One of the criticisms leveed against it was in line with your dismissal of white oak—because of it's structure there's more damping than a rosewood but it's otherwise bright just with a fast decay. So I suppose that lends itself well to specific playing styles. Not a standout (aside from maybe looks and rarity), but not useless either.
Seems like the consensus is mixed. It might be a sleeper tone wood for a specifically-tuned instrument?
Either way, the results can be quite pretty...
https://www.brentrup.com/page2/page2.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/21176740531/in/album-...
https://reverb.com/item/9428705-brand-new-avalon-a1-oak-cara...
One of the criticisms leveed against it was in line with your dismissal of white oak—because of it's structure there's more damping than a rosewood but it's otherwise bright just with a fast decay. So I suppose that lends itself well to specific playing styles. Not a standout (aside from maybe looks and rarity), but not useless either.
Found a clip: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/21176740531/in/album-...