Turkish Oud

Description

Turkish Oud (Türk Udu). The back of the bowl (gövde/tekne) is made from stripes of two different colored woods. The front face (ön kapak) has three sound holes (ses deliği) covered by carved wooden rosettes (ahşap oymalı kafes). There are colorful shell inlays (renkli sedef işlemeler) on the dark pickguard (mızraplık) on the front, and similar shell inlays on the back of the body near the neck (sap).

Instrument Details (Enstrüman Özellikleri)

• Body (Tekne): Alternating stripes of light and dark wood (açık ve koyu renkli ahşap şeritler), Maple (Kelebek) and Walnut (Ceviz).

• Face (Kapak): Light-colored Spruce wood (açık renkli Ladin ağacı).

• Fingerboard (Klavye): Dark-colored wood (koyu renkli ahşap), likely Ebony (Abanoz), with shell inlay (sedef işleme) at the bottom.

• Pickguard (Mızraplık): Dark wood (koyu ahşap) with colorful shell inlay (renkli sedef işleme).

• Tuning Pegs (Burgular): Ebony