I have some f#beadg strings. I take it it is ok to put these on an oud normally tuned to c#f#bead? Or Arabic cgadgc?Brian Prunka - 9-21-2016 at 08:27 AM
I have some f#beadg strings. I take it it is ok to put these on an oud normally tuned to c#f#bead? Or Arabic cgadgc?
f#beadg is not a normal tuning on any set of strings I am aware of.
Is it an old D'addario J95 set? They used to mistakenly list the transposed notes from Turkish notation, in which case the set is really C# F# B e a
d'.
It can be used for C G A d g c' Arabic tuning, but it usually won't sound so great. Lysander - 9-21-2016 at 08:34 AM
Brian, you may be right. The make is called Alice and is made in China. Not that reassuring I know. The website is http://www.china-alice.com. With Arabic tuning the tension is really too low so I will go up a step I think. I don't think I risk doing any damage
to the oud. It was the only instrument shop in this part of Turkey I found.
