Traditionally common types of wood for European musical instruments include maple (Acer), spruce (Picea alba), rosewood (Dalbergia), mahogany (Swietenia) and basswood (Tilia). is used in guitar tops (soundboards) and in orchestral stringed instruments because of its unique tonal characteristics.

Soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass clarinet. Oboes, violin, cello, viola, bass, guitars, many Orff instruments are 95% wood. Marimbas, bongos, timbales, klavas, glockenspiel from before the 1940's. Drum sticks are typically made of wood and are considered a “striker” of another instrument.