Drum Physics
1 MASS
2 BEARING EDGES
3 WRAPS / LAQUERS, COATINGS
4 HEADS
5 WOOD OR METAL – yes, it matters, depending on application, it may matter more or less.
SONOR TAMA – beech
Japanese drums — birch
rosewood, bubinga, cherry, walnut, oak — more exotics
Acrolyte
Brass
Steel
Aluminum
Phosphor bronze
Maple
Wood tonal character and physics affect volume, projection. Timbre. Sustain. Playability; touch feel. Hardness, density, elasticity/deformation, “ring”.
“Hardwoods” generally are flowering trees. “Softwoods” reproduce via seeds.