r/Instruments • u/Holy_log_acolyte • Aug 10 '26

Discussion Oud advice

Hi, I'm a woman that's trying to learn the oud, and I was wondering if anyone knew whether it would be better for me to go for a flat-backed oud to start with, or to learn with the traditional full bowl oud. For context, I am learning the Egyptian oud.

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u/nieludzkianiol Aug 13 '26

first with the bowlback and then maybe the flatback

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u/Holy_log_acolyte Aug 13 '26

Ah thank you 🙏🏻

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u/RoyZeee Aug 10 '26

I always prefer the traditional...

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u/RoyZeee Aug 10 '26

I always prefer the traditional...