Re: Oud tunings

[Tim Nelson <psychle62@yahoo.com>]

Hi Jeff,

Can't remember where/when (and this could be wrong), but I seem to recall 
DT saying in an interview that (as he does on guitar) he uses several 
different tunings.

You might start with these and tweak with impunity:
Standard Egyptian/Arab: D G A D G C
Old Turkish Classical: A D E A D G  
New Turkish Classical: F# B E A D G 
Turkish/Armenian: E A B E A D 
Turkish/Armenian Variant: C# F# B E A D 
Standard Cumbus: D E A D G C

This page is useful too: <http://www.oudcafe.com/stringing_and_tuning.htm>

-t-


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--- On Fri, 10/3/08, Jeff Duke <jeff_d@embarqmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jeff Duke <jeff_d@embarqmail.com>
> Subject: Oud tunings
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 9:26 PM
> Just want to throw this out here, you can mail me back
> offlist to save bandwidth.
> Does anyone know what tuning David Torn uses? I have search
> for awhile with no luck and its hard for me as a very new
> oudist to tell from his recordings.
> 
> thanx,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> Out here in the Great Beyond, everything is strange.
> The sooner you get used to that, the better off you'll
> be.
> Allen Steele 
> Galaxy Blues