Mike's Oud Forums

suitable strings

A7mad - 12-11-2004 at 12:43 AM

i recentley purchased a new oud from Maurice F. Shehata , its made from ebony wood just like the one mike has with the yellow stripes on the back . however it has 1 sound hole only and i want to know what type of strings do u guys reccommend for this oud.. thanks:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Mike - 12-11-2004 at 01:08 AM

Hi Ahmad,

Mabrouk on your new oud. Let's see some pictures. I recently put a set of Aquila Nylgut strings on my ebony oud, and I like them a lot...especially the treble g's. You can get them from this website.

Good luck,
Mike

Elie Riachi - 12-11-2004 at 09:26 AM

Ditto Mike.