Arabic Handmade Walnut String Instrument Oud Ud AAO-108G

Handmade Arabic Walnut Oud / AAO-108G

Sizes:

• Bridge To Nut: 60cm
• Bowl 51cm
• Width 38cm
  

Materials;

• Walnut Bowl
• Spruce Face
• Pyramid strings – 650/11
  

It comes with;

• Extra Strings 
• Plectrum
• Soft Case

The Arabic oud is the most preferred oud instrument among the types of ouds used in the world. It owes its popularity to its romantic, rich sound and deep timbre. Arabic oud is heavier compared to Turkish ouds given that its soundbox whose bowl is thicker. 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. When the strings are struck, the sustain is shorter in this kind of oud. 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. However, its reputation has expanded worldwide. After all, Arabic ouds are the ancestors of the European lute. Arabic ouds are fretless instruments, they are played with a single pick. There are several types of Arabic ouds in terms of their number of strings, not all of these types are frequently used by players. There are Arabic ouds with four courses, each course with a pair of string, which are still used in Morocco. Arabic ouds with five courses are the most common ones. They are also called ud mısrî (Egyptian oud) due to fine ouds made by Egyptian oud makers. 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.