Mike Balter Mallets

Mike Balter's passion runs deep. Through years of gained experience as a percussionist, drummer, and educator Mr. Balter noticed a lack of quality mallets on the market. Applying his experience and passion for the percussive arts Balter started producing well balanced high quality mallets that rapidly became staples in percussionist mallet bags. The continued devotion to contributing consistency and quality to the arts has earned Mike Balter the prestigious 2015 Percussive Arts Society Lifetime Achievement Award.

Balter Xylophone Sarlink Mallets

The X3 Xylophone mallets have a 1 ¼″ Sarlink head and are designed to create a full, dark sound on rosewood or fiberglass xylophones.  

Balter Basics Series II Birch BB21 Hard Marimba Mallets Black Yarn

This Balter Basics II Series Hard Marimba Mallet works great as a soft xylophone mallet. As a Marimba mallet it serves well on fast passages that require staccato dynamics... 

Balter Basics Series Birch BB9 Soft Xylophone Mallets Red Rubber

The Balter Basics Soft Xylophone Mallets is a fine addition to any beginner's mallet collection. This mallet is perfect for softer passages or exercises that teach finesse.... 

Balter Ensemble Series Rattan 11R Hard Yellow Yarn

The cornerstone of the Mike Balter keyboard mallet line. These single-tone yarn wound mallets feature solid rubber cores that are the ideal weight for general playing. Their p... 

Balter Contemporary Series Rattan 82R Medium Hard Green Yarn

This light-weight, dual-tonal, wool yarn wound series provides improved dexterity and smooth rolling for today's accomplished marimba soloist. Type: Green Yarn Hand... 

Balter Contemporary Series Rattan 84R Medium Soft Blue Yarn

This light-weight, dual-tonal, wool yarn wound series provides improved dexterity and smooth rolling for today's accomplished marimba soloist. Type: Blue Yarn Handl... 

Balter G4 Glock/Bell PVC Mallets - Hard

The G4 mallets are hard 1″ PVC and designed for Glock or Bells.  

Balter Contemporary Series Rattan 81R Hard Purple Yarn

This light-weight, dual-tonal, wool yarn wound series provides improved dexterity and smooth rolling for today's accomplished marimba soloist. Type: Purple Yarn Han... 

Balter CM3 Large Chime Mallet

Newly redesigned and improved. Now made with high impact material. Double-sided head featuring a genuine leather striking surface at one end. Long hard-maple handle provides ... 

Balter Ian Finkel Xylophone Mallets Medium Soft

These Balter Ian Finkel Medium Soft Xylophone Mallets are cord covered xylophone mallets. These provide excellent articulation and warmth with a soft touch.  

Balter Unwound Series Rattan 3R Medium Soft Brown Rubber

Designed for response, clarity, control and sensitivity. Type: Oval Brown Rubber Handle: Rattan Hardness: Medium Soft Use: Marimba 

Balter Titanium Series 324B Medium Birch Handles

The Medium Birch Mallet from Balter's Titanium Series could be one of the most dynamic and useful mallets ever. The Titanium Series is designed to work perfectly on both vibes... 

Balter GP1 Weighted Phenolic Glock/Bell Mallets

The GL and GP models all have a brass insert in the head to add additional weight. This feature helps pull more tone from the bar. These mallets are a must have if you are ... 

Balter GL2 Weighted Lexan Glock/Bell Mallets

The GL and GP models all have a brass insert in the head to add additional weight. This feature helps pull more tone from the bar. These mallets are a must have if you are ... 

Balter Titanium Series 326R Soft Rattan

This Soft Rattan Mallet from Balter's Titanium series functions perfectly on vibes and marimba. It produces a rich fundamental and strong overtones with a soft touch. The dual... 

Balter Basics Series Birch BB7 Hard Xylophone Mallets Yellow Rubber

The Balter Basics Series is an excellent beginner mallet series. This is the Hard Xylophone Mallet from that Series. This mallet delivers quick sharp attack and note defini... 

Balter Steve Shapiro Vibe Mallets Medium Soft

The Steve Shapiro Vibe Mallets From Balter are unique in that they are designed to use with vibes with pick ups or microphone. These Medium Soft Mallets deliver well defined f... 

Balter Pro Vibe Series 23BXL Medium Blue Cord - Birch

The Mike Balter Pro Vibe Series carries on a heritage of performance and reliability with a distinctive style. The heavier, round shaped cord wound mallet head provides the pr... 

Balter GL1 Weighted Lexan Glock/Bell Mallets

The GL and GP models all have a brass insert in the head to add additional weight. This feature helps pull more tone from the bar. These mallets are a must have if you are ... 

Balter Titanium Series 325R Medium Soft Rattan

The Balter Medium Soft Rattan Mallets from the Titanium Series functions wonderfully on both marimba and vibes making this mallet versatile and essential to the busy multiple ...