Exotic woods and how they compare

[skunkyfunk]

Peeves and I were talking the other day about how much he likes narra as a snare shell.  Wow.  I just realized how 'dumb' we are if we could only export our own snare shells.

What other exotic woods can be nice for drum shells?  If you like African mahogany (eg. Omar Hakim snare), chances are, you might like Philippine mahogany (lauaan) which is denser for more throaty sounds. 

What about Mangga?  Yakal? 

[inigo]

Yamaha uses Philippine mahogany for up to Stage Custom series and below... entry to semi-pro shells, bale. Some signature snares ng Yamaha also uses Philippine mahogany.

Um, and... http://www.drumsolo.cc/snare_drums/snare_gallery/snare_gallery.html

[skunkyfunk]

Yamaha uses Philippine mahogany for up to Stage Custom series and below... entry to semi-pro shells, bale. Some signature snares ng Yamaha also uses Philippine mahogany.

Um, and... http://www.drumsolo.cc/snare_drums/snare_gallery/snare_gallery.html

Thanks man.  Marami pang wood sa tabi-tabi.  Ang di ko lang alam kung madali gawing bilog.

You should try peeves' solid shell snare drum.  I think it's maple.   

[inigo]

Thanks man.  Marami pang wood sa tabi-tabi.  Ang di ko lang alam kung madali gawing bilog.

You should try peeves' solid shell snare drum.  I think it's maple.  

Yea, maple daw yung sa kanya. He's orgasm-ing for a narrah(?) one (nasa 19 East yata yun, or kay Gabby of Pinoydrums).

I haven't tried peeves' snare, pero I've tried a Pearl solid maple shell dati (Tito Marquez', which he sold na)... ayus nga sya.

[peeves24]

skunky: indonesian narra yung shell.



if i'd have unlimited funds, cocobolo or bubinga ang bibilin ko





trivia: maple did not become the industry-standard wood because its the best sounding wood for drums but because its abundant AND CHEAP in the US. guess what sonor uses? scandinavian birch because this wood is cheaper in their side of the world. asian drum makers use phil. mahogany for the same reason.

[mondi99060451]

Yamaha uses Philippine mahogany for up to Stage Custom series and below... entry to semi-pro shells, bale. Some signature snares ng Yamaha also uses Philippine mahogany.

Um, and... http://www.drumsolo.cc/snare_drums/snare_gallery/snare_gallery.html

Yamaha's Club Jordan uses Philippine Mahogany too!

[thunder_god]

Environment friendly naman kaya ang Yamaha when creating those snare drums using Philippine Mahogany?