Jack_Campin
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do oud capos exist?
Seems to me it ought to be possible to capo an oud (so as to take an Arabic-tuned oud up into Turkish tuning). You would need a fret under the
strings in addition to the normal guitar capo setup.
Anyone seen such a thing? Anyone made one or know where to get one?
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charlie oud
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Jack, The standard jim dunlop capo works fine. Ive used it often. There is no need for the fret effect as the hard rubber still gives a clear sounding
open string.
Best Wishes, Charlie
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acryl1
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Hi,
This is it. Interesting trial not only in using capo but also how he plays and its tone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjgjDrn95dk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbl...
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patheslip
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acryl1
what a nice reference
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Benjamin
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Interesting indeed, but I'm not sure the oud is tuned as a oud..
And anyway playing with a capo will give you a terrible "closed" sound, if you wanna play higher I recommend you to improve your technique or to
change the tune of your oud.
I used to try to play with capo for singing, but it just sound ugly, and then you are just very limited because you can't play very higher (with a big
amplitude from lower to high)
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Jack_Campin
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I don't want to go anywhere near as high as that Brazilian guy, just one tone. (I have some instructional videos from Turkey, but my oud is an Arabic
one; the idea of the capo is just so I can play along with them while learning, I don't want to use it that way in performance).
You can't tune an Arabic oud up to Turkish pitch without a risk of breaking it.
The idea of the fret underneath was to avoid the "closed" sound.
I'll experiment with a few different capos to see if any of them get the result I want (i.e. as close as possible to the sound of an open string).
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Kelly
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Hi Jack
I've tried Shubb classical guitar (flat profile) capos for the same reason . they work ok but as Benjamin says they will muffle the sound a bit. It
also depends on the height of action/string length as can cause buzzing!!
Kelly
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Peyman
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I haven't tried using capos before, not even on a guitar, but I couldn't help thinking about it. Is it possible to tie a nylon fret and put the capo
before it? I am curious if that would be effective. The fret can be removed but then, it might take a few minutes to set up if one is moving the capo.
Obviously nylon lines come in different sizes, so one would have to find the right action.
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charlie oud
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Hey Peyman, Simple & brilliant suggestion. Im sure it would work fine.
Best Wishes, Charlie
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Thanks Charlie. I am curious to see if it will work too.
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rojaros
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so why don't you use a little bone bar as a removable fret? it certainly gets fixed by the pression of the capo...
best wishes
R.
Quote: Originally posted by Jack_Campin  | I don't want to go anywhere near as high as that Brazilian guy, just one tone. (I have some instructional videos from Turkey, but my oud is an Arabic
one; the idea of the capo is just so I can play along with them while learning, I don't want to use it that way in performance).
You can't tune an Arabic oud up to Turkish pitch without a risk of breaking it.
The idea of the fret underneath was to avoid the "closed" sound.
I'll experiment with a few different capos to see if any of them get the result I want (i.e. as close as possible to the sound of an open string).
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fernandraynaud
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How about what they call a cejilla, you could always file it down a little in width. I'd try adding a little piece of wood or wire at the edge to
sharpen up the sound. Bill Ostrie sells some beautiful ones on http://www.ostriemusicsupplies.com/cejillas.htm
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patheslip
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I've used a guitar capo with a piece of 14lb fishing line as a fret. It gives a brighter tone, less oud like, more like a lute.
Just a thought: using a capo without a fret might show up any small irregularities in the fingerboard.
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