fernandraynaud - 8-25-2009 at 04:44 AM
Can someone recommend an inexpensive guitar-type floor stand that works well with an oud? The ones we scatter all over the studio cost $10, and work
very well for guitars and basses, but the belly of the oud causes it to sit poorly, slide off the "arms", or other atrocities.
Need several, so those beautiful wood custom stands are much too expensive.
Other ideas?
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Brian Prunka - 8-25-2009 at 06:05 AM
I must have posted this a dozen times . . . 
This one is great:
Silver Creek Guitar Stand
also here
and on ebay
You place the face of the oud toward the stand, and the bowl faces out.
fernandraynaud - 8-26-2009 at 05:25 AM
Great, sorry if it's been answered before. Thanks!
Christian1095 - 8-26-2009 at 09:16 AM
Hey, I use the first stand and have one of the silver creek ones too... I like the silver creek cause it's pretty... but I normally just turn the out
so that it's belly out on the stand and haven't had any problems.
Sazi - 8-27-2009 at 06:51 PM
you could try the Stagg model # SG-A107BK, from Stagg Music, you just have to bend the arms out a little. I use these and they work well, stable and
they fold up, and no detachable bits to lose. and they're cheap 
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Good and cheap oud stand
fernandraynaud - 8-28-2009 at 02:10 AM
Found a great model at my local Guitar Center! Proline FretRest HT1010BK. Cheap, rock-stable, and oud can be strapped in. No need to turn
face inward. The neck rest can be lowered to nest the instrument, or raised to give more belly clearance if needed. The materials and finish are much
better and sturdier than on the $8-10 ones. Great fit and excellent balance. Haggled down to $45 for 3 
http://www.music123.com/FretRest-by-Proline-HT1010-Guitar-Stand-454...
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Looks? Seems like it was made for an oud. It practically vanishes, at most complementing the oud's appearance like a subtle black metal frame. Highly
recommended. One of mine goes in the bedroom, for any visiting instrument
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p.s. Repeat warning: depending on your instruments' finish, you may want to cover that foam rubber on cases and stands with a little tape or fabric. I
don't yet know about ouds, but that fragile glossy Nitrocellulose lacquer, used on 1960s vintage guitars, for instance, can disastrously soften in
contact with some types of rubber 
patheslip - 8-28-2009 at 09:25 AM
I was going to suggest you make them out of plywood (I posted some pics last year).
Then I saw there's a better solution. Ah well.