Ara Dinkjian - Oud Conversation

[@EmadSarraj]

Love listening to oud conversations, educational and entertaining. Thanks John.

[@OudforGuitarists]

Thanks for doing this John ❤😊❤😊❤. Very insightful and generous conversation. All the love to all the luthiers who make this music possible.

[@ZakariaAli-v2w]

Awesome that you’re here love this community ❤❤❤❤

[@Roman-Egyptian-Magician]

Thanks for your work and dedication! Insightful video.

[@ZakariaAli-v2w]

The part where ara dinjian talks about picking your own style is tough especially for complete beginners myself and kinda resonates with me in a way. I've watched and continue to watch so many Oud players and I sometimes focus on the way Oud players pluck the strings and in my somewhat 2 months of playing the oud I've tried to orient their style of playing. I guess its a case of trial and error during your learning process. Also my Oud is need of repair, headstock is cracked so I cant play but I've found a luthier though somewhat far ill make sure to show gratitude!!!!!

[@lordofthestrings_heritage]

Where do you live? I might know a qualified luthier to help you fix your oud.

[@ZakariaAli-v2w]

@@lordofthestrings_heritage hey john i live in the UK and I'm in contact with a luthier still in the process of setting up a meeting. This interview was really wholesome thanks

[@lordofthestrings_heritage]

@@ZakariaAli-v2w Stay away from guitar makers and violin makers with ouds.

[@ZakariaAli-v2w]

What do you mean? The luthier I’m in contact with her name is Jo Dusepo. She makes Ouds and sells them here in the UK. She’s based in London

[@lordofthestrings_heritage]

​@@ZakariaAli-v2wshe will be able to help you.

[@thehabibis8292]

Great interview - is the oud you play, one you made or a Tarunz oud at 26 ?

[@lordofthestrings_heritage]

That's a Furuk Turunz oud from the year 2000.

[@banjrsolo]

Bravo. What was meant by old tuning vs modern tuning? I'm guessing "modern" means fourths all the way down. Yes?

[@lordofthestrings_heritage]

The 5th string matches the 2nd and the 6th matches the 3rd, that's the old.

[@banjrsolo]

@@lordofthestrings_heritage The 8th? Maybe a typo for 6th? Yeah! EABEAD is how all the Armenians in NYC tuned in the 1960s

[@lordofthestrings_heritage]

@@banjrsolo Sorry that was a typo I just corrected. Yes, I meant the 6th course. EABEAD for old Turkish tuning (still that way today), and old Arabic G, A, D, G, C, or C, G, A, D, G, C and now more commonly, C, F, A, D, G, C.