Oud

Known since the earliest times, the oud is the direct ancestor of countless plucked instruments – such as the lute and the guitar. It remains today one of the “royal” instruments of the oriental classical repertoire. And it still reigns proudly from Maghreb to Turkey, and from Greece to Armenia.

To honor the great masters who wrote the most beautiful pages of the long history of this instrument of legend, Philippe Bosset has developed very special strings based on premium nylon with a slow precision Silver (20 g ) plated copper winding. In addition, this winding is, of course, protected by an anti-sulfur coating ensuring greater durability and sound clarity, with a better capacity to stay in tune.

And for the tone to be absolutely perfect in every circumstance, these strings are provided in two ranges suitable for the “Arab” or the “Turkish” tunings.

Oud Arabic tuning

Oud Arabic tuning  2843

Wounded strings : Silver plated copper winding. They are also protected by a special anti-sulfur coating which triples the lifespan of the strings and efficiently prevents any premature “deadening” of the tone.

Plain strings:  High technology Clear Nylon mono-filament.

Gauges:

.028 .031 .024w .029w .032w .043w

.028 .031 .024w .029w .032w

Oud accordage Turc

Oud Turkish tuning 2241

Wounded strings : Silver plated copper winding. They are also protected by a special anti-sulfur coating which triples the lifespan of the strings and efficiently prevents any premature “deadening” of the tone.

Plain strings:  High technology Clear Nylon mono-filament.

Gauges:

.022 .028 .025w .028w .032w .041w

.022 .028 .025w .028w .032w