Italian hand-crafted strings made from Nylgut®, a synthetic gut material that combines the sound and feel of natural gut with the durability of nylon. The plain strings have a milky-white appearance and a very warm sound. They are also thinner than comprable nylon strings. Excellent strings for classical oud.

Note: Aquila introduced a standard set for oud gauged for 4.2kg tension (not available from Khalaf Oud Luthiery). Most classical repertoire oudists found this too tight for their instruments and tastes. Shortly thereafter Aquila introduced a so-called "light tension" set at 3.7 kg. Although this is widely considered medium to high tension by most players, these strings will be referred to as "light tension" based on Aquila's terminology.

ARABIC SETS

Arabic "Light tension"
11-string Set (C,F) $22
This set is made up of Aquila's copper-wound nylgut multifilament and plain nylgut. Lower courses C and FF. Sound sample of Aquila "Light tension" Arabic on a 61.5cm Khalaf oud.

Arabic "Light Tension"
11-string Set (D, G) $22

This set is made up of Aquila's copper-wound nylgut multifilament and plain nylgut. Lower courses D and GG.

For 7-course ouds and some Iraqi tunings

Arabic light tension f'f' pair for 7-course instrument, plain Nylgut $3.75

TURKISH SETS
Turkish "Light Tension"
11-string Set (E, A) $22

This set is made up of Aquila's copper-wound nylgut multifilament and plain nylgut. Lower courses E and AA.

Turkish "Light Tension"
11-string Set (C, F#) $22

This set is made up of Aquila's copper-wound nylgut multifilament and plain nylgut. Lower courses C# and F#F#. Also works well for Arabic ouds as a lighter gauge set (in arabic tuning).

CUSTOM GAUGED SETS

Custom sets gauged specifically for your instrument are available. These cost a bit more than the other sets, but are well worth it. Please provide your string length (from front of nut to front of bridge), tuning, and desired tension. I can help you with any of these aspects. Send an email.

$28 11-string set


$32 13-string set