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Hi
I know there has been several mentions of a Cumbus being restrung with Oud strings.Has anyone done it?If so ,what does it sound like?
Cheers
Greg
I know there has been several mentions of a Cumbus being restrung with Oud strings.Has anyone done it?If so ,what does it sound like?
Cheers
Greg
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Re: Cumbus with Oud strings?
Wed, July 30, 2008 - 5:13 AMyou know, not answering your question but thinking about something else that might help folks....
there is a wooden Cümbüş which might give an interesting sound, and similar to an ud. i have not heard one of these in person. has anybody? apparently they string them with normal Cümbüş strings. i can stop at the shop and ask sometime.
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Re: Cumbus with Oud strings?
Wed, July 30, 2008 - 5:47 PMMy friend okan has a wood Cumbus; it's really sweet. He had steel and wood on there. Both are good.
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Re: Cumbus with Oud strings?
Fri, August 1, 2008 - 2:53 AMI like extra cumbus sound, it's more woody, as one can expect.
But, how can nylon strings be put on if they haven't loop ends?
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Re: Cumbus with Oud strings?
Tue, November 4, 2008 - 8:17 AMYou need to make the slots bigger on the tailpiece and use knots on the nylon strings - be creative! -
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Re: Cumbus with Oud strings?
Wed, November 5, 2008 - 8:14 AMHey David I've already done that before reading your reply - in fact I put aquila nylgut strings on my instrument. Great sound.
Regards.
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Re: Cumbus with Oud strings?
Sat, August 2, 2008 - 1:05 PMI had a chance to play a wooden staved cümbüş that was for sale at DID. It had the same deep, resonant tone but with none of the metallic ring of an aluminum body. VERY nice. VERY expensive ... somewhere around $600, if I'm remembering correctly. I'll bet that a wooden cümbüş strung with oud strings would have a pretty good tone but might not project as much, volume-wise. Then again, how much does the material of the head come into the equation? Maybe different materials and thicknesses of drumhead could play a factor, too.
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Re: Cumbus with Oud strings?
Tue, November 4, 2008 - 8:16 AMI did it years ago after a Turks suggested I try it; it sounded pretty cool with nylon strings, sort of like those old records of oud with a lot of treble and reverb!
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Re: Cumbus with Oud strings?
Wed, November 5, 2008 - 8:19 AMDavid, the best is to get pliers and make the wound strings flatter at a certain length, very close to the final knot. Then you can put them into the slots without any problem.
Regards.
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