Owain-Hawk - 11-15-2008 at 05:54 AM
The other day, somewhere on these forums I saw a post saying that too much mother of pearl can ruin the sound of an Oud. Is it true? For example, when
you see an Oud like the picture I uploaded, is it just to attract tourists? The Oud on 'My Ouds' section showing Mike's Oud, one of them, made by
Shehata is COVERED in mother of pearl! Surely if it's made by such a good maker, and bought by such a good player, the sound will be good?
So does mother of pearl make any difference to sound at all? 
Owain-Hawk - 11-15-2008 at 05:55 AM
For some reason the picture wouldn't upload in my first post....
BardicLore - 11-16-2008 at 02:45 PM
No dude. It sounds just as normal as any other its just more flashy. I happen to own one it sounds just like my other