sevonur
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turkish ouds as arabic tuning
Hello to everyone; i do not know much about ouds. and need your help. can turkish ouds tuned as arabic ouds?
thanks a lot,
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Jason
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MrOud
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Turkish ouds can easily be tuned as Arabic ouds. I do it all the time. I suggest installing heavier gauge strings though. Strings usually become like
spaghetti when you detune them 
Regards,
Udi Mike
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Red
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Hello,
Since someone mentioned Turkish ouds with arabic tuning. Can someone please explain why turkish oud buzz when tuned in arabic. Does the length
of the finger board have a relation to it? Also can anyone suggest good arabic tuning and strings brandname for a turkish oud. Thank you
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SamirCanada
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If you use regular Aquila brand they should be ok because they have already a high tension to them so it should be a good try.
The problem is the tension. I dont think you could do it with strings made for turkish tuning it would be way to loose.
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Greg
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Good advice Samir.
The standard Aquila Arabic string set is PERFECT tension for the turkish scale length of 58.5 cm. (Arabic tuning).
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Greg
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