hello,
which guitar stand would you recommend to use as an oud stand?
i have one at home that doesnt fit too well to my oud (herkules gs412), so i wonder if there are other ones that are to recommend?
thanks.John Erlich - 1-26-2011 at 09:20 AM
I found an image from a UK web page that looks exactly like the one I got (and use) here in "Yankeestan." The "holder" at the bottom is nicely padded
and not curved; I prefer the type with the "strap" across the top. I set my ouds in face-first.
Hope that helps.
Peace,
Udi John
Microber - 1-26-2011 at 10:13 AM
Me too.
Exactly the same stand and the same way to use it : the face first.
it fits for my turkish and arab ouds,although the sizes are very different.
My turkish oud is small and the arab one is pretty large (Sukar)
I prefer them because the neck is untouched and the ouds rests very stabil.
Greet`s
MarcusSazi - 1-27-2011 at 12:13 AM
I too use a K&M stand but this one with the curved arms, I bent them open a little, the oud faces out.
thanks for all the replies,
the K&M stands seem to be what i need. i somehow got used to my hercules guitar stand now, but it is not ideal, since the oud is partly hanging on
the pegbox (and pegs).
putting the oud "face-first" into the stand would solve that...
maybe i should do that...
John Erlich - 1-27-2011 at 11:14 AM
Whoa, Oudheinz!
The Hercules looks like one of those post-modern, super-minimalist stands that make me totally nervous! I guess I'm a bit of a Luddite (helps explain
why I like to play oud and sing 2,500-yr-old lyrics!).
It looks like it's made to clip closely onto the neck/pegbox of the guitar and appears that a good portion of the weight is held at the top/clip,
which is probably fine for an electric guitar, but not good at all for an oud.
Good luck!
Peace out,
"Udi" John
oudheinz - 1-27-2011 at 02:46 PM
Yes, basically all the weight is held by the pegbox and the neck.
The oud is very light. Do you think the guitar stand does damage to the instrument?
John Erlich - 1-28-2011 at 12:52 PM
I would imagine so (though I'm no expert), since even thought the oud is much lighter, unlike an electric guitar's, an oud neck is not reinforced with
metal.norumba - 4-8-2011 at 03:32 PM
