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turkish strings on Egyption oud

ibrahimbbm - 6-16-2014 at 10:20 AM

Hello guys
I have maurice oud and want to try turkish strings
Which strings you recommend?
And what you think the results will be

Thanks

rojaros - 6-29-2014 at 06:43 AM

Quote: Originally posted by ibrahimbbm  
Hello guys
I have maurice oud and want to try turkish strings
Which strings you recommend?
And what you think the results will be

Thanks


I have at the moment Pyramid Turkish oud strings tuned in C on my arabic oud and I quite like it, because they are very light and give a more subtle and rich tone. Worth a try, but don't try to tune up your oud to Turkish tuning, the tension might be to high...