birch or maple?anyone explain to me?

Question

can anyone explain to me...different birch and maple..i love tama superstar..they are use birch wood,but usually expensive drum using maple wood
its true maple more expensive than birch?

Answer 1

Yes it is true. Your top end drums will use Maple, but there are many good kits that use birch. Maple is a warm sounding wood, it can reproduce frequencies of the drum fairly well across the spectrum. True slow growth old forest maple trees are most prized due to the narrow growth rings and straight grain. The wood resonates extremely well and the finishes are well accepted. Newer and reforested trees do not have as tight a growth ring habit and are not as prized as old growth timber. Solid shelled snare drums made of burled or Birdseye maple are very warm in overall tone but also impart a very bright attack. Maple is generally thought to have very even tone across the spectrum and is prized by many drummers. Birch is a very dense tough wood, blond in color that tools well. It will have about a 10% loss in reproduction of low end compared to Maple and about a 20% increase in the high end, with the mid range remaining about the same, so the Birch kit will definitely be a “harder” and “brighter” sounding kit. Birch is derived from fast growth trees that are commonly large in diameter and finish reasonably well. Birch is often referred to as a naturally “EQ’d” drum set. This came from its popularity when used in recording studios where the attack portion of the sound was an important ingredient in recordings dating back to the late 60’s. It made it easier to get the drums to cut through the mix with minimal effort. Hope this helps some.

Answer 2

yes its true, birch is cheaper than maple. maple is softer, giving the drums a warm tone across a wide range of pitches. birch is a harder wood, so you lose some low end sound, but you get a sharper and brighter attack. most professional drummers go with maple due to its versatility, but birch is by no means a bad wood. its just cheaper to manufacture. i personally love birch sets.

Answer 3

What? are you planting or building with it???