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Oud strings in Los Angeles
Does anyone know where I can pick some decent oud strings in Los Angeles? Preferebly on the west side. I tune my oud CFADGC.
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Reda Aouad
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Did you try Jameel's strings? http://www.khalafoud.com/
He sells Aquila low tension, D'addario, Pyramid, and Labella. Unless you wanna pick them up by yourself..
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Thanks Reda, I am aware of Jameel's website. Unfortunately I want something in a rush and would like to pick it up.
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Jack13
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There is a big store right across Guitar Center on Ventura Blvd. They have Oud strings but not variety. Good luck
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Went to McCabe's and they only had La Bella turkish oud strings. The place on Ventura, Baxster, didn't have any. Called other places and no body
seemed to have any.
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paulO
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You could check with either Viken Najarian or John Bilezikjian. They might have something suitable on hand; might be worth a try.
Good Luck...Paul
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msimon
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If you are still looking, I came across the persian music and film center. They had an oud in their front window. I am checking it out soon.
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I already got some from a friend.
I pass by that persian place everyday. I have seen the oud and the baglamas. From a closer look, the oud didn't seem to be of high quality, though,
the sound is the only thing that matters.
Let me know when you check it out.
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msimon
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I looked at it yesterday, It was a crap Oud. They were selling it there for $500, and it is on all of the cheap Oud sites (ethnicinstruments.com,
instrumentalsavings.com, etc.) for $300.
Nevermind on that, but I am glad you got your strings. What brand are they? Do you like them? I will need to know, because I am getting my first high
quality Oud soon. Also, are they Turkish or Arabic?
Thanks,
Michael
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I imagined it would be of poor quality, just from the looks of it.
I ended up getting a La Bella turkish set and I am tuning it one step lower.
So far its pretty decent, slightly higher tension than my previous set (Pyramid). So far I like it. I will try to record something soon and post
it.
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