It became the way it is today in the Islamic period and started to spread to all Middle Eastern Countries. Even though the shape of the oud is different from these paintings shows almost the same structure as the Persian barbat, which is considered Oud’s closest ancestor. It appears in wall frescos in Mesopotamian, and Ancient Egyptian tombs belong to 16th century B.C. Farabi, who was one of those who gave the most comprehensive information about the oud during his lifetime, added the 5th string to the oud, which was a 4-string instrument until that time.Īrabic oud is considered one of the oldest musical instruments in history. The main reason why Farabi is perceived as an inventor is that he is a musician who has mastered the oud musical instrument and the tuning system he brought to the oud. It is known that Fârâbî played the oud instrument at that time and made some changes to this musical instrument. However, the words barbat, oud, and tumbur appear in later Persian and Arabic texts. The word oud appears for the first time in 7th century Arabic texts. All of our ouds are made of high-quality products, and we offer our Arabic ouds at the best prices for their quality. We can assure you will find the best Arabic oud for your needs among the oud types on our website. The sizes of the Arabic ouds in our catalog are nearly the same they come with a distance of 60 cm from the bridge to the nut, a bowl of 51 cm, and their width is 38 cm. On the other hand, we provide standard ouds and a range of factory-made Arabic ouds, which would be convenient for beginners, who have just begun to explore this authentic instrument. These ouds are excellent because they are comfortable and increase the quality of the performance.
Surely, the best-quality ouds are handmade, and the ouds we sell in our store are produced by some of the best luthiers in the world.įor instance, you can check our special Arabic oud with thirteen strings manufactured by Mehmet Caymaz.
#Turkish stringed instrument professional
We sell good-quality, handmade professional and special ouds. The tuning pegs and fingerboards are constructed from ebony. Their flat front surfaces or the faces are from spruce, which is a lightweight wood that reverberates when struck. The materials used in the bowls of the Arabic ouds in our store vary from walnut to mahogany.
The quality of the bowl depends on the wood used to manufacture the oud.
#Turkish stringed instrument series
As you know, Arabic ouds have large soundboxes or bowls made of a series of ribs. You can select any kind of Arabic oud from the wide range of Arabic ouds we present in our store according to your budget and your expectations from the instrument.
In our store, we allow our customers to make a choice among standard, special, and professional ouds. The extra string in the six-course oud (the sixth course being with a single string) enables the instrument to generate a broader range of pitches. The Arabic oud with eleven strings organized in five courses with an additional course of a single string is also commonly used and you can find eleven string Arabic ouds in our store. They are also called ud mısrî (Egyptian oud) due to fine ouds made by Egyptian oud makers. Arabic ouds with five courses are the most common ones. There are Arabic ouds with four courses, each course with a pair of strings, which are still used in Morocco. There are several types of Arabic ouds in terms of their number of strings, not all of these types are frequently used by players. Arabic ouds are fretless instruments, they are played with a single pick. However, its reputation has expanded worldwide.Īfter all, Arabic ouds are the ancestors of the European lute. Arabic ouds are also slightly bigger than the Turkish ouds and they are mainly used in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Syria, and the region known as the Levant comprising Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan. When the strings are struck, the sustain is shorter in this kind of oud. The bowl of the Arabic oud is thick enough to resist the hard weather conditions such as very high temperatures, heath differences between day and night, etc. Arabic oud is heavier compared to Turkish ouds given that its soundbox whose bowl is thicker. It owes its popularity to its romantic, rich sound and deep timbre. The Arabic oud is the most preferred oud instrument among the types of ouds used in the world.
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