If you are reading this after having some experience with tuning western instruments such as guitars, get ready, this isn’t that easy. So take a few minutes to read about the right way to tune your oud, and give it the appropriate time to practice it. Eventually, when the oud instrument is tuned well, it also sounds better, as the strings resonate with each other.

The main obstacle to tuning the oud is the fact that it doesn’t have a mechanical system to hold the string from slipping back. In the oud, it is merely a pin stuck in a hole. A good oud maker will know how to adjust the diameter and the size of the peg to the hole and help the peg stay tuned for a longer period.