Why This Guitar

Product Highlights

Solid Cedar Top for Rich, Warm Tone — This choice of soundboard ensures that every note is articulate and resonant, providing a complex voice that matures beautifully over time.
Authentic Sidr Wood Bowl Construction
Professional Turkish Design & Craftsmanship — The handmade construction, attributed to Zeryab craftsmen, ensures a high level of quality, detail, and performance readiness for both stage and studio.
Canadian Red Cedar soundboard construction
Designed for professional performance and studio recording, the Zeriab C-t1 delivers the nuanced sound and elegant craftsmanship that serious oud players demand.

Available Since: August, 2026
Item No.: 20100048
Local SKU: OS

Solid Cedar Top for Rich, Warm Tone

The Zeriab C-t1 features a solid cedar top, a premium tonewood renowned for its warmth, responsiveness, and rich overtones. This choice of soundboard ensures that every note is articulate and resonant, providing a complex voice that matures beautifully over time. It's ideal for capturing the subtle dynamics of traditional Turkish music.

Authentic Sidr Wood Bowl Construction

Crafted with a traditional Sidr wood bowl, this oud delivers an authentic and historically resonant sound. Sidr is known for producing a balanced tone with clear projection and a distinct character sought after by professional players. The deep bowl shape enhances the instrument's low-end frequencies and overall volume.

Professional Turkish Design & Craftsmanship

Designed as a professional-grade Turkish oud, this instrument features a fretless ebony neck for smooth playability and precise microtonal expression. The handmade construction, attributed to Zeryab craftsmen, ensures a high level of quality, detail, and performance readiness for both stage and studio.

BY THE NUMBERS

Technical Specifications

Hardware & Setup

Body & Build

Finish & Colour

Hand OrientationRight-Handed

EssentialNo

Pickup CapabilityYes

Construction TypeHandcrafted

Decorative InlayNot specified

EssentialNo

Fingerboard MaterialEbony

FinishNatural

Neck MaterialEbony

Number of Strings11

Scale LengthNot specified

Top MaterialSolid Cedar

Soundboard MaterialCanadian Red Cedar

Bowl MaterialSidr

String Course Count6

Instrument TypeOud

Everything you receive

What's In The Box

Zeriab C-t1 Professional Turkish Oud, Solid Cedar Top & Sidr Bowl
Owner's Manual

Zeriab

The Maker

About Zeriab

Zeryab crafts traditional ouds inspired by the instrument-making heritage of the Arab world. Its Syrian and Arabic-style models pair carefully selected tonewoods with expressive resonance, giving students and performers instruments suited to the nuance, ornamentation, and rich voice of Middle Eastern music.

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Expert answers

Questions & Answers

6 questions answered by aDawliah experts·avg response 2 hours

An oud is a pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument prominent in Middle Eastern, North African, and Central Asian music. It is a precursor to the European lute.

As a 'Professional' model, the Zeriab C-t1 is designed for advanced and expert players. While a dedicated beginner could learn on it, its features and price point are better suited for serious, experienced musicians.

This Turkish oud is configured with 11 strings arranged in 6 courses. This typically includes five double courses and one single bass course.

The combination of a solid cedar top and a Sidr bowl produces a classic Turkish oud sound—warm, resonant, and articulate, with a clear and bright character suitable for intricate melodic playing.

No, the Zeriab C-t1 is a purely acoustic instrument and does not come with a built-in pickup or electronics. It would need to be miked for live amplification.

The product listing does not specify any included accessories like a case, bag, or picks (risha). These items would need to be purchased separately.

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