Arts, Music, Instruments, Stringed, Oud

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Oudists

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- Basic information about the oud and Ottoman music, including tuning systems, modes, hand positions, and exercises.
- An Arabic oud website with pictures, RealAudio and MP3 samples of compositions and taqsims, discussion forum, and links to other oud information.
- An informative oud site for beginner players, as well as anyone else interested in ouds.
- Hellenic Communication Service profile of Kyvelos, oud maker based in Boston, Mass.
- Everything you want to know about the Middle-Eastern lute, oud (sometimes spelled as ud).
- Information on Greek ouds and playing traditions, with Windows Media samples of taksims. In English and Greek.
- The early history of the oud, leading up to the development of the European lute.
- Article on the history of Armenian oud making.
- A journal of Jameel Abraham's experiments with making Turkish-style ouds. Includes step-by-step pictures and description.
- About this Turkish oud maker whose shop is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Includes information on the mathematical formulas for calculating oud brace resonances. In Turkish and English.
- This article, by D. Glenn Arthur Jr., is geared for guitarists. Includes some oud pictures.
- Article on the Middle-Eastern oud: its history, tuning methods, and playing techniques.
- Brief history of the instrument and playing instructions.
- Luthier who specializes in ouds, lavtas, and sazes. Based in Athens, Greece. Includes pictures and sound files of his instruments.
- Short introduction, listing some tunings and links.
- Links to oud players, makers, information sites, and vendors.
- Information on oud repair and construction.
- Extensive introduction to playing the makams (maqams) on the oud, by David Parfitt. Contains musical notation of many popular makams, both in Arabic and Turkish systems.

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