I found a surface that I think snakewood really shines on. It is a good striker on everything but I never felt it was better than tulip wood or Osage until I put it on brass. This Yingling brass in a walnut pot sounds absolutely beautiful with the snakewood and sounds real good with a lot of others as well. Pictured with the Yingling is a Stuckey Tulipwood,Larry Gresser Snakewood and a Fowler black locust. Thanks for another great one Mike.