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?