Best Woods For Feel

[JoeyInCali]

But, please keep in mind in cues/guitars/violins the total is always the sum of the parts.


tap, tap, tap.

 

[WilleeCue]

Basically... what I'm asking is, what woods, regardless of rarity, cost, etc. provide the best feel and what makes them so exceptional?

Thanks in advance,
-Matt

Matt if you can discribe to me what the best "feel" is I might be able to tell you the best wood to get it. As far as I know there is no test equipment that will measure and quantize "hit" or "feel" other than your own two hands.

Trying to the "hit" and "feel" of a cue is a lot like trying to discribe the feeling of sex. IMHO <grin>

Willee

 

[WilleeCue]

Exactly correct! If an instrument remains cased and never played, it's going to sound the same 10 yrs down the road as when new. I have to agree with the assumption that the same holds true with cues. If you have a cue that you play with consistently, and it just seems to get better with age, that's because it is...it's opening up, so to speak. Thanks Tracy!

Lisa

Lisa, I have a friend that also thinks a new cue will become "broken in" with use and actualy play "better" after a lot of use.
I dont know if this is true but I am not going to completely rule out the possability.

Willee

 

[ScottR]

An instrument simply aging, does not improve in tone. The instrument must be played, for the tone to improve. Luthiers and players describe it as the instrument opening up. Some have done experiments, exopsing the instruments to extreme vibrations. It was found, that the vibrations did improve the tone of the instruments. I have a feeling that, using a cue, improves the cue's hit over time. Of course, some think I am nuts for thinking such, so take it with a grain of salt.

Tracy

I second your opinion, Tracy. A quality cue that is played with, AND taken care of, improves over time.

Maybe it's a matter of the quality cue teaching the player to appreciate its "tone"??