that) Arabic tuning then and ...
8-4-2010 at 12:58 AM
by: smast
Tuning issues with a new Moroccan Oud
Thanks, Aymara - my scale length is 61cm. I bought the D'addario's because I did a quick search on t ...
8-3-2010 at 08:53 AM
by: smast
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