In the "talk me out of it" Starclassic W-B thread, I believe TK1 made a comment about loving high-end birch Sonor drums and how no matter the ceiling height, they sound good.
Shane of Drum Center of Portsmouth also made this observation in one of his videos (see 3:45 mark in video) about Sonor Drums. His remark was that, in his experience, Sonor maple drums can sound good or bad depending on the room you are playing in, while Sonor birch drums do not suffer from this problem. No matter the room environment, he said the birch drums sound consistent and good.
So, this leads me to wonder if birch drums are better to use for practice spaces or at home or in small venues (where there will be no expensive sound guy tweaking the kit)? Will birch drums create less sound deflections in such spaces?
I ask this question out of theoretical interest and practicality, for I would like to get a good-quality bop kit to play at home and in café/restaurant environments (with no sound system), and given that such spaces often have hardwood floors or marble/tile floors and varying ceiling heights, would birch drums sound "better" than maple, even for jazz?
Shane of Drum Center of Portsmouth also made this observation in one of his videos (see 3:45 mark in video) about Sonor Drums. His remark was that, in his experience, Sonor maple drums can sound good or bad depending on the room you are playing in, while Sonor birch drums do not suffer from this problem. No matter the room environment, he said the birch drums sound consistent and good.
So, this leads me to wonder if birch drums are better to use for practice spaces or at home or in small venues (where there will be no expensive sound guy tweaking the kit)? Will birch drums create less sound deflections in such spaces?
I ask this question out of theoretical interest and practicality, for I would like to get a good-quality bop kit to play at home and in café/restaurant environments (with no sound system), and given that such spaces often have hardwood floors or marble/tile floors and varying ceiling heights, would birch drums sound "better" than maple, even for jazz?
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