Renato - 6-16-2010 at 03:56 AM
I can´t find the specific answer on the site. But these have no information! Inside the pack, there is different numbers from the ones below, so
it´s very confusing. Will these things rip the bridge off my Sandi oud, or not?
These are J95, Silverplated Wound on Nylon.
.022 - .028 - .025 - .029 - 033 - .041
Manil - 6-16-2010 at 05:27 AM
It should here is some reference : http://www.khalafoud.com/daddario.htm you can check the pdf file and ompare tensions depending on tuning and string length.
fernandraynaud - 6-16-2010 at 06:40 PM
The gauges you list are the standard garden-variety oud strings that are commonly used on 585 mm Turkish and 615 mm Arabic ouds. It does not matter if
it's labeled Arabic or Turkish. The Turkish notation completely confuses the labeling on some strings.
These are about the same gauges as Daniel Mari strings, or just about any oud strings, with the Mari wound strings being a bit lighter than D'Addarios
in materials, and hence pulling a bit lighter tension.
Is the data in the pack in millimeters? If gauges differ by +/- 0.001" that's fine..
If the scale length of your Sandi is around 585 mm and the instrument is tuned Turkish DF#F#BBEEaadd that pulls about the same tension as the lower
Arabic tuning CFFAADDggcc on a 615 mm oud. Both are OK.
The longer the scale the more tension for a given tuning and a given string set. If your scale is 585 you can tune it Arabic or Turkish with these
strings. BUT if your scale is 615 mm, you should not tune it up to Turkish without expert advice for your specific oud, or lighter strings.
Renato - 7-1-2010 at 07:15 PM
thanks you guys. Good work! I´m convinced. Though I´m really digging my new gift pack of Caravan (Necati) strings, I know i´ll have to change them
and put one of the left over packs of D´Addarios that i brought from Seattle.
There is NOTHING here in CHILE!!
fernandraynaud - 7-1-2010 at 08:19 PM
It's the same in many areas, e.g. Romania. Someone should do the tests with Spanish guitar strings so we know once and for all how well they work.
Where Spanish guitar strings are cheap and plentiful, it's worth knowing how well (or poorly) they work.
In the US an 11 string set made up of D'Addario single Classical Guitar strings comes to around $17.50, which is more than a set of Daniel Mari oud
strings at $7.99, but in other countries it might be much cheaper (and the only strings available locally). I have an oud that I'm experimenting with,
I have to put new strings on it. I'll try to order the guitar strings and try it "soon", but if anyone else has a more pressing need, it's explained
in my long post in this thread:
http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=10836