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pyramid strings

mercm525i - 12-27-2003 at 03:37 PM

does anyone know the difference between the orange envelope pyramid strings and the red envelope. I want more of a deep low tone sound, which one should i get? And I don't want high tension on the neck either.

hi

dubai244 - 3-17-2004 at 09:42 PM

i am useing Pyramids strings and they are very good quality and very soft to play with.
The orange Pack is standard oud strings (5 tunes) but i dont know about the red one. But if you want to order from pyramids, i will give the number of each strings to order it ( like a serial number for each strings). Notice the PYRAMIDS havce this system, for each String Tune, there is a serial number for it.

david - 3-17-2004 at 10:27 PM

I'm currently using pyramid strings and the difference between the orange, red and yellow is the string color.
Reds have red strings, yellow have black strings. I ordered a set of yellow but never put them on because I was told there not that great (same for red) so instead i got the Super aoud strings. They seem to be alot thicker so they might give you that sound your looking for :D

samzayed - 3-18-2004 at 12:53 AM

I tried the the "Super Aoud" the g (especially this one) and c string was way too thick for my oud. I looked into it, and the "Orange" set's nylon string gauges were more reasonable. But the wound strings were amazing!

Mike - 3-18-2004 at 06:33 AM

Hi Sam,

I agree with you about that. The bass strings are excellent for that set, but I also prefer the orange packet nylons.

Good call,
Mike

david - 3-19-2004 at 12:19 AM

Hey MIke, I'll try that out next time i have to change out the strings :cool:

Aquila strings

Rufi - 3-19-2004 at 09:05 AM

Welcome Back Mike Thank you for your sight!!!
Has anyone tried the aquila strings yet?
I think they are great. They are very stable and don't go out of tune much. I find them to have a superior tone on my oud than nylon.

let me know what you all think!

Thank you
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Mike - 3-19-2004 at 07:31 PM

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Thanks man. It's good to be back bud. I think we should hook up soon. I wanna show you my new ouds man. How is your Nahat style oud coming along, and also that old Turkish one you are restoring? Gimme an email when you get a chance and let's set something up.

Later bro,
Mike

Pyramid Strings

wfspark - 3-24-2004 at 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by Mike
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Thanks man. It's good to be back bud. I think we should hook up soon. I wanna show you my new ouds man. How is your Nahat style oud coming along, and also that old Turkish one you are restoring? Gimme an email when you get a chance and let's set something up.

Later bro,
Mike
Has anyone tried the pyramid strings from Turkey? Do they even make pyramid strings in Turkey? I ordered some from Mid-east mfg, and they say that they are made in Turkey. Let me know what you think.

William F. Sparks

samzayed - 3-24-2004 at 03:53 PM

Rufi,

Currently I have on a "g" aquila nylgut. I think its NG72. It took about a week for it to break in. But as far as the sound, it is very warm compared to my nylon "c" string. There is no sharp, edgy, overtones you get with the nylon. At first I didn't like it, but I am "warming" up to it:)) I think I will replace the "c" soon, and see how it goes.