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[*] posted on 11-18-2021 at 02:25 PM
Turkish oud, Arabic tuning, pyramid strings??


I have a Turkish oud (Ali Nisadir), set up in Arabic (cc-C )tuning and I have a set of pyramid strings but will they work?
PVF 0.54/ pVF 0,63/1008/1015/1021/1240

Will that work?
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[*] posted on 11-18-2021 at 07:19 PM


Some of the wounds seem a bit light to me. These strings look like they're calculated for BF#Bead'

.54 and .63 - these are probably ok but the .63 might be a bit light at 58.5cm, .68 might be better.
1008 & 1015 will be quite light for d and A. At 58.5cm, for d 1010 would be more common, or slightly lighter at 10095 or 1109 maybe.
For A, 1116 or 1017 would be typical. 1016 would be the minimum I'd use.
1021 is ok for G but a bit light for F
1240 should be good for C.

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[*] posted on 12-2-2021 at 11:40 AM


Or you tune it to C#:) and ask everyone to tune higher a bit.
If you really stick to C, follow Brian's advice.
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[*] posted on 12-4-2021 at 05:35 AM


Someone asked a similar question here and I shared the diameters I use for c tuning at 58.5cm: http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=18867



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