I agree that it would be very hard to differentiate between the wood types in a blindfold test. No one is ever going to say "Oh, that drummer definitely is playing mahogany drums." And the fact that the drums are mahogany instead of maple (which I thought they were maple until now) will not change how they sound to me or how I tune and play them. So in that regard, yes, who cares?!For the first couple of decades of playing, I didn't care at all about how the drums were made, bearing edges, etc. But in the last few years, I've really become interested in how drums have been constructed over the years. So my original question was simple curiosity. At the end of the day, yes, they're still drums that should just be played, but nothing wrong with knowing what's inside the drums. I see it similar to vintage cars--at the end of the day, vintage cars get you from point A to point B, but owners of such cars love to know everything about the engines.
yep! I agree with you.
