revaldo29
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Iraqi tuning
Hey all,
This is a question to all of the experts on iraqi school. I want to experiment with Iraqi tuning for a while but I don't have a Iraqi oud
 . I have a turkish and a cheap syrian oud. It's probably not a good idea to
increase the tension on my syrain oud because it's really crapy work and the peg box is already loose. Is it possible to increase the tension on
the Turkish oud for a while so that I can play around with this type of tuning? The turkish oud is tuned down to Arabic C-G-A-D-G-C
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Elie Riachi
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If you are aiming for higher pitch by increasing the tension, you could obtain same higher pitches by using a smaller gauge string instead.
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Elie
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Ronny Andersson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by revaldo29
Hey all,
This is a question to all of the experts on iraqi school. I want to experiment with Iraqi tuning for a while but I don't have a Iraqi oud
. I have a turkish and a cheap syrian oud. It's probably not a good idea to
increase the tension on my syrain oud because it's really crapy work and the peg box is already loose. Is it possible to increase the tension on
the Turkish oud for a while so that I can play around with this type of tuning? The turkish oud is tuned down to Arabic C-G-A-D-G-C
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Sure it's not a problem to use the Iraqi tuning on a Turkish oud with a string lenght of 58-59cm.
Best wishes
Ronny
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Ronny Andersson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hydraulic_Oud
Sorry, but how does the Iraqi tuning go? |
The tuning goes F C D G C F . Or with the bas/pedal F in 1st position.
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Ronny
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ronny Andersson
| Quote: | Originally posted by Hydraulic_Oud
Sorry, but how does the Iraqi tuning go? |
The tuning goes F C D G C F . Or with the bas/pedal F in 1st position. |
Hi Ronny you seem like an expert. can you explain again what you mean by first position?
plus where is the A? are you sure it goes this way? please explain.
my tuning is
G-A-D-G-C. what kind of tuning is that?
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Ronny Andersson
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| Quote: | | Quote: | | The tuning goes F C D G C F . Or with the bas/pedal F in 1st position. |
Hi Ronny you seem like an expert. can you explain again what you mean by first position?
1st course. Instead of having the top f as 1st, one use the F bas string as 1st string.
>plus where is the A?
There's no A string.
>are you sure it goes this way? please >explain.
Off course it does: I'm an expert..
my tuning is
G-A-D-G-C. what kind of tuning is that? |
A traditional tuning used in several Middle eastern countries.
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Ronny
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