SONOR alternated from heartwood to sapwood with the plies. that looks stained sapwood. SONOR always veneered heartwood to the insides of the upper end drums. It had a reddish tint to it when clear coated.

and they sound great so I am not going to touch them....they kill my Ludwig Standards drum for drum .... but wait No the bass drum sounds better in an open tuning on the Luddys ... (-: ...when muffled its virtually a tie with every other 22" bass drum

Sapwood huh? interesting ....thank you

That inside of the 13" is no Beechwood! Thats what i think! I am with Oddball they are rewrapped!

Pics are always cool:-)

The FT has latter brackets and not straight legs, not Action or Rocker or Medely, or Ranger. Swinger whent through at least three eras, that FT (legs/Bracket)is Swinger.

I`d like to see all with heads off.

Again, SONOR Stored shells after finish and edges cut. Drilling and trim came after order. All were Beechwood in the 70`s with veneered hardwoods like Rosewood and Oak on upper end drums.

If you have re-rings and thick shells, you have different series mix. The wrap came from the same place. The stain is **** p[oor workmanship.

Yes, the different plies are different color. Beechwood log.

The veneer is quarter sawn first.

Allright:-) learned something new today;-) Thxs Oddball:-)

the other 12 tom and the 16 floortom are Beechwood ,not this drum ...BUT this is the wood I am trying to identify

more pics coming