Ash is a practical wood due to its strength, hardness and weight. When used as core or as part of a combination of plies, it can add strength and durability to your shell. Ash shells have a powerful attack and balanced sustain with an emphasis on highs and mids.
Sustain - Medium
Thickness
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Tone - Loud and crisp highs and mids
Cherry offers beautiful colors, from rich red to creamy white. The wood has a fine, uniform grain and a satiny texture. Our Cherry is hand-selected and rotary cut to your desired thickness. Cherry drum shells offer a big beefy sound with moderate sustains.
Sustain - Medium
Thickness
6ply
8ply
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12ply
Tone - Punchy mids and lows
A heavy wood with straight, fine grain, mahogany grows in Cuba, Honduras, Mexico and Africa, and is often used in the construction of musical instruments due to its resonant properties. When used to make drum shells, mahogany yields soft highs, a smooth midrange and a boomy low end.
Sustain - Short
Thickness
6ply
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14ply
Tone - Soft with warm mids and lows
Walnut is a desirable wood due to its strength, grain and color. This hardwood is resilient with a moderate texture, and makes an attractive, classic shell exterior. Walnut drum shells offer bigger, darker lows with medium-short sustain.
Sustain - medium-short
Thickness
6ply
8ply
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12ply
Tone - Dark mids and lows