[3167]Re:traditional and Steven's grip use same mallet? (281 reads) 2003-10-08 06:46:15
 
Pedro Carneiro
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Hi Behzad,

Mallets are a very personal choice, but I think you should try as many as you can and make your own mind - try to think about the music you will perform with them and if those mallets feel confortable and help you project what you want to put across musically, then, they are probable the right ones - anyway, mallets are only mallets... don't let them get to much into your head :-)

Nonetheless and out of curiosity, I use stevens grip for marimba and multi-percussion and burton for vibes - and for me, it feels more confortable to use wood or hard rattan shafts for stevens grip and rattan or softer rattan for vibes, but in fact, it differs with which piece I am playing. Lately I have been playing quite a lot with Malletech LHS 15H, but also love practising with an ancient set of I


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[3166]traditional and Steven's grip use same mallet? <Behzad> 2003-10-08 06:14:51
[3167]Re:traditional and Steven's grip use same mallet? <Pedro Carneiro> 2003-10-08 06:46:15
[3168]Re:traditional and Steven's grip use same mallet? <Lon Stetz > 2003-10-08 08:03:24
[3172]Re:traditional and Steven's grip use same mallet? <Bill> 2003-10-14 23:16:55
[3174]Re:Re:traditional and Steven's grip use same mallet? <just another student > 2003-10-17 10:08:22