AN UNBIASED VIEW OF MUSIC OUD

oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and modern Islamic music. It is the dad or mum of the European lute. The oud features a deep pear-formed body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and to some degree significantly less acutely bent-back again pegbox than the ecu lute.Alfonso X, “The Sensible”, 1221-128