All time favorite woods for trumpets.......

[Tarheel]

I'll have to admit I'm partial to several woods for my trumpets, but I enjoy seeing the woods chosen when others post pictures of trumpets they have made or purchased.  I've been a wood hoarder for over 50 years, but my taste in woods I like for trumpets has changed over the years. Trying to deal with my allergic reaction to the rosewoods may change what I like even more....I like them, but they are getting to be more than I can handle....LOL!  Regardless, I was going through the wood loft and found a few wood pieces I had forgotten I had. Hawaiian Koa is always a good choice for a trumpet........


So what are your wood choice favorites for trumpets if wood prices weren't a consideration stopping the decision?   

[tal]

 In no particular order.. 1) Ironwood 2) Cocus 3) Rosewoods 4) Lignum Vitae 5) Osage 6) ABW 7) Bocote Cocobola
You stated wood but I like some synthetics too

[ChesterCopperpot]

If I could only have one it'd be osage. Osage and mud cured osage are definitely my favorite domestic. I love ABW and snakewood and lignum on the exotics, but I'd be just fine with nothing but osage all so old they've darkened deep as walnut.


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[crow]

That is a sweet piece of KOA burl


I like olive wood, could also be just as happy with osage

[mmclain]

 I've turned many many wood species over the years and I am an avid wood hoarder.  I like the feel of black and white ebony, boise de rose, and English Walnut
under a nice sharpened turning tool they are easily turned and simply finished. The most enjoyable wood I've turned is huisache it felt like velvet even before sanding it was fairly dense and very finely grained but easy like butter to turn.   I have no preferences of woods I hunt with.  I use what I have on hand the turkey doesn't seem to care. 

[Gobbler428]

My favorites are Snakewood, Lignum Vitae, Desert Ironwood and Cocobolo - not in any particular order.

[Meleagris gallopavo]

I can't say that I have a favorite.  I tend to gravitate towards the harder ebonies.  Cocuswood is on my list because I like the look of the dark, fine grained pieces and it fits the bill for being hard and heavy.  Also like unique woods you don't see often.


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[davisd9]

Brazilian Rosewood, Lignum, African Blackwood, Ironwood, Pink Ivory

[ol bob]

Its hard to beat a nice piece of Olive, or Mopani.

[wchadw]

Ironwood
Cocuswood
Osage


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[davisd9]

Its hard to beat a nice piece of Olive, or Mopani.

Mopani has great stone and sound.

[davisd9]

I gave my answer on woods a few posts ago but wanted to add, this is an extremely difficult question to answer is a few ways. How is the list being decided? Sounds, looks, history of wood, a connection to that particular wood, etc? There is just so much more to it than this wood looks great or this wood sounds great. My answer is in no particular order as it will change depending on what side the bed I get out of, but I based my answer on sounds first, history of the wood, and then looks. Anyway, I felt it was important to explain myself and also I like to ramble.

[TurkinTone]

I have recently become a big fan of Olivewood.

Osage, ABW and Mopani are also at the top of the list.

[paboxcall]

Desert ironwood, bocote, osage to start.

[Terry]

That's hard to say. I really enjoy both Genuine and Argentine Lignum, ironwood, Macassar Ebony, Ringed Gidgee, Cocobolo, and African Blackwood. I think my all time favorite though is mud cured Osage. I have Blue Mahoe I really like too now that it's bluing up with age.


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