marzinp
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Oud weight?
Hi! I just had a talk with a oudist about the weight of ouds. He was claiming that an oud needs to be a bit heavy to sound right. What do you
think?
I was wandering about the ideal weight for a nice sounding oud... By the way, how heavy are your instrument? Mine is exactly 1000g!
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Jonathan
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He's wrong.
My best sounding oud weighs 1 lb 12 oz, including the strings.
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Dr. Oud
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I don't think the first guy is wrong. His ideal sound may be different, or his oud may sound fine even though it's heavier. It's a matter of
preference and the soundboard construction, not the overall weight that matters.
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Jonathan
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Doc, the first guy is saying that an oud has to be heavy to sound good.
That is wrong. A heavy oud can sound good (Mike has a heavy ebony Shehata that sounds incredible), but to say that an oud has to be heavy in order
to sound good just is not right.
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