Mallet List for Percussion Players

Mallets and Instruments to bring to MMR

Matt Drumm

 Required Essentials:

Black hand towel

Snare Drum sticks – concert         Suggestions:         Vic Firth SD1 General;  any brand 5B size

Bell/Xylophone mallets – hard plastic              Suggestion:              Malletech  OR45R  white

Timpani mallets – General/Staccato     Suggestions:   A. Putnam  T4 small medium (red);   Grover Artist Choice Holmes TM2 Staccato;  Pro Mark Performer Series Haas JH3 Hard    or    JH4

Yarn mallets – med. hard (for cymbals, vibes, marimba, etc.)       Suggestions:  A. Putnam MR2  med.-hard  rattan;                                               Mike Balter #13R med. Blue

Recommended: 

Timpani mallets – very hard        Suggestions:    Pro Mark Performer Series Haas JH2 staccato  (red)   or   JH1 ultra staccato (green); Grover Artist Choice Holmes TM3 ultra staccato   (maroon)   or  TM5 hard gen. purpose (black)

Timpani mallets – very soft          Suggestions:   Grover Artist Choice Holmes TM4 cartwheel;  Pro Mark Performer Series Haas JH6 roller; A. Putnam T6 rollers (purple)

Bass Drum mallets – pair general       Suggestions:   A. Putnam BD1 medium general  (pair);   Vic Firth Gauger Bass Drum TG1 (pair)

Triangle beaters – 2 pair        Suggestions:    Stoessel  #1 white  (pair)  and   Stoessel  #2 grey (pair)

Triangle holder/clip     Suggestions:            A. Stubbs, Danmar, Patterson, Grover, Freer, etc.

Helpful Extras:

Brushes – wire     Suggestions:            Regal Tip, Vic Firth or Pro Mark: wire, rubber,   handle, retractable

Triangle       Suggestions:            Abel  6” Symphonic  or  Black Swamp  6” Artisan

Tambourine     Suggestions:            Grover  10” Double Row German Silver;  Black Swamp 10” Double Row German Silver

Some other mallets, sticks and instruments you can bring:

More timpani mallets (a full set consists of 5 or more pairs, including wood or leather covered)

Other hardnesses of yarn mallets (a set of four)

Hard rubber mallets (for wood blocks, temple blocks, etc.)

Drumset sticks (5A, 7A, etc.)

Snare drum & stand

Chime mallets: rawhide

Gong mallet

Castanets: Epstein or Black Swamp on handles

Suspended Cymbal 18”

Crash Cymbals 18” pair

Wood block

Maracas