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They are Guitar-like instruments made by either Arabs or Hispanics Some special features are: Lack of frets: The oud, unlike many other plucked stringed instruments, does not have a fretted neck....
The oud is an ancient instrument there are images that are 5000 years old. According to Farabi who lived from 872 to about 950, the oud was invented by Lamech, the sixth grandson of Adam. The legend...