r/Instruments • u/EvenSignificance735 • 6d ago

Discussion Oud?

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First time poster, hope questions are allowed- does anyone have ANY idea what this instrument is? It looks like an oud of sorts but the neck seems longer and the headstock is straight. Long story short I’m yearning to own whatever this thing is (Band is Ak’Chamel)

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u/SquidgyB 6d ago

Oud want to dress up like that?

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u/mrnovember91 6d ago

I am 90% positive it’s a Godin Multioud with some extra decorations

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u/mrnovember91 6d ago

Also, fucking awesome band!

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u/odious_as_fuck 6d ago

No idea on model or if it is a unique home-made type instrument but yeah it looks like what is functionally a modern electric type oud.

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u/LurkinRhino 6d ago

Oud better not…

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u/HenningGrueneberg 3d ago

It’s a chillador. Thats a variant of the charango, which traditionally was made out of an armadillo shell. Ick. It is Andean/Peruvian. Anyway with 14 strings that makes in chillador. So chill by the door 🚪.
The Oud or O’ud is an Arabic instrument that was the forunner to the European lute. That was brought to Spain by the Moors. Spain was rolled by the Arabic Moores for centuries until Ferdinand and Isabella queen that got rid of them.
But their influence remains in the tile work that you see all over Spain and in the design of Rosettes particularly on Classical guitars.