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original 4 strings

billkilpatrick - 7-16-2004 at 11:53 PM

pure laziness on my part but would anyone know how the original 4 strings of the oud were tuned?

- bill

Origional four course tuning

wfspark - 7-25-2004 at 01:48 PM

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Originally posted by billkilpatrick
pure laziness on my part but would anyone know how the original 4 strings of the oud were tuned?

- bill I think the origional four course ouds were tuned in forths to A D G C.

William F. Sparks

billkilpatrick - 7-25-2004 at 05:12 PM

thank you william.

kind regards - bill

Four course ouds.

wfspark - 7-31-2004 at 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by billkilpatrick
thank you william.

kind regards - bill
No problem Bill. By the way, does anyone know where I can get a four course oud. Is it possible to get one? Are they any cheeper or more expensive than the five or six course ouds? Thanks

William F. Sparks

Ronny Andersson - 7-31-2004 at 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by billkilpatrick
thank you william.

kind regards - bill
No problem Bill. By the way, does anyone know where I can get a four course oud. Is it possible to get one? Are they any cheeper or more expensive than the five or six course ouds? Thanks

William F. Sparks


The only 4 course ouds i knowes about are the ones played in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Smaller and with longer neck than ¨our¨ instruments.

Tunisian four course ouds

wfspark - 7-31-2004 at 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by wfspark
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Originally posted by billkilpatrick
thank you william.

kind regards - bill
No problem Bill. By the way, does anyone know where I can get a four course oud. Is it possible to get one? Are they any cheeper or more expensive than the five or six course ouds? Thanks

William F. Sparks


The only 4 course ouds i knowes about are the ones played in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Smaller and with longer neck than ¨our¨ instruments.
Thanks Ronny. Do you know where I can get those Tunisian four course ouds?

William F. Sparks

Ronny Andersson - 8-1-2004 at 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by wfspark
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Originally posted by billkilpatrick
thank you william.

kind regards - bill
No problem Bill. By the way, does anyone know where I can get a four course oud. Is it possible to get one? Are they any cheeper or more expensive than the five or six course ouds? Thanks

William F. Sparks


The only 4 course ouds i knowes about are the ones played in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Smaller and with longer neck than ¨our¨ instruments.
Thanks Ronny. Do you know where I can get those Tunisian four course ouds?

William F. Sparks


The best source is Tunis. There are several music stores that have them but the best and older ones are owned by musicians. There are not so expensive and I can locate old ones if you are interested. I don't know about any online store that have this type of oud.

North African four course ouds.

wfspark - 8-1-2004 at 11:52 AM

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Originally posted by wfspark
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Originally posted by billkilpatrick
thank you william.

kind regards - bill
No problem Bill. By the way, does anyone know where I can get a four course oud. Is it possible to get one? Are they any cheeper or more expensive than the five or six course ouds? Thanks

William F. Sparks


The only 4 course ouds i knowes about are the ones played in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Smaller and with longer neck than ¨our¨ instruments.
Thanks Ronny. Do you know where I can get those Tunisian four course ouds?

William F. Sparks


The best source is Tunis. There are several music stores that have them but the best and older ones are owned by musicians. There are not so expensive and I can locate old ones if you are interested. I don't know about any online store that have this type of oud.
Hey Ronny. Could you locate and get some prices for those North African ouds? Thanks in advance.

William F. Sparks

Ronny Andersson - 8-1-2004 at 02:15 PM

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Hey Ronny. Could you locate and get some prices for those North African ouds? Thanks in advance.

William F. Sparks


Sure! I let you know asap.