Oud Yildirim Palabiyik - Floating Rosewood Maple

This oud is a magnificent professional model from Turkey made by luthier Yildirim Palabiyik. This floating bridge musical instrument is excellent for all players who love the brilliance, resonance and ease of play of Turkish ouds associated with the sound and dimensions of an Arabic model, its body is made of specially selected Indian rosewood and Maple, its top is in Canadian cedar, its fingerboard and pegs in ebony.

The oud comes with a hard case, as well as 6 rishas including one in gazelle horn.

For over two decades, Master Palabiyik has crafted hundreds of top quality ouds for professional musicians around the world. Privileged luthier of virtuosos like Tareq el Jundi, Ahmed Alshaiba and Ghassan Al-Yousif, among many others, the Palabiyik ouds are unique in their kind.

Yildirim Palabiyik ouds are designed to deliver perfect sonic and visual beauty. Handcrafted from all-natural woods, these instruments bear witness to years of education and experience of Master Yildirim Palabiyik.

Important: The oud comes standard with 11 strings and is tuned from C to C. You can easily tune it in F-F by changing the strings.