Ain Arab (The Spring) - A journal of Jameel Abraham's experiments with making Turkish-style ouds. Includes step-by-step pictures and description.

Al 'Ud - The early history of the oud, leading up to the development of the European lute.

Al 'Ud - Performance tips and music theory.

Dimitris Rapakousios: Luthier/ Oud Maker - Luthier who specializes in ouds, lavtas, and sazes. Based in Athens, Greece. Includes pictures and sound files of his instruments.

Dr. Oud - Information on oud repair and construction.

Faruk Türünz Oud Shop - About this Turkish oud maker whose shop is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Includes information on the mathematical formulas for calculating oud brace resonances. In Turkish and English.

The History of the Oud - Article on the history of Armenian oud making.

Mike's Ouds - An Arabic oud website with pictures, RealAudio and MP3 samples of compositions and taqsims, discussion forum, and links to other oud information.

Oud - Pictures of ouds and information about descriptions and tuning the oud.

The Oud - Extensive introduction to playing the makams (maqams) on the oud, by David Parfitt. Contains musical notation of many popular makams, both in Arabic and Turkish systems.

Oud - Nikos Dimitriadis - Information on Greek ouds and playing traditions, with Windows Media samples of taksims. In English and Greek.

Oud Cafe - Basic information about the oud and Ottoman music, including tuning systems, modes, hand positions, and exercises.

Oud Home Page - Everything you want to know about the Middle-Eastern lute, oud (sometimes spelled as ud).

Oud Web - Links to oud players, makers, information sites, and vendors.

Oudmaker Dincer Dalkilic - Basic information about the oud and makam, as well as an oud making photo show.

Ouds - Article by David Brown on the Middle-Eastern oud: its history, tuning methods, and playing techniques.

Pablo's Oud Page - An informative oud site for beginner players, as well as anyone else interested in ouds.

Peter Kyvelos Receives National Heritage Fellowship - Hellenic Communication Service profile of Kyvelos, oud maker based in Boston, Mass.

Quick Intro to the Oud - This article, by D. Glenn Arthur Jr., is geared for guitarists. Includes oud pictures.