by Craig » Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:24 am
I asked Matt that same question back in February 2008. In an email he replied: "It's not so cut and dry. Given the fact that no two pieces of wood, cut from the same tree, or even the very same board, sound exactly alike it's impossible to say what is best. . . . To me the quartered oak and mahogany are your best bet for congas and both will sound better as they age. I'm kind of splitting hairs, walnut sounds great and it is possible for a random walnut drum to sound better than everything else, but that is not the norm in my experience."
I chose black walnut, and I am very pleased with the sound of the drums.
Craig