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Ain Arab (The Spring) - http://www.khalafoud.com/Jameel_OudConstruction.htm
A journal of Jameel Abraham's experiments with making Turkish-style ouds. Includes step-by-step pictures and description.

Dimitris Rapakousios: Luthier/ Oud Maker - http://www.dimitrisouds.com/
Luthier who specializes in ouds, lavtas, and sazes. Based in Athens, Greece. Includes pictures and sound files of his instruments.

Faruk Türünz Oud Shop - http://www.oudmaster.com/
About this Turkish oud maker whose shop is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Includes information on the mathematical formulas for calculating oud brace resonances. In Turkish and English.

http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~orpheus/page0c.htm - http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~orpheus/page0c.htm
The early history of the oud, leading up to the development of the European lute.

http://larkinam.com/article.asp?AI=46 - http://larkinam.com/article.asp?AI=46
Article by David Brown on the Middle-Eastern oud: its history, tuning methods, and playing techniques.

http://www.brianprunka.com/oud/ - http://www.brianprunka.com/oud/
Performance tips and music theory.

http://www.droud.com/ - http://www.droud.com/
Information on oud repair and construction, by Richard Hankey.

http://www.oud.eclipse.co.uk/ - http://www.oud.eclipse.co.uk/
Extensive introduction to playing the makams (maqams) on the oud, by David Parfitt. Contains musical notation of many popular makams, both in Arabic and Turkish systems.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~gregors/ud/ - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gregors/ud/
Links to oud players, makers, information sites, and vendors.

Mike's Ouds - http://www.mikeouds.com/
An Arabic oud website with pictures, RealAudio and MP3 samples of compositions and taqsims, discussion forum, and links to other oud information.

Oud - Nikos Dimitriadis - http://www.oud.gr/
Information on Greek ouds and playing traditions, with Windows Media samples of taksims. In English and Greek.

Oud Cafe - http://www.oudcafe.com/
Basic information about the oud and Ottoman music, including tuning systems, modes, hand positions, and exercises.

Oudmaker Dincer Dalkilic - http://www.oudmaker.com/
Basic information about the oud and makam, as well as an oud making photo show.

Pablo's Oud Page - http://oudpage.tripod.com/
An informative oud site for beginner players, as well as anyone else interested in ouds.

Peter Kyvelos Receives National Heritage Fellowship - http://www.helleniccomserve.com/kyvelos.html
Hellenic Communication Service profile of Kyvelos, oud maker based in Boston, Mass.

Quick Intro to the Oud - http://www.dglenn.org/chords/oud-for-guitarists.html
This article, by D. Glenn Arthur Jr., is geared for guitarists. Includes oud pictures.

The History of the Oud - http://www.armenianheritage.com/daoud.htm
Article on the history of Armenian oud making.

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