charlie oud
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pyramid 'g' & 'c' string, advice please.
Hello Everyone 
I am about to experiment (yet again) with the 'g' & 'c' string on Arabic oud.
I am trying to decide what would actually be an appropriate light tension for these 2 courses on an old Syrian oud with a 60cm string length.
I have used 0.825 for the 'g' and 0.650 for the 'c' on a Sukar 61.5cm string length.
Maybe I'll use the same for the older oud but would welcome your views on this subject, and/or your recommendations.
Many thanks
Best Wishes, Charlie
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Brian Prunka
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60 cm is not very long, so those would work, but on an old oud I would tend to use 750 and 625. I like light tension though, especially on old ouds.
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charlie oud
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Thank you Brian, I was about to U2U you as I thought you might have a suggestion. I'll give them a go.
I notice you do single D'darrio plain nylon at oud strings.com.
Its a different guage system as far as I can tell.
What would be the D'dario size nearest to 750 and 625, and how do they sound compared to Pyramid?, I've never used D'darrio oud strings.
Best Wishes, Charlie
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Kelly
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Hi Charlie
Dadario gauges are in 0.00" so if Pyramids in .0mm gauge then .750 mm = approx .029" and .625mm=.024".
In my experience the Dadarrios don't sound so good if too slack whereas Pyramid lute trebles seem to tolerate and respond better when used at lower
tension. I guess the oud itself will tell you to ( 8 out of ten cats...... ..)
Regards
Kelly
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Brian Prunka
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The Pyramids would be approx. .0295 and .0245, so in between the d'addario gauges. In my experience, .029 and .024 work well on longer ouds (61+cm),
but the Pyramids would be better on your oud since it's shorter.
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charlie oud
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Many thanks Kelly and Brian, this is very helpful.
Best Wishes, Charlie
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