Somone recomend me some good mallets

jak

After seeing Corky Laing (sp?) use mallets on his cymbals and toms I thought it sounded pretty cool and want to get me a set of mallets to mess around with.

So can somone recomend the right set of mallets for this purpose, I was looking on musicians freind but their are so many different kinds of them I wouldnt know which ones would be the right kind.
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mrhooks · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 11:45 am Post subject:

Umm...I have to admit, I never really got that far into the orchestral percussion stuff, so I'm not sure if there's a proper mallet for suspended cymbals. I just grab any pair of mallets out of my stick bag, whether it's a timpani mallet or marimba mallet (usually timpani though, esp. if I'm gonna play on the toms too). I have Vic Firth timpani mallets (general head), but I think they suck. Check Mike Balter's Website and see if they make anything. Calato's Saul Goodman timpani mallets are pretty good too.

If you think Musician's Friend carries a lot of mallets, check out Steve Weiss Music. Very Happy

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Saurencaerthai · King Kong Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 2609

A pair of general timpani mallets will probably give you the sound you want.

punkrocker7341 · Lion Joined: 23 May 2004 Posts: 926 Location: AZ

or even cymbal sticks. They are heavier than timpani mallets but a little softer so they make a warmer sound.
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Green Drumm Man · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:36 pm Post subject:

Chalklin.
Regal Tip.

Both these companies make a very good selection.
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