lespaul123 Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Ive read that Mother of Pearl suppose to be a really good nut material. I just was wondering if anyone has used it and what are there opinions on that. I have seen some higher end banjos with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 ive never heard that; and since no one else is adding anything, i'll put in my 2 cents; first, pearl is flattened from shell, and ive never seen a piece thicker than a mm (or so) not saying it dosent exist , but not to my knowledge; second, its not so much that its brittle, which i would consider it; as much as natural cracks all thru it, that im sure would make shaing a dangerous task; if your pearl inlay cracks in half, you can inlay it w/o anyone the wiser; putting a nut that is (or at one time) 2 pieces cant be good; i did however always want to try a nice wood nut with pearl between laminates, just for asthetics; and i know thta would make it more than one piece, but wood with epoxy or glue would be harder than just the wood itself, where it just dosent happen with bone or plastic; or pearl?...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Honestly I have never had the motivation to try one out(I really should though). Really you should just get a blank and try one out. It is not a huge task and would be a neat little test. Not sure if you have a supplier picked out, but if I was to give it a shot I would pick one up from Andy-Depaule Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolio49085 Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Ive read that Mother of Pearl suppose to be a really good nut material. I just was wondering if anyone has used it and what are there opinions on that. I have seen some higher end banjos with it. Some of the breedlove guitars have MOP nuts in them but i've never had the chance to actually see it or play it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lespaul123 Posted December 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Ive read that Mother of Pearl suppose to be a really good nut material. I just was wondering if anyone has used it and what are there opinions on that. I have seen some higher end banjos with it. I have already bought one from depaule. Was just wondering how the material was to work and the sound that I would get from it. It is very very dense compared to buffalo horn . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 MOP nuts were used on some early high end Martin acoustics as well as banjos and mandolins. It was in vogue around the same time as ivory. http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Nuts,_saddles/...-pearl_Nut.html http://zeppmusi.vshost.com/banjo/nuts.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Here's a 3-ply nut I made for a National Tri-cone Resonator. MoP / Nickel Silver / Mop. The open note tones, used a lot with slide playing, are very bright and balance well with the fretted notes. I wouldn't use a MoP nut on a trem-loaded guitar, too much friction. Thorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 MOP nuts are common on banjos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lespaul123 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 wow thorn that looks awesome I think i am gonna give mop a shot ill post pics when I am finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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