To add to the confusion, there's an asterisk below the edges that indicates Classic Maple only. Does that mean that CMs are the only shell you can get those edge options on?
Correct, and in the case of the oak drums, because the grain of the oak on the inside and outside goes
with the direction of the edge, it's very difficult to make it smooth. So an outer 45 or roundover can be less than perfect. If the outer oak plies were
vertical grain (perpendicular to the edge,) a smoother edge would be more likely. Its current dual-45 edge is cut on the maple inner plies, so the edge is perfectly smooth.
I imagine the same applies the maple/cherry Neusonics, where only the outer maple plies have the smooth edge. Trying a dual-45 or roundover - where the head contact is on half maple half cherry - could be less than perfect.
My guess is the baseball bat edge is such a key component of the Legacy shell and they either don't want to or can't cut the other edges on the thick edge of a Legacy shell.
And that's true for that edge, although the baseball bat edge on those went away soon after they came out, in favor of their classic vintage edge which is a 1/8" roundover with a 30° cut on the reinforcement rings ('50-60s, and late-'60 thru '76/77.)
BTW, the roundover Classic Maples sound very nice with a better fundamental but still a nice
stick. Anyone who made it to the show and tried the red or bronze mist kits, those were roundover CMs.
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