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Machine tuners for oud

cliffgallupsghost - 6-9-2007 at 02:54 AM

Has anyone tried this? If so how well has it worked, and what kind of tuners would you recommend I use?

-Thanks

Meursault - 6-9-2007 at 04:34 PM

I've seen it done, but it usually causes the instrument to be too top-heavy.

Check these out: http://www.pegheds.com/

I've talked to Nazih Ghadban about these, and he says the cello pegs might work for an oud. You can get them in real ebony too. The main drawback is the expense.

Brian Prunka - 6-10-2007 at 07:44 PM

I am sure that cello pegs won't work on oud. Viola pegs are common, but cello pegs are way too big.

Haluk - 6-10-2007 at 08:50 PM

We apply mechanical tuners on oud when requested.
Cumbus tuners are appropriate for ouds.
Total weight of 11 pegs 80 grams.

Microber - 6-11-2007 at 12:41 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Meursault
I've seen it done, but it usually causes the instrument to be too top-heavy.

Check these out: http://www.pegheds.com/

I've talked to Nazih Ghadban about these, and he says the cello pegs might work for an oud. You can get them in real ebony too. The main drawback is the expense.


It seems to be very fantastic.
Anybody tried it on a oud ?
An idea of the price.

Robert

cliffgallupsghost - 6-11-2007 at 03:05 AM

Thanks for the advice all, but of course, funny enough, the string slipping issue has seemed to have resolved itself the next day after posting. I've never played an instrument with peg tuners before this, so I didn't realize how arduous tuning can actually be. Part of the appeal of the oud also is getting away from "modern" things, and I think machine tuners somewhat detract from the oud's beauty too. Although, those "Pegheds" look useful, if they're not a ludicrous amount of money I might have them installed and let you guys know how they work out.