danieletarab
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Little strings tesnion problem
Hello dear oud lovers! I have a little strings issue.
I play a 60 cm arabic oud tuned cc\ gg \ dd \ aa \ ee \ c (or d) \
At the moment I put on the LA BELLA arabic set; I put aside the FF strings which I don't need, and I used a spare Aquila C string since their set
doesn't go with one of them (which is quiet annoyng by the way).
The LA BELLA are not bad ffot the tension I am looking for, but the 5th course (which I tune EE) is quiet loose, since I guess it's meant to be tuned
F or G; also, I am annoyed by the absence of the bass string in the set.
Any suggestion for an alternative set that would address these issues?
And if I had to go for a custom set (let's say a Pyramid one), which gauges should I order to get a similar tension as LA BELLA set, or even a little
bit higher tension on the high strings? Thank you very much! Daniele
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I think you will find it difficult to find a set for your tuning. The usual tuning would, as you say, have the 2nd course tuned to G instead of E.
Your best bet is to probably buy a standard set and then an extra pair of strings for that course you want to tune to E (or if you can't find one,
fishing line).
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Jody Stecher
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Quote: Originally posted by danieletarab  | Hello dear oud lovers! I have a little strings issue.
I play a 60 cm arabic oud tuned cc\ gg \ dd \ aa \ ee \ c (or d) \
At the moment I put on the LA BELLA arabic set; I put aside the FF strings which I don't need, and I used a spare Aquila C string since their set
doesn't go with one of them (which is quiet annoyng by the way).
The LA BELLA are not bad ffot the tension I am looking for, but the 5th course (which I tune EE) is quiet loose, since I guess it's meant to be tuned
F or G; also, I am annoyed by the absence of the bass string in the set.
Any suggestion for an alternative set that would address these issues?
And if I had to go for a custom set (let's say a Pyramid one), which gauges should I order to get a similar tension as LA BELLA set, or even a little
bit higher tension on the high strings? Thank you very much! Daniele |
The LaBella Vivace Arabic set has a low C and no ff strings:
https://oudstrings.com/collections/oud-strings/products/la-bella-viv...
D'Addario Arabic set is nice .So is MusiCaravan arabic set. Tuning the 5th course down to E should be fine with either of these. I've used these and
others with the entire oud tuned a step low and the 5th course was not a bit floppy. Since I usually tune the 5th course to FF it was now E flat. And
no problem.
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danieletarab
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Thank you very much! I actually have a set of LA BELLA VIVACE at home, but I don't know much about these strings, only that they have carbon treebles,
which I have never tried before. I should give it a try maybe, and I hope the treebles are tense enough!
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Jody Stecher
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| Quote: Originally posted by danieletarab | | Thank you very much! I actually have a set of LA BELLA VIVACE at home, but I don't know much about these strings, only that they have carbon treebles,
which I have never tried before. I should give it a try maybe, and I hope the treebles are tense enough! |
Carbon trebles typically have more tension at smaller diameters than nylon strings. So the small gauge of the trebles should not be interpreted as
"light".
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