You can use it as a medieval lute- as was done many years ago by
musicians who had no useable modern reproductions (Thomas Binkley?).
Bottom line- single line melodies only, preferably played with a quill.
No 16th century polyphony, let alone later stuff. The courses are much
too close together for anything else, unless you have unusually small &
precise fingertips. You would have to tie frets on it, unless you want
to master some wonderfully precise intonation ability. If that's a
direction you would like to take, go for it!
Dan
On 10/31/2012 7:58 PM, Joshua Horn wrote:
Hi ya'll,
I have an Oud that's come my way that I can afford to buy. Can an Oud
be made to play as a Lute?? Is there any major differences that would
make it impossible to play as a Lute?
Josh
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