Customer Reviews

Marimba mallets

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Posted by

Stacey S

Date Posted

07/22/2025

Mallets are great and exactly as described!

Mallets

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Posted by

RonDale

Date Posted

09/06/2023

Very good quality and pricing daughter uses them in band

IP240 birch mallets

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Posted by

Kari

Date Posted

04/03/2023

These mallets are perfect for my singing bowls.

Excellent Quality!

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Posted by

Whittney B Thomas

Date Posted

11/09/2022

I bought the mallets for my son to use in his Beginning Band class while in middle school. These were of excellent quality.

Great for solos, not for ensembles

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Posted by

Josh DeK

Date Posted

05/28/2020

These mallets have earned their popularity for sure. They have a very warm sound and feel great to play on marimbas or xylophone as an extra-soft or rolling mallet. 4-mallet feels great because they aren't too top-heavy and the polish makes the shafts smooth but not slippery. Excellent mallet for solo & percussion ensemble work However, they fall short during larger ensemble playing. Despite being more top-heavy, they're still lighter than most other marimba mallets, and struggle to project through a strong brass section or into larger performance halls. I've purchased almost the entire line (IP200-400) but I always find myself reaching for a Zivkovic or Mark Ford model during ensemble rehearsal.

Excellent mallets!

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Posted by

Jamin McPhetrige

Date Posted

10/27/2019

These mallets create such a beautiful sonority from our marimba...not too much attack with clear resonance that projects through the ensemble. Would purchase again!

Really Good

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Posted by

Kiyuki

Date Posted

09/02/2019

As someone who likes marching band and using different dynamic quality in my mallets, I would recommend these for a concert setting or lower dynamics. They have a very beautiful sound and keep your playing really smooth and majestic. Still love them after about a year's use.

I love them

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Dalton Page

Date Posted

03/03/2019

They are a very good well rounded mallet, good for any use. You can easily control dynamics, they sound good on any mallet instrument, even for cymbal rolls. They are very well built, and pretty cheap too. I suggest these for any mallet players, especially for high-school level players that dont want to buy a bunch of different pair.

Solid first mallets

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Posted by

Gabe Albertus

Date Posted

12/19/2018

I don't own this mallet series personally but I have a fellow percussionist who has bought the whole line of this series and let me say these sound really great for solo marimba. They have the perfect blend between to 'dotty' and too 'fluffy.' they have a good sound implication for a good majority of marimba repertoire and for the price these are a steal.

Perfect!

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Thomas S

Date Posted

12/13/2018

These mallets are perfect! In addition to playing Marimba semi-professionally, I enjoy challenging myself with an occasional game of Two-Handed Mini Wack-a-Mole, and these mallets are perfectly balanced for Marimba...and Mini-Mole-Wacking...

Mallets

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Posted by

Kristin Dunbar

Date Posted

09/23/2018

My daughter needed new mallets for class and was recommended these. She absolutely loves these better than her last ones that were not of great quality .

Great!

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Posted by

Ashly

Date Posted

12/02/2017

These mallets are really good. They feel great and look nice. They were recommended to me by my lessons teacher. I do like using these in ensembles as well.

Great Starting Mallet.

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Posted by

Kymera Duntore

Date Posted

12/21/2016

Great Mallet. Produce a nice tone on the marimba and feel good in the hands too. Has a bit of contact noise at times but I've been told that should lessen over time. Look good, feel good, sound good. What more can you ask for?

These are good mallets

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Posted by

Trenton

Date Posted

11/09/2015

I own two pairs of vic firth m3 mallets as well as 2 pairs of these mallets and I personally like these mallets much more. They look nicer, feel better to hold, the yarn has stayed intact longer than my vic firth mallets. Overall I would recommend these mallets to anyone interested in playing the marimba

Great mallets

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Posted by

Wendy

Date Posted

10/29/2015

I purchased these for my son. He uses them on his personal marimba and at the ensembles he is a part of. He researched mallets before ordering and is happy with them.

Innovative Soloist Series IP240 Medium Birch Marim

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Posted by

Mark Ellender

Date Posted

03/07/2014

Product arrived as advertised and are of good quality.

IP240s

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Posted by

Janell

Date Posted

11/30/2012

We've had to purchase several pairs of these, and they seem to break easily. The first pair that broke was warrantied. The second pair, we taped with electrical tape, because it's simply a hassle to deal with this every time one breaks. The warranty process itself was handled very well. Just seems like the stick shouldn't break that easily. Hoping we make it through the school year without having to buy yet another pair of $30 mallets.

good for beginners or practice

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Anonymous

Date Posted

05/03/2012

The main problem I have with these is that there is a lot of contact noise in certain parts of the marimba. From a distance the extra noise is not audible, but I'm sure it could be avoided. They do produce a very nice tone though. These are also good for cymbal and tom rolls, temple blocks, etc.

student

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Posted by

Brooke Sanford

Date Posted

01/06/2012

I love them. My director loved them, too, and we'll all be playing on them SOON! YEA!

Excellent mallets!

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Posted by

Perc_Student

Date Posted

12/23/2011

This is a very good starting marimbist mallet. I began using using these for four-mallet solos because they were recommended by numerous instructors of mine; They have a nice tone to them. It is a part of the Soloist Series, so it wouldn't be good for a concert or marching setting, because it will not produce the enough sound. I also found the mallets very light, switching from a marching band setting, so I had a somewhat difficult time adjusting to these mallets. Overall, these are great mallets for any beginning marimbist, especially for beginning four-mallet players!

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Posted by

l burton

Date Posted

12/17/2011

received the product in timely manner and in good condition--providing a tracking number would be nice

Good Mallet

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Posted by

Dakota Smith

Date Posted

06/19/2010

This mallet is great for rehearsing and using to teach students, but I wouldn't use it live in a performance. It has just too much contact noise for my taste, and the good sound of the mallet doesn't compensate for the contact sound. Works best on a rosewood marimba.

Great mallets, except for the contact noise.

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Posted by

Neil R.

Date Posted

11/26/2009

The mallets sound great, but the contact noise is slightly excessive at times.

Great!

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Posted by

Paul

Date Posted

04/12/2009

While searching for an outstanding pair of yarn mallets I was recommended these by numerous instructors, and peers. I got a pair and love them! These are the best feeling and sounding mallets for anything. I think i'm in LOVE! :)

Excellent product

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Posted by

Nate

Date Posted

11/23/2007

Nothing beats these things. It sounds great all over the marimba. These are soft though, so they are only really useful in soloing (hence the series soloist.) Love them, wouldn't trade for another pair.