qwhali - 12-22-2006 at 07:48 AM
got mixes feelings about it there are some things that could have been made better abd seems like this instrument wasn't taken good care of as there
are some surface scratches. it was bought in Tripoli and made in egypt. there's something written on the inside but i'll have to ask my dad what it
says. he paid 400 $ for it. tell me what you think . will restring it and post some sound clips of the open strings. hope at least it's worth the
money .
oudplayer - 12-22-2006 at 08:02 AM
hey
wow absalutly amazing love the color of the back and its well make looks like. cant wait to see how it sounds
thx sammy
qwhali - 12-22-2006 at 02:35 PM
can anyone help me out with the tuning :
the book i have says i should tune : E,A,D,G,C - it's in arabic and quite hard to unserstand without help. does this mean i have to use --- E2, A2,
D3, G3, C4 ??? Help would be apreciated !
qwhali - 12-23-2006 at 02:24 AM
okay, i put new strings on and tuned it low to high : E2, A2, D3, G3, C4
that's how it sounds:
http://rapidshare.com/files/8631385/oud_sample.mp3
Feedback needed about the tuning please!
The book i have is Methode Luth Oriental by Adbulrahman Jabakji if anyone has it i'd gladly ask for for translation 
will_oud - 12-23-2006 at 11:22 AM
So far, you are off to a good start. Do you have a five course oud or six course? If you have a sixth course (low bass string), you could tune that to
B, C, Or D. Common oud tunings for six course (eleven strings) ar BEADGC, CFADGC, CEADGC, DEADGC, and DGADGC. Five course (ten strings) are EADGC,
FADGC, and GADGC. If you have questions, let me know. I'll be in San Antonio until Sunday, and return on Jan 9.
William F. Sparks
qwhali - 12-23-2006 at 12:23 PM
thanks William that's very helpful. I did read a lot about tuning but that confused me even more as i didn't know what to pick. Decided on EADGC cause
the oud is arabic and i think this is a common way to tune. Do you happen to know arabic?
The oud is a six course one and i could add another set of strings to be tuned as lowest. I used Pyramid strings and there was a set of five. what
string do i use for the sixth one if i'm to add it?
will_oud - 12-23-2006 at 01:53 PM
For the sixth string, if you have a standard Arabic oud, you would want to add the bass string. You can get DAdario and LaBella strings for six course
oud. I don't know Arabic, but yes, the forths tuning EADGC is a common tuning. I use that forths tuning on my Turkish oud, and my Algerian oud hybrid
called a mandol.
William F. Sparks
qwhali - 12-25-2006 at 07:20 AM
hi all. i really need a competant oppinion on the sound of this oud i got. Is it just shiny toy ?
here's a better sample, open strings, E2, A2, D3, G3, C4, tuning :
http://rapidshare.com/files/8901060/Microphone_2006-12-25_17-8-49.m...
oudplayer - 12-25-2006 at 07:50 AM
hey qwhali
like i said awesome looking oud , you reall y need to strech the strings so make it soudn better just keep tuning it and soon enough it will be
streched and ready to sound great. did you ask yr dad who makes it.
btw what strings u using.
thx sammy
qwhali - 12-25-2006 at 01:21 PM
as i mentioned above i'm using Pyramid strings.