Percussion mallet
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A percussion mallet is an object used to strike a percussion instrument to produce its sound. A mallet is normally held in the hand while a may be manually operated, as in the striker for a triangle,
Mallet bag showing variety of mallets
Synthetic yarn mallets held in Stevens Grip
Cartwheel mallets with wooden shafts and heads of felt held between steel washers
Timpani mallets
Drum stick
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A drum stick is a type of percussion mallet used particularly for playing snare drum, drum kit, and some other percussion instruments, and particularly for playing unpitched percussion.
Percussion mallet
…is normally held in the hand while a may be manually operated, as in the striker for a triangle, or mechanically, such a bass drum pedal. The term drum stick is applied to a wide range of beaters. Some mallets or beaters are normally used only with a specific instrument, while others are used on many different…
A selection of Nick Mason's customised drumsticks, from various makers, displayed at the Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains exhibition
Traditional grip
"Fire-sticks" used by Top Secret Drum Corps
2B 11A Comparison updated