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Encore 22LB Latex Wrapped Hard Birch Mallets

Model: ENC-22LB

Availability: In Stock

$32.95 (Sold in Pairs)

Based on the traditional marimba mallets of Mexico and Central America, the Latex Wrapped Series mallets clearly articulate the fundamental pitch of marimba bars. These mallets are offered in five degrees of hardness, and they provide uniq...
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Encore 22LB Latex Wrapped Hard Birch Mallets - Product Information

Based on the traditional marimba mallets of Mexico and Central America, the Latex Wrapped Series mallets clearly articulate the fundamental pitch of marimba bars. These mallets are offered in five degrees of hardness, and they provide unique color options for marimba as wells as auxiliary percussion. Hard, with birch shafts.

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Harder than expected

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I was expecting the latex wrap to give this mallet a bit less attack at the moment of contact with the bar but still a firmness and brightness of sound. However, it has a lot of "click" at the moment of contact and sounds more like a plastic mallet than a latex-wrapped mallet. I use them only in the C5-C7 range. They are painfully brittle below C5, but then I didn't expect them to be useful in the mid to lower range of the instrument. The Medium and Soft mallets I purchased at the same time have a much better sound and are very satisfactory from C2-C5. The sound is full and round with greater distinction than a comparably weighted yarn-wrapped mallet, but without the "click" at the moment of bar contact. Exactly what I was looking for in a latex-wrapped mallet. If I had heard the hard latex-wrapped mallet before purchasing, I would have saved my money and used something already in my mallet case, or purchased the medium hard or medium soft latex mallets.

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Posted By:

Roger Myers

Rating:

3.00
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