About Maurice Shehata:
Maurice is the son of Farouk Shehata the Emperor of the Oud industry in Egypt . Whilst he was a kid , his father taught him the art of Oud-Making professionally and skillfully until he mastered this art . His father was really the best Oud-Maker to the extent that he was considered the Fourth Pyramid of Egypt , he was practicing this handicraft for more than forty years and was specialized in constructing the Ouds of the most prominent musicians , among these were Om Kolthoum , El Sonbaty , El Kasabgy , El Mougy , George Micheal , Baleegh Hamdy , Ammar El Shere'y , Sayed Mekkawy , Talal Maddah , Mohammed Abd El Wahab and Serag Omar . In his capacity as the "Artists' Oud-maker" , his work was a real state-of-the-art and was distinguished by its fine construction , melodious tones and strength .

Maurice Shehata Paldouk Egyptian Oud  Bowl : Padouk Finger board : Ebony Pegs : Ebony Rosetta : Hand cut plywood Strings : Pyramids Bridge : Fixed - Ebony

Maurice Shehata Palsander Coptic Egyptian Oud Bowl : Pal sander Indian rosewood Finger board : Ebony Pegs : Ebony Rosetta : Hand cut plywood Strings : Pyramids Bridge : Fixed - Ebony

Maurice Shehata Paldouk Egyptian Oud Bowl : Paldouk Finger board : palisander Pegs : paldouk Rosetta : Hand cut plywood Strings : Pyramids Bridge : Fixed - palisander

Maurice Shehata Palisander Egyptian Oud Bowl : Palisander indian rosewood Finger board : ebony Pegs : ebony Rosetta : Hand cut plywood Strings : Pyramids Bridge : Fixed - ebony

Maurice Shehata Palisander Egyptian Oud Bowl : Palisander indian rosewood Finger board : ebony Pegs : ebony Rosetta : Hand cut plywood Strings : Pyramids Bridge : Fixed - ebony

Maurice Shehata  Walnut Egyptian Oud Bowl : Walnut Finger board : Walnut Pegs : Walnut Rosetta : Hand cut plywood Strings : Pyramids Bridge : Fixed - ebony

All these invaluable technical experiences that he acquired during his lifetime were then passed to his son . Besides his school , Maurice was able to learn , love and adore this art . His strong passion towards this handicraft helped in releasing his creative capabilities to the extent that he was given a unique title ; The Artists' Oud-Maker . He learnt at the hands of his father . Then he equipped himself with the international standards from Europe. He learnt how to control the tone of the Oud before constructing it , thus constructing Ouds that produce high pitch or very loud or deep or deep rich loud tones .
The international standards that he learnt from England , Germany and Switzerland provided him with the freedom he needs in constructing the Ouds and in controlling their tones before the constructing process .

Based on this , Maurice was able to meet all the tastes of his clients whether they are artists , professionals or all those who are interested in the art of Oud-making in the entire Arab World . His father paid great attention to the quality of the sound , strength and the finishing
 

For this reason , Maurice rushed into the European world seeking every piece of info . After that , he mixed all the international theories he learnt with the experience he inherited from his father and the result was the unique genuine style of his instruments.
Acknowledgement To the soul my great father Farouk Shehata I thank you for the love and honesty that you planted in my heart towards others and for the love of this great art . You are still with us through your works . And the people's love to you will go on and my love to you will last forever . A tree might die but its wood never dies as it is used to build a piece of art that plucks the heart strings to produce love . "The Artists' Oud-Maker" was the title given to Maurice for he is dealing with 90% of the artists in Egypt and the Arab World . Among these artists are :Ammar El Shere'y ,Mamdouh El Gebaly ,Meddethar Amir ,Abd El Megeed ,Mohammed Kandeel ,Hussien Saber ,Taryk Akef ,Waleed Fayed ,Sayed Mekkawy ,Maher El Attar ,Karem Mahmoud ,Mohammed El Helw ,Abady El Gohar ,Talal Maddah ,Mohammed Abdo ,Abu Bakr Salem ,Aseel Abu Bakr ,Talal Salama ,Serag Omar ,Rashed El Maged ,Khaled El Barraq ,Talal Bagher ,Ali Ben Mohammed ,Khaled Abd El Rahman ,Adel Khomayes ,Sa'd Gom'a ,Abd El Megeed Abd Allah ,Ali Abd El Kereem ,Mohammed Abd El Rahman ,Abd El Rab Edries ,Nabil Shoiel ,Fahd El Naser and many many other oud professionals all around the world