yayoud - 1-16-2017 at 04:49 AM
Hello Maestros!!!
I just received this set of strings with my Amazon purchased Turkish Style Oud.
It comes with extra strings, as I mentioned in the subject there are an "Avarez Oud AS 700"
strings with the following description on package (Image attached).
1 SOL - 2 RE - 3 LA - 4 MI - 5 RE - 6 LA
When I asked the seller after my review in Oud Cafe (Tuning Topic) I found this:
6 5 4 3 2 1 (capital letter = lower/bass note)
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E A B e a d
C# F# B e a d
B F# B e a d
D A B e a d
D G B e a d
And I shared with him.
He told me the following:
"This tuning is in Turkish system. don't tuning like this.
Tuning is this:
D G B e a d
or
E A B e a d"
If the Avarez strings say this:
A D E a d g (is not too much high?)
can the strings brake the bridge or compromise pegbox?
Is not too much pressure?
Maestros, your help, please.
Regards
Eduardo Mejia
Lima - Peru
Oud newbie.
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Brian Prunka - 1-16-2017 at 07:56 AM
Most likely they are using the written Turkish names. In written music, Turkish music is a fourth higher than it sounds, so g'=d', d'=a, a=e, e=B,
D=G, A=E
In other words, the strings are for EABead' tuning.
yayoud - 1-16-2017 at 05:30 PM
Thank you again Brian Prunka.
So we have no problem with this set of strings.
I will put on it as soon as I get my oud back from my luthier's workshop.
For other side, reading about the distance from nut to bridge, I'm consider test (later) arabic set of strings.
Best Regards.