rojaros - 10-9-2008 at 09:19 AM
Hello Oudists,
need advice in following issue:
I've got a turkish oud built by Mustafa Copcuoglu (wich by the way seems to be a wonderful instrument).
- Is it possible to use arab strings on turkish ouds?
- Could ther be problems and what kind?
thanks to everybody in advance for responses and
best wishes
Robert
charlie oud - 10-9-2008 at 09:28 AM
Hi Robert, I remember fitting an Arabic set on a Turkish oud I borrowed before I bought an Arabic oud. They worked fine. I think problems occur only
if Arabic string sets are tuned to Turkish pitch. This puts the oud under too much tension. Others may have more advice on this. C
rojaros - 10-9-2008 at 10:15 AM
Thanks for the first go
Robert
katakofka - 10-9-2008 at 10:21 AM
Rojaros,
Normally turkish Oud are between 56 to 57cm string length. Commercial Arabic tuning strings are made for 60 to 63 string scale. When you put
commercial arabic strings on a turkish oud you would get low tension strings that might give you a buzz sound. I suggest you get a custom strings and
not commercial ones. Check jameel's website you can get costum strings for scales such as 56-57 cm http://www.khalafoud.com/
good luck
rojaros - 10-9-2008 at 03:02 PM
Thanks!
This Oud has a scale (open string length) of almost 59 cm (58,9 to be precise).
katakofka - 10-9-2008 at 03:14 PM
cool..so you should be safe. No worries