Oak

[mervin]

I have been looking into oak kits,Yamaha has a nice one. Does anybody have exper. with oak. What kind of accustics and durability can I look forward to.

[Ozzy Biz]

There's a guy here called Superlow who has an oak kit in 24, 16, 13 if I remember correctly.
Oak kit's are loud, and brighter than maple. I think Synthetic knows a bit about them.

Biz

[mervin]

Thanks, I'm trying to find out as much as I can before I invest. Thanks again

[tracer]

Saw Russ Miller play an oak Yamaha kit at Drummers for Jesus.It cut thru amplification like the older Fibes and Ludwig acrylic kits.The question became,(for me),does it have any low volume ,or acoustic potential?

[Synthetik]

Oak has it's own tone. Not as warm as maple, but hella focused and loud. The kick is totally spectacular, as is the snare.

The drummer for Hells Belles played a kit with an oak snare. The snare was just massive sounding.

The oak has few downsides, although as I said, not as much midrange warmth as a DW for example.

[Deathmetalconga]

Oak has it's own tone. Not as warm as maple, but hella focused and loud. The kick is totally spectacular, as is the snare.

The drummer for Hells Belles played a kit with an oak snare. The snare was just massive sounding.

The oak has few downsides, although as I said, not as much midrange warmth as a DW for example.

Isn't oak harder than maple? Harder means louder, more projection, more focus, etc.

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[Drummer Karl]

Oak...mh, a great wood!

Sounds "colder", it`s a pretty hard wood so it also sounds bright, loud, more focused I think too.
I actually like this type of wood...and yeah, Yamaha makes great oak kits!

Karl

[Deathmetalconga]

Oak...mh, a great wood!

Sounds "colder", it`s a pretty hard wood so it also sounds bright, loud, more focused I think too.
I actually like this type of wood...and yeah, Yamaha makes great oak kits!

Karl

While the wood may be inherently "colder," there are things you can do to add warmth: deeper shells, thicker heads, wider bearing edges, etc.

The other extreme is a softer wood like mahagony, which is so "warm" it is at risk of melting.

Maple offers the best of both worlds, but everybody uses it. If you want something unusual that stands out, oak will deliver.

Karl, your English is terrific - better than a lot of native speakers I know!

[Synthetik]

Maple and white oak are a little harder than red oak (janka #1360 vs 1260)

North American Rock Maple= 1450.

[Deathmetalconga]

Maple and white oak are a little harder than red oak (janka #1360 vs 1260)

North American Rock Maple= 1450.

I'll be darned - I thought oak was harder than maple.

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