chaldo
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what strings do I have? help
Hi, I am so happy with the strings I have, can anybody tell me what brand are those?
thank you
Chaldo
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HI Chaldo,
there is many oud obsessives here but not to the point to recognize strings just by looking...
Do you have any clue to help : tuning, string length. Not enough, but at least we can tell you some hypothesis.
regards
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chaldo
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heheheh, you're certainly right, but for some reason I have always thought some "obsessives" or just 'strings used eyes' were able to tell just by
looking at the string set.. a myth maybe?
well the string set is tuned C E A d g c. I don't have the original string length, I think giving you my oud's string length wouldn't tell you
anything about the strings that are on it... it's 58.x cm
But there is something I should mention, what I am looking for is to know what major sting brand set they are from.. like ex:"pyramid orange" or
Labella arabic set, or the aquilla arabic..
thanks for your help
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Brian Prunka
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They're not Labella (their nylons are rectified) or Aquila (nylgut is whitish, unlike the clear nylon in your pictures) that much is certain.
Going by looks, it's impossible to tell, but here are the likeliest possibilities among the more widely available strings:
D'addario J95
Pyramid Orange
Pyramid Super Aoud
Daniel Mari
MusiCaravan Arabic
Kurschner
Since you are using Arabic tuning on 58.5cm, I think it is safe to elminate the D'addario as a possibility (they don't sound great tuned that low on a
short scale oud).
The trebles look a little thinner to me than the ones on the Pyramid sets.
How is it that you don't know what strings they are? Did they come with the oud? The best bet would be to ask the person who put them on or supplied
you with the oud . . .
Where do you live, where did the oud come from?
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chaldo
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Brian, let me email you. 
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Hello Chaldo,
I shall put my ha'penny worth: how about Galli strings? The are extremely pliable and, although lacking the "robustness" of other brands, they
compensate for it by being surprisingly tension-free, which makes the left hand work easier. Maybe it's this brand you have got on your oud?
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall, tell me which strings are these all!
Trebles definitely neither aquila nor rectified nylon... anyway, the wound strings seem to suffer of heavy wear and tear and better be changed. Best
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Brian Prunka
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Quote: Originally posted by Giorgioud  | Hello Chaldo,
I shall put my ha'penny worth: how about Galli strings? The are extremely pliable and, although lacking the "robustness" of other brands, they
compensate for it by being surprisingly tension-free, which makes the left hand work easier. Maybe it's this brand you have got on your oud?
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You win the prize! 95% sure they are the Galli GR75 set. Your description matches their characteristics exactly and the gauges are spot on (actually
the unusual gauges made it easy to tell what brands it wasn't).
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Giorgioud
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Thanks Brian,
Do I get my free set of strings then? :-D I use Galli on and off, they are a cool set to use. I've got them on my new Fathy floating bridge, but they
are better suited on a fixed bridge to be honest, where they perform at their best. Same gauge as the Aquila light tension, but some folks might find
Aquila less comfortable to play (although I don't) because of the nylgut material. I hope Chaldo has solved the mistery and can order a set, maybe
from a trusted and efficient American firm ;-)
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