oudheinz
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use guitar stand as oud stand?
hello,
which guitar stand would you recommend to use as an oud stand?
i have one at home that doesnt fit too well to my oud (herkules gs412), so i wonder if there are other ones that are to recommend?
thanks.
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John Erlich
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I found an image from a UK web page that looks exactly like the one I got (and use) here in "Yankeestan." The "holder" at the bottom is nicely padded
and not curved; I prefer the type with the "strap" across the top. I set my ouds in face-first.
Hope that helps.
Peace,
Udi John
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Microber
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Me too.
Exactly the same stand and the same way to use it : the face first.
Robert
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Marcus
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Hi oudheinz 
I use this ones:K&M
it fits for my turkish and arab ouds,although the sizes are very different.
My turkish oud is small and the arab one is pretty large (Sukar)
I prefer them because the neck is untouched and the ouds rests very stabil.
Greet`s
Marcus
Playing the oud is like feeding my soul with peace
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Sazi
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I too use a K&M stand but this one with the curved arms, I bent them open a little, the oud faces out.
http://www.thomann.de/gb/km_17540.htm
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oudheinz
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thanks for all the replies,
the K&M stands seem to be what i need. i somehow got used to my hercules guitar stand now, but it is not ideal, since the oud is partly hanging on
the pegbox (and pegs).
putting the oud "face-first" into the stand would solve that...
maybe i should do that...
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John Erlich
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Whoa, Oudheinz!
The Hercules looks like one of those post-modern, super-minimalist stands that make me totally nervous! I guess I'm a bit of a Luddite (helps explain
why I like to play oud and sing 2,500-yr-old lyrics!).
It looks like it's made to clip closely onto the neck/pegbox of the guitar and appears that a good portion of the weight is held at the top/clip,
which is probably fine for an electric guitar, but not good at all for an oud.
Good luck!
Peace out,
"Udi" John
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oudheinz
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Yes, basically all the weight is held by the pegbox and the neck.
The oud is very light. Do you think the guitar stand does damage to the instrument?
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John Erlich
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I would imagine so (though I'm no expert), since even thought the oud is much lighter, unlike an electric guitar's, an oud neck is not reinforced with
metal.
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norumba
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thats what i do , and its the most stable solution I've found. works great!
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