xaoseph
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Turkish or Arabic
Hey guys, first of all let me introduce myself. I am an amateur oud player in central florida, and self-taught.
I have an oud that was apparently made by Mr. Sukar at oudsukar.com, and i was wondering how i would tell if it was an arabic oud or a turkish oud.
Thanks
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oudtab
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Hi,
I've written few lines about the question :
http://sites.google.com/site/oudguitare/generalities/oudtypes
Michaël
http://sites.google.com/site/oudguitare/home
http://sites.google.com/site/oudguitare/lestablatures/listetabs
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xaoseph
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Thanks a lot. It's an Arabic one, so I've been using the wrong tuning for years :/
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Luttgutt
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What kind of tuning are you using?
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xaoseph
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used EABead
using DGAdgc
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Greg
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Quote: Originally posted by xaoseph  | Hey guys, first of all let me introduce myself. I am an amateur oud player in central florida, and self-taught.
I have an oud that was apparently made by Mr. Sukar at oudsukar.com, and i was wondering how i would tell if it was an arabic oud or a turkish oud.
Thanks |
Sukar is a Syrian based oud maker and, as far as I know, does not make a Turkish model. Scale length is not always a good indicator of oud type. Some
makers now produce "Arabic" ouds with scale lengths as short as 58 cm.
But your Sukar oud will be an "Arabic" oud and the most popular (modern) tuning for an Arabic style oud is C FF AA DD gg cc.
Regards,
Greg
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