Mammez
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Prominent tone on oud
My oud has a slight issue where the pitch "G" (concert pitch) is much stronger/louder/resonant than the others, whilst I can compensate for this with
my right hand, it does get a bit annoying. It is most noticeable when mic'd up. Are there any other fixes for this aside from EQ'ing out the offending
frequency?
Thanks for your time!
Dan
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Edward Powell
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Quote: Originally posted by Mammez  | My oud has a slight issue where the pitch "G" (concert pitch) is much stronger/louder/resonant than the others, whilst I can compensate for this with
my right hand, it does get a bit annoying. It is most noticeable when mic'd up. Are there any other fixes for this aside from EQ'ing out the offending
frequency?
Thanks for your time!
Dan |
Hi Dan... welcome!
Sure there are some things you can do... but you need to post some pics of your oud, and also probably a short video showing us exactly what the
trouble is. Can you upload a vid to youtube?
Probably what you have is a coupling of 2 resonance modes. Probably the AIR mode, and something on the soundboard. The fix might be to make the
soundholes a bit bigger which will RAISE the AIR mode --- and then reach inside and sand down some of the braces - this will LOWER the resonance modes
of the soundboard - - - so perhaps doing this will cause those 2 modes which are coupling to move away from eachother slightly, and thereby reduce the
overkilling G.
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Mammez
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Such a succinct reply! I don't know if it will be worth it as the instrument is quite cheap........perhaps I should have spent more money...i will try
your suggested solution and notify of the results! Thanks for your time and advice, I sincerely appreciate both!
Dan
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Mammez
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Such a succinct reply! I don't know if it will be worth it as the instrument is quite cheap........perhaps I should have spent more money...i will try
your suggested solution and notify of the results! Thanks for your time and advice, I sincerely appreciate both!
Dan
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Yeah, welcome Mammez! Edward may be right, many ouds have a heck of a node around G-G#-A, but are you sure this isn't a string issue, or correctable
with different strings?
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Mammez
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Solution
After changing string gauges and tuning my Turkish oud up a 4th (FADGCF) the prominent tone is no longer an issue! I have since installed a pickup and
the instruments strings are all evenly balanced! Thanks for your help/replies, after seeing Edwards site, I realise the immense amount of
knowledge/expertise he has and I am very very grateful for his reply/time!
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Mammez
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Thank you too to Fernandraynaud for your reply, your solution was the One that did it for me!
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