rojaros
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Arab Strings On Turkish Oud?
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
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charlie oud
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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
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rojaros
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Thanks for the first go
Robert
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katakofka
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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
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rojaros
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Thanks!
This Oud has a scale (open string length) of almost 59 cm (58,9 to be precise).
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katakofka
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cool..so you should be safe. No worries
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