Black Swamp Spring Stock Up15% Off Select Instruments & AccessoriesThrough 4/29/24

Salyers Mark Sherman Short Rattan Vibraphone Mallets - Medium Hard

Salyers Mark Sherman Short Rattan Vibraphone Mallets - Medium Hard
Zoom
Model: SAL-MS2

Availability: In Stock

$49.95

Rating: 3.33

3 Customer Reviews

The Mark Sherman MS2 mallets from Salyers Percussion are designed to meet the needs of the working vibe player. These mallets have an extra large head and are on shorter shafts. The large heads increase the fundamental tone and create a ...
Read Full Description

Salyers Mark Sherman Short Rattan Vibraphone Mallets - Medium Hard - Product Information

The Mark Sherman MS2 mallets from Salyers Percussion are designed to meet the needs of the working vibe player. These mallets have an extra large head and are on shorter shafts. The large heads increase the fundamental tone and create a beautiful sound. The rattan shafts are matched by diameter and flex.

The MS1 and MS2 mallets were designed to meet the needs of Mark Sherman. In addition to being an in demand live and recording artist, Mark teaches in the Juilliard School Jazz Department.

Videos and Sound Clips

No multimedia for this product.

Great for louder dynamics

Comments:

The Salver Mark Sherman mallet is an excellent mallet in terms of size, weight and mallet head size for 2 mallet playing. The problem that I have with the mallet is that is uneven in terms of the attack on the bars in going from soft to loud dynamics. If you roll on a bar from pianissimo to fortissimo you will see what I mean. At a certain point it sounds like you are changing mallets. It goes from a very soft smooth sound to a hard sound very quickly instead of a nice gradual crescendo. Obviously the attack will change with any mallet but this is extreme. So, if you play with a lot of dynamics this may be an issue. This would be a great mallet in a setting where you are playing a mf to ff range constantly. I have been searching for the perfect answer to the Milt Jackson Albright mallets and have yet to find anything comparable.

Date Posted:

Posted By:

Michael Benedict

Rating:

3.00

Very disappointing

Comments:

When hunting for new large-head/short-handled mallets, I came across these. Despite supposedly being medium hard, they produce a very weak tone on the vibes. They feel and sound like marimba mallets, rather than vibes mallets. I was very disappointed -- I really wanted to support a new company -- and would return these if I could. I much prefer the Balter 31 & 32 mallets, and Albrights.

Date Posted:

Posted By:

Clark

Rating:

2.00

Fantastic Product!!!!!

Comments:

I bought these at PASIC 2013 and I love them! They sound fantastic and warm. They are great for any jazz vibraphonist for that warm jazzy sound. A lot of my classical friends love them as well so they can be used for any Vibe playing. I also take lessons from Mark Sherman and bought them because I was taking lessons from him but honestly ended up falling in love with them. It is my go to mallet!

Date Posted:

Posted By:

Nathan Bohach

Rating:

5.00
↑ Back to Top
View TrustedSite Certification