Yamaha Beech Custom Japan 20 x 16 Bass DrumNotes shell is in tact, but wear on exterior, appears to be marked up by rack toms You could consider beech drum shells as another alternative to birch and maple. Beech wood is another hard dense wood that will produce very heavy drums. Tonaly speaking, it will bridge the gap between both birch and maple, but it identifies closer to the birch sound. Drums kits made of beech wood will have slightly less lows than birch, but slightly more high end than