The comment form Matt surely makes sense , and that is surely more than opinion , as thru the last 6 years of knowing him I have seen more different species of woods on his table than most other makers , so this is first hand knowledge for sure . BTY in all that time I have played alot of his stuff and know I have never picked up a trumpet of his I could not kill a turkey with anywhere they live , well except maybe them peacocks in the Yucatan ... Lol