Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/2129
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	‘ud
Subject
	321.321
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Arab
	Andalusian
	Turkish
Format
	31.9 in. length
15 in. width at widest point of soundboard

Identifier
	4029/4030
Source
	North Africa
	West Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Egypt
	Morocco
	Algeria
	Tunisia
	Syrian Arab Republic
	Turkey
	Iraq
Alternative Title
	‘ūd
	al-‘ūd
	al-‘ūd al-sharqī
	oud
Medium
	wood
	string - wire-wound synthetic
	string - synthetic
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Africa
	Asia
Provenance
	music department purchase
String carrier design for chordophone
	lute - joined
Resonator design for chordophone
	bowl with wood soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	single, double at unison
Vibrational length for chordophone
	tension bridge to ridge-nut
String tension control for chordophone
	friction peg
Method of sounding for chordophone
	plucking (direct)
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	multiple (by pressure stopping against fretless fingerboard)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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