I visited USF and when I got around the music all the students had stick bags, pretty big ones, most of them had a black towel too, which I'd never seen and it got me wondering, I wonder what other people have in their bags. So, what do you keep in your bag that you take with you, as a concert percussionist, (you have one right?!)? Everything, keys, mallets sticks, towels, toys name it. No brands necessary, just what's in your bag.

I have:
4 Yarn Mallets
4 Cord Vibe Mallets
1 pair of Timpani Mallets
1 pair of Drumsticks
1 Wrench
1 Screwdriver
1 Drum Key

So what do you have?

Here's my collection:

-3 pairs snare sticks (one regular, one light, one terrible for things like rimshots and suspended cymbal crashes)
-1 pair brushes
-4 pairs rubber mallets
-10 pairs xylo/glock mallets (some for just xylo, some for just glock, some that cross over)
-10 pairs marimba mallets
-4 pairs vibraphone mallets
-15 pairs timpani mallets
-1 pair bass drum mallets
-2 triangles, set of triangle beaters and clip
-black towel, tuning fork, etc.

Usually I keep the timpani mallets in a separate case (a Freer case) from the rest of the mallets, and if I'm just going to be playing something where I only use one pair or two pairs of mallets, I won't drag the whole collection with me.

I play with many different types of groups in my area (pit orchestras,marching bands,concert bands,symphony orchestras, percussion ensembles, etc.) so i have pretty much everything for any need.

Heres my collection:

3 pair timp mallets (1 soft,1 medium,1 hard)
4 pair vibe mallets (1 soft,1 hard,2 medium-hard)
8 pair marimba mallets (2 soft,2 medium,2 medium-hard,2 hard)
1 pair suspendid cymbal mallets
2 pair snare sticks (1 concert, 1 drum-set)
2 pair marching sticks (1 snare,1 tenor)
2 pair brushes (1 stiff, 1 softer)
1 pair pad sticks (rubber tip)
1 triangle with holder
1 set of different size triangle beaters
1 pitch pipe and tuner
2 black towels
3 drum keys
1 tambourine and bees wax
1 metronome

wow...i never realized how much crap i had untill i wrote it all out, and the collection is still growing

Wow, y'all make me shrink in comparrison. I have the biggest mallet bag at my school, yet its' small compared to y'alls.

I've got:

- Set of four Cassella 1003's
- Set of four Malletech CN26's
- Set of four Malletech Wu 14's
- Set of four RS series Vibe Mallets
- Set of four blue mallets that I don't remember the name of
- 2 pairs of xylophone mallets
- 1 pair bell mallets
- 2 pair marching sticks
- 2 pair concert sticks
- 1 pair brushes
- 1 pair of timpani mallets
- A Vic Firth Drum Pad- Full size
- A Vic Firth Drum Pad- Small size
- A metronome
- A file folder that holds all my music from my years seperated into categories
- A pitch pipe
- A drum key

Err...

- 2 pair Jim Casella IP1003
- 2 pair various rubber mallets "borrowed" from my school, one doesn't quite match the rest.
- 2 pair marching sticks
- 2 pair concert sticks
- Generic practice pad
- Metronome
- Electric tape

</high school> ...but I'll expand it. I need some harder yarn mallets, who has any suggestions?

1 pair snare sticks
2 pair marching sticks
1 pair Hot Rods
1 pair drum set sticks
4 pair marimba mallets
2 pair vibraphone mallets
1 pair rubber mallets
1 pair xylophone mallets
2 pair timpani mallets

My stick bag has a front pocket for music so normally my latest solo or lesson sheet goes in there. In the back pocket I have stick tape, a metronome, a drum key, a pencil, a sharpie, and earplugs.

Harder than 1003's? Those are pretty hard in their own respect, but if you want harder try Malletech CN26's, which are like freakin' rocks.

dont let being in high school hold you back from the mallets you want, im only in high school too and i have a pretty full mallet bag...built up over time of course