most of the white resacote interior drums are said to be mahogany underneath. there are quite a few maples out there though,especially early in the 60's. but most of the wrapped drums from the resacote era were mahohany/poplar/mahogany. duco painted drums got maple exteriors.

mike

Sometimes. It was also sometimes maple. You have to look at the ply on each particular drum.

So you can tell the wood even when theyre painted?

Yes. Check the edges and such. Not every tiny bit is painted. Seek.

The porostiy and structure of the two woods is different too. Look up some photos of the two wood grains and you might be able to tell which you have if the paint isn't real thick.

http://www.ludwig-drums.com/features/hoamld/woodshellguide.php