Wood Tone Chart
(Janka Scale Sorted by Hardness)
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Want to get an idea for what tone you are looking for?
Compare common drum shell materials against domestic and exotic woods.Soft (low hardness number) materials have a low pitched tone, and hard (high hardness number) materials have a high pitched tone. Material of a similar hardness will sound similar in tone.
If you like maple, look for its hardness, then compare it to other woods of the same hardness, they will sound similar to maple, but will give you the a custom appearance you are looking for!
Common Material
Material
Diamond
High Carbon Steel
Medium carbon Steel
Lignum Vitae (wood)
Bronze
Brass
Ipe, Lapacho (Wood)
Ebony (Wood)
Aluminum
Copper
Maple
Oak
Mahogany
Yellow Pine
Hardness
10,000
7,000
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,800
3,342
3,220
3,000
2,800
1,500
1,330
800
400
Compare Hardness of Common and Exotic Woods
Hardness
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Lignumvitae
Verawood
Curupay, Curupau
Kurupaya
Mahogany, Brazilian Tiger
Patagonian Rosewood
Snakewood
Ebony, Brazilian
Walnut, Brazilian
Cherry, Bolivian
Cumaru, Brazilian Teak
Tiete chestnut, Almendrillo
Paraju, Brazilian redwood, Jutahy
Ipe, Lapacho
Tiete rosewood
Ebony
Oak, live
Cherry, tropical/Mayan; Machiche, Cerezo
Massaranduba
Rosewood, Indian
Bulletwood, Balata, Macaranduba
Angelim Pedra, Amburana
Brushbox
Angico, Vermelho
Marishballi
Amendoim, Ybyraro
Azobe
Grenadilla, Mpingo, African blackwood
Mangrove, red
Bloodwood
Etauba, Itauba
Faveira
Manbarklak, Black kakaralli
Rosewood, Brazilian; Jacaranda
Okan
Pearwood, African; Aboga
Boxwood, Buis
Pau ferro, Brazilian ebony
Purpleheart, Amaranth, Pau roxo
Bubinga, African rosewood
Turpentine
Tigerwood, Muiracatiara
Mahogany, Santos' Cabreuva
Satinwood
Greenheart
Marblewood
Afromosia
Anchico
Ironbark, red
Quebracho Colorado
Kaneelhart, Ajoewa
Mora
Macawood
Morado
Osage orange
Pyinkado
Jatoba, Brazilian cherry, Coubaril
Mesquite
Tamarind
Macadamia
Ironwood
Tornillo
Pradoo, Burma padauk
Persimmon
Wenge
Tatajuba
Padauk, African
Amberwood
Bocote, Cabreuva, Santos Mahogany
Chechen, Black poisonwood
Mahogany, Incensio, Cariuva
Ziricote
Gum, spotted; Australian hickory
Narrah, Amboyna
Goncalo Alves, Tigerwood
Dogwood, flowering
Sucupira
Doussie
Moabi, Guajara
Ash, blue
Pilon, Angelim
Karri
Tallowwood
Canarywood
Bangkirai, Amang besi
Ivorywood, Pau marfim
Wallaba
Benge, Muteneye
Para-angelim
Tualang
Jarrah
Yellowheart, Anan
Hophornbeam, Ironwood
Tarara
Hickory
Pecan
Degame
Afzelia, Doussie
Serviceberry
Sandalwood
Kempas, Thongbueng
Lyptus
Hornbeam, American
Rosewood
Shorea
Mastic
Acacia
Angelin
Opepe
Blackwood, African
Piquia
Garapa, Goldenwood
Locust, black
Patens
Maria-preta, Arvore-da-chuva
Grapia
Zebrawood
Merbau
Roxinho
Shedua, Amazakoue
Balau
Bamboo, timbergrass
Walnut, tropical; T'zalam
Freijo
Peroba de campos, White peroba
Quina
Coconut palm
Olive, Brazilian; Taxi
Yew, Pacific
Timborana
Beech, Australian; Blackbutt
Tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus
Kiiat, Muninga, Mukwa
Koa
Honeylocust
Witch hazel
Mahogany, sapele
Maple, Brazilian
Tauari
Pau-santo, Angelica
Apple
Copaiba, Bacana
Madrone, Pacific; Manzanita
Bamboo
Maple, sugar
Louro
Tulipwood, Pau rosa
Sapele
Santa Maria
Mahogany, Royal
Mahogany, African, Khaya
Coffeetree, Kentucky
Sepetir
Bamboo, natural
Cypress, Australian hard
Kauri, Agathis
Oak, white
Boire, Bodowood
Sourwood
Ash, white
Manni, Chewstick
Beech, American
Makore, African cherry
Angelique
Mersawa
Oak, red
Walnut, Mansonia; Imbuya
Movingui, Ayan
Ramin
Gum, Sydney blue
Birch, yellow
Iroko, Kambala
Avodire
Pine, Caribbean
Kapur
Bamboo, carbonized
Nyatoh
Juniper
Maple, hard-rock
Thuya, Thuja, Arar
Cocobolo
Andiroba, Virola
Eucalytpus
Teak
Buckthorn, Cascara
Teak, Brazilian; Tatajuba
Abarco
Holly, American
Curupixa
Walnut, black
Cedar, Spanish
Magnolia, southern
Hevea
Pink ivory
Sakura, Chinese birch
Roble
Imbuia, Imbuya
Aniegre
Breu
Mango
Cherry, black
Cambara
Camphorwood
Ekop
Banak, Kirikawa
Cuangare
Meranti, dark red
Cedar, Red juniper
Sande
Lacewood, Leopardwood, Lauro Faia
Oak, Asian; Rubberwood
Hackberry
Pine
Tupelo, gum
Sweetgum
Mahogany, true; Lauan
Primavera
Black cherry
Laurel, California; Myrtle
Parana-Pine
Keruing, Apitong
Sycamore, American
Elm
Ilomba
Larch, western
Limba
Chinkapin, giant
Boxelder
Embira-branca
Fir, Douglas
Determa
Pine, spruce
Sassafras
Cativo
Quaruba, Copaie
Alder, red
Silverbell, Carolina
Cedar, yellow
Willow
Hura
Catalpa
Chestnut, American
Tamarack
Maminha-de-porca
Butternut, Whate walnut
Hemlock, mountain
Cypress, Mexican
Poplar
Okoume, aboon
Spruce, black
Aspen, bigtooth
Obeche
Fir, white
Pine, lodgepole
Redwood
Cottonwood, eastern
Gumbo Limbo
Basswood, American
Jelutong
Buckeye, yellow
Aspen, quaking
Ceiba, Kapok
Balsa
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4500
4000
3840
3840
3840
3840
3800
3692
3680
3650
3540
3540
3500
3342
3280
3220
3200
3190
3190
3170
3070
3040
3025
3020
2967
2947
2940
2940
2940
2900
2900
2895
2890
2860
2780
2732
2730
2713
2713
2628
2624
2620
2600
2600
2593
2532
2524
2524
2470
2470
2464
2424
2406
2400
2400
2369
2350
2345
2318
2300
2299
2299
2267
2254
2235
2220
2219
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2185
2170
2160
2150
2140
2103
2100
2030
2020
2010
2007
2000
1987
1987
1986
1983
1958
1938
1910
1878
1860
1860
1820
1820
1816
1810
1800
1798
1797
1796
1780
1780
1780
1770
1750
1750
1724
1720
1720
1700
1700
1691
1668
1658
1658
1654
1650
1650
1642
1642
1630
1627
1624
1611
1600
1600
1600
1570
1569
1568
1564
1551
1548
1530
1500
1500
1500
1490
1480
1470
1460
1450
1450
1441
1441
1439
1410
1400
1395
1390
1382
1380
1375
1350
1333
1326
1326
1320
1304
1300
1294
1290
1290
1290
1290
1278
1274
1273
1260
1260
1250
1240
1205
1180
1171
1160
1156
1155
1136
1130
1125
1075
1040
1038
1020
1020
1018
1010
1006
1000
995
995
995
987
982
980
980
980
950
941
930
915
911
911
908
900
900
891
890
880
870
861
850
800
799
788
784
780
775
770
769
749
745
731
730
720
669
660
657
647
630
625
593
590
590
580
568
558
550
540
526
523
490
467
460
432
431
422
420
408
407
402
402
377
370
367
357
350
337
281
100