One other practical drawback is that the neck-head joint of most ouds prevents tying on the first fret in its proper position.
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Christopher Wilke <[email protected]> wrote: > Josh, > You could re-sting an oud, put frets on it, and tune it as a > pseudo-lute. I assume by "lute" you mean a six-course renaissance > instrument, but there are some major drawbacks that would make it an > impractical stand in for this. The neck is much shorter, which means > that you won't be able to play the upper register of pieces that > require this unless you fret a lot of (fretless) notes on the body. In > Arabic music the oud is almost entirely used to play single line > melodies, so the courses are closer together, which would make it > difficult to play chords. Also, most ouds, being constructed to be > played with a plectrum, are far more heavily built than lutes, which > means that you won't get much benefit out of playing with period right > hand technique. > Certainly purchase the oud if you like it as an oud. It's a fun > instrument all on it's own. Considering all the compromises needed to > make an oud act like a lute, however, I would say a much better > alternative is to just use a guitar if you can't afford a true lute. > Chris > > Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. > Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer > www.christopherwilke.com > __________________________________________________________________ > > From: Joshua Horn <[email protected]> > To: Lute Mailing List <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:58 PM > Subject: [LUTE] Oud as Lute? > 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 > ><> + Joshua Edward Horn + <>< > -- > To get on or off this list see list information at > [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
