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Uniongoon...It is the same stuff from which they build telecasters. Could be white ash. The tone is fantastic, (though not as twangy as yout typical tele ;-)). The wood makes for great drums however. sizes are sn: 13x5, toms: 12x6, 14x8, 16x12; bass 20x16. Snare and rack toms are ~3/8" thick and the ft and bass are ~1/2 inch thick.
 
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Hi,

Really nice drums, here! I got my self a nice shell too for a freefloater. This is the hardest wood there is, its got many names but maybe Ipe is the one to use.

I put a wax on it and rubbed with some 'metal fiber' dont know how to call it in english. Polish is not too shiny.

A
 

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Hi,

Really nice drums, here! I got my self a nice shell too for a freefloater. This is the hardest wood there is, its got many names but maybe Ipe is the one to use.

I put a wax on it and rubbed with some 'metal fiber' dont know how to call it in english. Polish is not too shiny.

A

Mindblowing. Beautiful grain, very tight. It reminds me of my ironwood set, which is nearly as hard as ipe. Extremely hard woods have fine, tiny, tight grains.
 
Posted elsewhere too, but it belongs here :) 13" x 4". This one's going to a special customer in the USA. Bubinga stave with maple highlights, bubinga segmented hoops. The shell bubinga and the hoop bubinga are taken from the same board. The shell is taken from the inner heartwood, so it's dense. The hoops are taken from the outer heartwood (not sapwood) so they're less dense. This was deliberate to take some mass out of the hoops. Hard wax finished & buffed.
 

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Posted elsewhere too, but it belongs here :) 13" x 4". This one's going to a special customer in the USA. Bubinga stave with maple highlights, bubinga segmented hoops. The shell bubinga and the hoop bubinga are taken from the same board. The shell is taken from the inner heartwood, so it's dense. The hoops are taken from the outer heartwood (not sapwood) so they're less dense. This was deliberate to take some mass out of the hoops. Hard wax finished & buffed.

Crazy! SO beautiful. I have a 13 by 4 snare and it's a terrific, funky size.

This drum is outrageous. You have an incredible drum porn stash, thanks for sharing it with us.
 
My handy-work. It's a 14 x 6 Bubinga Stave Shell.
 

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