A journal of Jameel Abraham's experiments with making Turkish-style ouds. Includes step-by-step pictures and description.

Performance tips and music theory.

The early history of the oud, leading up to the development of the European lute.

Luthier who specializes in ouds, lavtas, and sazes. Based in Athens, Greece. Includes pictures and sound files of his instruments.

Information on oud repair and construction.

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.

An Arabic oud website with pictures, RealAudio and MP3 samples of compositions and taqsims, discussion forum, and links to other oud information.

Pictures of ouds and information about descriptions and tuning the oud.

Short introduction, listing some tunings and links.

Information on Greek ouds and playing traditions, with Windows Media samples of taksims. In English and Greek.

Basic information about the oud and Ottoman music, including tuning systems, modes, hand positions, and exercises.

Everything you want to know about the Middle-Eastern lute, oud (sometimes spelled as ud).

Brief history of the instrument and playing instructions.

Links to oud players, makers, information sites, and vendors.

Article on the Middle-Eastern oud: its history, tuning methods, and playing techniques.

An informative oud site for beginner players, as well as anyone else interested in ouds.

Hellenic Communication Service profile of Kyvelos, oud maker based in Boston, Mass.

This article, by D. Glenn Arthur Jr., is geared for guitarists. Includes some oud pictures.

Article on the history of Armenian oud making.

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.