-Bird-Eyes Maple are actually Disease-Wood
Actually research into the cultivation of birdseye maple has so far discounted the theories that it is caused by pecking birds deforming the wood grain or that an infecting fungus makes it twist. It's still an unknown cause... heh.
-but does Bird-Eyes Maple sound better than normal Maple...again it's not proven I believed.
I brought it up in the cost/grade of maple by saying that because it is rarer than other grades, it will naturally cost more to use, doesn't mean it actually sounds better. I don't think it's possible to say wood A sounds better than wood B either. It might be possible to say wood A is more suitable for this type of music because it has a higher fundamental note, and lower mids.. etc etc. But to say better, across the board, scientifically, with no bias, even analysing the sound spectrum won't be able to prove that
-It is partly science I believed of course, but when comes to deciding on the best kit to buy....because no one knows what is the best drums.
Yup... If fact, if someone says ____ is the BEST, what he is really saying is that it's the best to him. Maybe to him it sounds best, maybe to him it looks best, maybe if feels best. It's something really subjective and personal. The key is, you've got to sit behind the kit and try it for yourself.
-PS: But I do really believe, an average kit (even entry level kit) eg Yamaha Stage Custom can sound as good as any High End Drums.
I agree with you 100% bro, most entry kits from any of the main manufacturers, tama, pearl, ludwig, peace, pdp, yamaha.. etc, can be tuned to sound good!
Don't get me wrong, I certainly wasn't saying cheaper grades of wood necessarily sounds bad. Just brought up the luan issue because I myself, used to think it was mahogany and don't want anyone else to be misled.
It's like selling a Perodua Kelisa as a Malaysian Mini Cooper, just because it looks similar to one.
