Jameel - 1-27-2007 at 06:16 AM
http://www.khalafoud.com/thomastikstrings.htm
I'm now carrying this brand. They only offer Arabic tuning, and only one set includes the single bass, so that's the one I'm carrying.
Mike - 1-27-2007 at 09:06 AM
That's great Jameelo. Afif swears by those strings. It's all he uses.
samzayed - 1-27-2007 at 11:02 AM
Hi Jameel, have you tried these strings out? I wondering how they compare with other "arabic" strings? Is this a new set by them, or is this the
same set that used to be called "315AE" The packaging is also different.
http://mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=709
And I said I wasn't going to try another brand of strings . . .Maybe on my next oud 
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Jameel - 1-27-2007 at 12:48 PM
I haven't had a chance to try them yet. But like Mike said, Afif swears by them. I literally just got these in the mail yesterday. Their labelling
system is a bit strange. They also claim to sell a light, medium and heavy in all the sets, but my distributor doesn't carry them--just the mediums.
The set I'm carrying has the dd wound ( I dont think anyone likes this course plain---too thick!) and comes with a single bass for the C/D bam string.
It's really the only set worth offering if you ask me.