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K5 – Standard Cream Ball
Bells/Glockenspiel Mallets, Xylophone Mallets, Keyboard Mallets1 1/8” cream nylon ball on rattan shaft. Round, rich sound. Less bright/more mellow. Perfect for added variety.
$37.00
1 1/8” cream nylon ball on rattan. Hardness Scale = 8
Rattan shaft 7.5mm thick ( + or – due to natural taper of rattan ) and 13.5” long.
Round sound, not as bright as others with a more rich and mellow tone. Perfect for achieving a variety of sounds and colors on xylophone especially in auditions. Useful for many excerpts in the orchestra where you wish to get a warmer and darker sound.
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K14 Small Blue Delrin/Brass Insert
$45.00 1” blue delrin ball with large brass insert on rattan shaft. These fit nicely between K10 and K11 on the hardness scale.
K8 – X-Large Orange Poly
$37.00 1 ¼” orange poly ball on rattan shaft. Same head size as K7, but heavier/brighter. This is K5 on steroids.
KBB – Classic Black Phenolic
$37.00 1 1/8” black phenolic ball on rattan shaft. A truly classic tone that's been around for over 75 years.
K11 – Small Gray PVC/Brass Insert
$45.00 1” PVC gray ball with large brass insert on rattan shaft. Medium-hard and more mellow than K10.
KHR – Hard Gray Rubber
$37.00 Hard gray natural rubber on rattan shaft. Hardest of all the rubber models.
KXS – Cord Wound Solo Xylophone
$56.00 Medium size tightly wound cord head on rattan shaft. Perfect for Green, Herman and Breuer solos!
KMR – Medium Green Rubber
$37.00 New medium green rubber formula with improved sound and feel. Perfect daily practice mallet on rattan shaft.
KAL – Large Aluminum Ball
$37.00 Glockenspiel, crotales and other various uses including triangle. Excellent choice for band repertoire and numerous uses in the orchestra as well.