I've been learning oud lately as a way to make it easier to memorize Arabic poetry. To keep things simple, I am doing Egyptian tuning and keeping to Arabic maqams vs Turkish or Persian or the many many Central Asian maqamat styles.

The thing that struck me is how as a woman, I need a specially commissioned oud because all the commercial ouds are designed for male bodies and hands.

Any other musicians have this or a similar issue?

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