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On 3 ply MIJ shells, what type of wood are the rings?

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It's surely a different species and I would assume from the same part of the world. Just wondering and realizing I've never seen anyone ask before.

Posted on 9 years ago
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Yes .. don't know either... but am guessing that they used a Luan or ply that was laminated using the same.. often grain looks to be the same..

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John

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Posted on 9 years ago
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I have seen later MIJ shells with ply lauan rings, Tama Imperialstars come to mind, but the great majority of 60s 3 ply MIJ shells have solid bent rings of a blonde semi-almost-hardwood. It doesn't look to be anything I would recognize from other drums.

Posted on 9 years ago
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most likely Japanese birch.

Posted on 9 years ago
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[COLOR="Indigo"][SIZE="3"]I concur with Duke . . . Birch . . . NAD [/SIZE][/COLOR]

Posted on 9 years ago
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I would also say it´s birch:-)

regards

Christian

Posted on 9 years ago
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I once had a vintage MIT kit that had pine re-ring. God knows how they bent it, but they did.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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From bartw

I once had a vintage MIT kit that had pine re-ring. God knows how they bent it, but they did.

Seen plenty of pine snare shells over the years

Posted on 9 years ago
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From dukekamaya

Seen plenty of pine snare shells over the years

Played them also?

What's your opinion about them. I'm currently working on a 15x7 Douglas pine segemented snare drum and a 14x7 oregon pine segmented snare drum.

sorry for being off topic.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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Haven't played them personally.

Do you mean Douglas Fir? That and Oregon are the same timber

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