Any thoughts on a solid hickory platform under my tt

I have access to some beautiful 2" thick hickory butcher block instead of maple any thoughts on vibration control vs maple

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inna Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,923 posts 06-18-2016 at 09:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hickory is of walnut family, I never tried it. If it does something wrong you will hear it. I use 3" maple under my Nottingham, works well. If I wanted to experiment, the first wood I would try would be rosewood, preferably Brazilian rosewood.
don_c55 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,025 posts 06-18-2016 at 10:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I like solid maple. I do not know why, but it is very popular.
inna Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,923 posts 06-19-2016 at 06:10am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I am not sure either. But I guess of the inexpensive woods it sounds better in most cases. Cherry, as an example, would probably cost more let alone Brazilian rosewood, cocobolo or African blackwood. Even Michael Green who is an advocate of resonance control tunable speakers and rooms used to make Justarack racks with thick maple shelves. Mapleshade does this too.