"The oud ... is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oud

Musical Instrument Museum
Phoenix, Arizona

This is a fabulous museum that has instruments from around the world and videos of them being played. It also stages live performances.

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