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Detailed explanation-1: -The modern Persian barbat resembles the oud, although differences include a smaller body, longer neck, a slightly raised fingerboard, and a sound that is distinct from that of the oud. See more information at the page: Barbat (lute). The cümbüş is a Turkish instrument that started as a hybrid of the oud and the banjo.

Detailed explanation-2: -The history of the guitar generally goes back to two instruments, the oud and the lute, which predate written history. Many say that a man known as Lamech, who was Noah’s grandfather and the sixth grandson of Adam and Eve, designed the Arab precursor to the guitar.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Oud is a multi-faceted musical instrument that offers guitarists a wide variety of sounds. An ethnomusicologist will love it. The music of many different cultures can be played through its use.

Detailed explanation-4: -The oud is a traditional, lute-type instrument played in Iran and Syria. The musician places the short-necked instrument on their leg, fretting with one hand and plucking the chords with the other. In both countries, the oud consists of a pear-shaped sound box made of walnut, rose, poplar, ebony or apricot wood.