drummingman
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Ive heard that maple sticks transmit less shock to ones hand than other woods. Is this true?
If this happens again, I will either unplug the piano amp or shoot the singer.
Seems like a reasonable solution heh.
I have only had issues with shock a few times. I'd never experimented with anything other than hickory though.
It makes sense that maple sticks would tranfer more shock though, since it's a more dense wood, the vibrations may be transferred directly to your hands. With a less dense wood, the molecules have space to vibrate on their own so some of the vibrations may be absorbed before they get to your hands.
This is all just my assumption though. Some verified science would definitely be interesting though
Okay, I promise, no more science for today
Nah, geek away at will.
If I'm understanding this correctly though (and it's certainly possible I'm not), I totally dispute the findings with respect to an oak stick. I'm reading "but being the softest it will absorb the most energy of the three" as them offering less vibrations when compared to hickory or maple, yeah?
In my experience oak promotes far more jarring vibrations through the hands than any other wood I've used. I used them for quite a while back in the 90's....right up until I decided that I just hated the feel from them due to how much unnecessary vibration I felt in my hands when compared to a hickory stick.
What about Hornbeam? What are the physical characteristics compared to the other woods? As I understand it, hornbeam is a European hardwood which was described to me a "hard maple".
I bought a few pairs of hornbeam sticks recently and have found them to be light and comfortable; it's only been a couple of weeks so I can't say how they compare in the long run to the hickory sticks I typically use but they have been surprisingly good so far. Especially when one considers that they are the B stock of that particular manufacturer.
If your fingers suspend the sticks and act as shock absorbers, none of this matters.
If your fingers suspend the sticks and act as shock absorbers, none of this matters.
less shock through science
Less shock comes at a price tho. Less shock means less energy is transfered to the stick, which means less rebound.