This stick is crazy beautiful! I remember finding the downed log on a hillside in Mendocino, picking it up and knocking on it to hear a good ting rather than just a thud and imagining the promise held within. It has fantastic jaw drops, you can pressure up to the trumpets, similar to a tight top stick but this is slightly open and has nice harmonic control as well. Much better behaved for a twisted stick than I would have imagined. Although the length is 60 inches the height is only 55 because of the shape, and so it can pack up and ship off to Europe for cheap prices rather than the outrageous shipping costs of anything over 60 inches.