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
Innovative Percussion IP1 Hickory General Concert Snare Stick
5B size (any brand)
Bell/Xylophone mallets – hard plastic
Suggestion: Malletech OR45R white
Timpani mallets – General/Staccato
Suggestions: A. Putnam T4 small medium (red)
A. Putnam T2 staccato (orange)
Pro Mark Performer Series Haas JH3 Hard or JH4 General
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)
A. Putnam TMC1 Mike Crusoe greens
Timpani mallets – very soft
Suggestions: Pro Mark Performer Series Haas JH6 roller
A. Putnam T6 rollers (purple)
Bass Drum mallets – pair general and/or rollers
Suggestions: Payson Sustenuto brown – rollers (pair)
Vic Firth Gauger TG3 oval – general (pair)
Triangle beaters – 2 pair
Suggestions: Stoessel #2.5 black (pair) and Stoessel #1 white (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, if you have them:
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(s)
Castanets: Epstein or Black Swamp on handles
Suspended Cymbal 18” & stand
Crash Cymbals 18” pair
Wood block
Maracas