Heartland Arabic Oud, 12 Strings Maple The Oud is the main instrument of Arabic and Turkish music and is popular throughout the Middle East and Europe. This is six-course oud with classic tear drop shape and bowl bottom. Six course Oud with classic teardrop shape and bowl bottom Scale Length 615 mm ( 61.5 cm ) 12 Strings ( 8 wound nylon strings and 4 rectified nylon strings ) Body made of Maple Top made of Sitka Spruce and has a very natural look with variations of wood tone The neck and peg box are made of Maple Fingerboard made of Ebony Tuning pegs made of Ebony 3 round sound holes with beautiful goatskin rosettes Width of the upper nut approx. 4 cm Lower width approx. 34.5 cm Body length approx. 51.5 cm Total length approx. 84 cm Height incl. bridge approx. 22 cm Incl. gig bag & extra string set There are multiple tuning options for instrument, but we recommend using the Arabic method: DGADGC
