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oud with sympathetic strings - possible?

Masel - 2-2-2013 at 01:56 PM

do you think it is possible to build/modify an oud to have sympathetic (metal) strings that could be plucked like on a sarod, say above the low C bass string? maybe not as many on the sarod even 2 or 3...

Mehran - 2-2-2013 at 06:19 PM

Something along the lines of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH0u_Mh76kk&list=UUkdAtuT6xveC1B...

Masel - 2-3-2013 at 02:34 AM

yes! but on an oud, i guess it could be done too..

abc123xyz - 2-5-2013 at 08:12 PM

See the thread here too:

http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=13054

David