Freer Dresdner Series

The new Dresdner series mallets are a European design made to meet the needs of players who prefer ball sticks over cartwheel sticks. All models are of seamless construction and feature different core materials and multiple layers of various felt and other materials. I’m very happy to finally introduce this new line now especially for my loyal customers who have asked so frequently for this style of mallet over the past five years.

The market is literally flooded with this type of stick now so I had to spend a considerable amount of time on the design in order to ensure that I could produce a cleaner sounding alternative to other mallets of their kind that are currently available. The goal was to produce a full line of ball sticks with no contact sound, quick speaking with more immediate projection than average.

I hope you will hear this attention to detail come through in your playing.

C-DR1 “Dresdner Series #1 Leather” on Carbon Fiber

$89.00

Very articulate bright, clean and clear. Due to the high demand of carbon fiber timpani mallets, expect a one to three week wait for certain models.

C-DR4W “Dresdner Series #4” Wood Core on Carbon Fiber

$89.00

Medium German felt ball cover with maple wood core. Due to the high demand of carbon fiber timpani mallets, expect a one to three week wait for certain models.

C-DR6 “Dresdner Series #6 Soft” on Carbon Fiber

$89.00

Essentially a ball stick version of Freer's BCS model stick on tapered carbon fiber shafts. Due to the high demand of carbon fiber timpani mallets, expect a one to three week wait for certain models.

C-VR2 “Dresdner Series VR2 Roller” on Carbon Fiber

$89.00

The stick that will do all the work for you. Due to the high demand of carbon fiber timpani mallets, expect a one to three week wait for certain models.

Dresdner Series #4F

$89.00

1 1/8″ diameter felt core with multiple felt layers and medium German felt ball cover.

Dresdner Series #1 Leather

$89.00

Very articulate bright, clean and clear.

Dresdner Series #2 Hard Chamois

$89.00

1" diameter wood ball with tight chamois cover. Chamois is always carefully selected for matched thickness and evenness. Warmer than #1 and still very bright and clear. Perfect for Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and much more. Also excellent for percussion instruments and chamber music.

Dresdner Series #3 Hard Felt

$89.00

1" diameter wood disc with multiple felt layers and very thin soft German felt ball cover. Very bright and clean sound without being slappy and harsh. No voicing is done to this model. Warmer sound than #2, a great all around hard stick with a pretty sound.

Dresdner Series #4 General Felt

$89.00

1 1/8" diameter cork core with multiple felt layers and medium German felt ball cover. Clean and round sound with no contact noise and a bridge from hard to medium soft, sort of a clean and clear general stick. Good choice for Finlandia and many other excerpts because there's just enough felt to roll nicely but not so much that you feel the need to articulate through all the felt. Minimally voiced.

Dresdner Series #5 Medium Soft

$89.00

1 1/4" diameter cork core with multiple felt layers and medium thick German felt ball cover. Round and warm sound with just enough clarity to be called a warm general stick. So far, most players that have tested this call it a "go to" general. *Break in period for this model is approximately 1 week of regular playing for the felt to relax a bit and become even further voiced naturally...or you can voice them more heavily before using if you wish.