Dimitris Rapakousios: Luthier/ Oud Maker - Luthier who specializes in ouds, lavtas, and sazes. Based in Athens, Greece. Includes pictures and sound files of his instruments.
Dr. Oud - Information on oud repair and construction.
Faruk Türünz Oud Shop - 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.
Mike's Ouds - An Arabic oud website with pictures, RealAudio and MP3 samples of compositions and taqsims, discussion forum, and links to other oud information.
Oud - Pictures of ouds and information about descriptions and tuning the oud.
The Oud - 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.
Oud - Nikos Dimitriadis - Information on Greek ouds and playing traditions, with Windows Media samples of taksims. In English and Greek.
Oud Cafe - Basic information about the oud and Ottoman music, including tuning systems, modes, hand positions, and exercises.
Oud Home Page - Everything you want to know about the Middle-Eastern lute, oud (sometimes spelled as ud).
Oud Web - Links to oud players, makers, information sites, and vendors.
Oudmaker Dincer Dalkilic - Basic information about the oud and makam, as well as an oud making photo show.
Ouds - Article by David Brown on the Middle-Eastern oud: its history, tuning methods, and playing techniques.
Pablo's Oud Page - An informative oud site for beginner players, as well as anyone else interested in ouds.
