Oud Picks : The Ultimate Oud Buyers’ Guide Part 5

Part 5: Oud Picks The final accessory required to get you started on the Oud is an Oud pick. It called mezraab/mizrap in Farsi and Turkish and Reesha in Arabic. Whatever you call it, you’re going to need a good one. Don’t go cutting up your old yogurt containers yet, there are much better options out there! The mezraab is long and thin. It is held not only by the fingers…

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Types of Ouds : The Ultimate Oud Buyers’ Guide Part 1

    Looking to buy an Oud? There is a lot of information about Ouds out there, and it is all over the place. So I decided to put it all in one place here with pictures and infographics and call it the Ultimate Oud Buyers’ Guide! Whether you are entering the world of Ouds or you have played it for some time, read this 5-part Ultimate Oud Buyers’ Guide…

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