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Crashfast Tiger Talk Trainee Reged: Sep 03 2004 Posts: 28 Loc: Calif Marimba Mallets       Mon May 17 2010 10:39 AM (76.174.108.145) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I have a question concerning mallets. I practice on an older marimba. It's designed for pit use, as it's 3 1/2 octaves. Recently, I had the chance to use a 4 1/2 octave marimba. The mallets I was using worked well in the lower and mid range, but when I went in the upper register bars, I couldn,t get enough volume. When I switched to harder mallets, the lower notes were pretty loud. I had to compromise on the mallets and volume. I'm currently using Mike Balter mallets, and I'm happy with them. If I go to an instrument with a bigger octave range, are there mallets that work well on the high and low bars? Post Extras

Entire topic Subject Posted by Posted on Marimba Mallets Crashfast Mon May 17 2010 10:39 AM Re: Marimba Mallets James Walker   Tue May 18 2010 06:50 PM

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