Beech vs. Birch and Maple
Cell557107
only Sonor (and now Yamaha) chooses to use it. By the way is there a book or
web site that discusses the sound quality of different types of wood? I think
it would be pretty useful for drummers and all musicians. Thanks.
Harish
Jim Fleck
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Sorry.
Someone get this kayboard out of my hands and make me get back to
work.
Jeffrey Speegle
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> Weren't the Sonor Signatures made of beech?
For the most part, yes.
Very late in the Sig run there were also birch
and maple produced.
JWSŽ
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> cell5...@aol.com (Cell557107) wrote:
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> >Hello- What does beech sound like in comparison to birch and maple? Why is it
> >only Sonor (and now Yamaha) chooses to use it. By the way is there a book or
> >web site that discusses the sound quality of different types of wood? I think
> >it would be pretty useful for drummers and all musicians. Thanks.
> >
> >Harish
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Beech and Birch. Beech was what made Sonor Sonor.
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Jeffrey Speegle
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> Jim Fleck wrote:
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> > Weren't the Sonor Signatures made of beech?
> >
> > cell5...@aol.com (Cell557107) wrote:
> >
> > >Hello- What does beech sound like in comparison to birch and maple? Why is it
> > >only Sonor (and now Yamaha) chooses to use it. By the way is there a book or
> > >web site that discusses the sound quality of different types of wood? I think
> > >it would be pretty useful for drummers and all musicians. Thanks.
> > >
> > >Harish
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> Beech and Birch. Beech was what made Sonor Sonor.
...AND MAPLE!
http://www.sonormuseum.com/1990/sigmaple.html
JWSŽ
Kurgan666
MD did a review on the Yamaha Beech customs. If I remember correctly,
they said the beech falls in between maple and birch in sound
characteristics.
BTW, many say maple is warmer than birch and birch has more attack, of
course this is all very subjective.
Hoped this helped a little.
Prazo
Go to www.yamahadrums.com they have sound samples of their beech,birch and
maple drums. Also www.sabian.com has sound samples of all their cymbals.
Have fun!
"Cell557107" <cell5...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Paul Marshall
own Mike Radcliffe on different qualities of wood and other factors
affecting the sound of a drum (hoops, edges etc). interesting stuff.
Paul
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Rev. Poindexter
<jfl...@oregon.uoregon.edu> wrote:
> Weren't the Sonor Signatures made of beech?
ALL Sonor drums were made of beech until 1983. Sonor, Trixon, Lefima
and Tromsa all used beech shells. I guess there must be a lot of beech
trees in Germany.
Sigs were available in birch (light) after about 1984. Sig SE's were
offered in maple in 1991. The Signature Jet Set was maple shelled as
well.
RP
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