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Ouds

Arabic Oud With Gig Bag Arabic Oud With Gig Bag
£525.00
£475.00
3 in stock
Arabic Oud With Gig Bag The Oud is the main instrument of Arabic and Turkish music and is popular throughout the Middle East and Europe. • Six course Oud with classic tear drop shape and bowl bottom. • Scale Length is 615 mm. • 5 wound nylon strings and 6 rectified nylon strings • The body is made from Lacewood and the bowl has white pinstripes in between each wooden stave. • The neck and Tuning p…
Turkish Oud With Gig Bag Turkish Oud With Gig Bag
£525.00
2 in stock
Turkish Oud With Gig Bag Heartland Turkish Oud, 12 Strings Variegated Lacewood Walnut The Oud is the main instrument of Arabic and Turkish music and is popular throughout the Middle East and Europe. • Six course Oud with classic tear drop shape and bowl bottom. • Scale Length is 585 mm. • 5 wound nylon strings and 6 rectified nylon strings • The body is made from Solid Lacewood & Walnut Staves • T…

Ouds

At London Guitar Studio we are proud to stock a great range of Arabic and Turkish Ouds to choose from.

About the Oud

An Oud is a stringed instrument that's very similar in construction and style to a modern Lute and boasts a distinctive tear-drop shaped body with either one or three holes together with a headstock that is bent back from the neck. These interesting instruments feature 11 or 13 strings which are grouped in 5 or 6 courses and are used in many regions of the world including Persia, Greece, Turkey, Azerbaijan and North Africa.

The first mention of the construction of an oud appears in manuscripts from the 9th century. However, similar instruments dating back more than 4,000 years have been found by archaeologists. The modern oud and the lute share a common ancestor but have developed independently of each other.

The oud probably originated in Southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Unlike the western lute, the oud has no frets and features a smaller neck. The fretless design enables the musicians to bend and slide notes and to add vibrato. The oldest surviving lute to have been found resides at the Museum of Musical Instruments in Brussels where there are more than 8,000 instruments to discover.

Ouds at London Guitar Studio

At London Guitar Studio, we showcase both the Arabic and Turkish Ouds, each with six courses. A course is a set of strings, two or more, that are spaced closely together and are usually played as one. This is typical of both Lutes and Ouds. We invite you to explore the musical possibilities of this fascinating instrument with a long and unique history.

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