Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too?

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#63091 - 11/13/04 10:30 PM Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too?
drumbum212112 Registered: 11/05/04 Loc: Wouldn't you like to know?	I've been looking for marimba mallets for a while. I think Jeff Lee ones would be good, but I saw people using marimba mallets for suspended cymbal. Can you do that or would you need seperate cymbal mallets?
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#63092 - 11/13/04 10:39 PM Re: Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too? [Re: drumbum212112]
bass3girl Registered: 10/10/04 Loc: Colorado	We have always just used marimba mallets, I dont think you need seperate ones for your cymbals _________________________ "Do not be too moral, you may cheat yourself out of life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something"
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#63093 - 11/13/04 11:01 PM Re: Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too? [Re: bass3girl]
drumbum212112 Registered: 11/05/04 Loc: Wouldn't you like to know?	Okay thanks. That's what I thought.
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#63094 - 11/13/04 11:02 PM Re: Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too? [Re: drumbum212112]
bass3girl Registered: 10/10/04 Loc: Colorado	no problem _________________________ "Do not be too moral, you may cheat yourself out of life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something"
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#63095 - 11/13/04 11:08 PM Re: Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too? [Re: bass3girl]
Big_John Registered: 02/19/03 Loc: Kentucky	Only problem: This will lead to a shorter life for your marimba mallets. You may need to record quicker than you would like if you use your marimba mallets for cymbals. _________________________ Big John Bullitt Central HS '99-03: Pit, Bass, Snare/SL Univ. of Kentucky '03-04: Cymbals, Bass Nine Southwind '04: Lead Vibes Since 2005: I've been pursuing a career as a conductor and an operatic baritone. No joke.
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#63096 - 11/14/04 11:46 AM Re: Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too? [Re: Big_John]
ubelaffe Registered: 05/15/04 Loc: upstate, SC	True. It's definitely reasonable to use the same mallets, but yarns don't last as long on sus. cymbal. Although, I've had worse luck with marimba mallets on xylo. So basically, it all comes down to how much care or abuse is given to the use of the mallets, no matter the application. _________________________ 00-05 - Walhalla High school 05-06 Music Major - University of South Carolina 04-05 - Instructor: Walhalla High School Drumline
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#63097 - 11/14/04 03:53 PM Re: Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too? [Re: ubelaffe]
UTM3rdBass Registered: 12/21/02 Loc: UTM, Martin, Tennessee	There are cymbal mallets out there. In fact, I did see a couple of them being displayed in some of the booths. You could use marimba mallets but if you had some extra money then I would say buy yourself maybe two pairs of cymbal mallets or you could just use some old marimba mallets. _________________________ [color:"blue}CHS Front Ensemble (4 Years)[/color"] MCL Drum and Bugle Corps(2Yrs) [color:"red"]DCA I&E Part.(05)2nd place Keyboard[/color] [color:"orange"]UT Martin Drumline 05-Present[/color] [color:"blue"]West Athens Percussion (06-07)Marimba[/color] Bruceton Central High Percussion Tech 07-Present
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#63098 - 11/26/04 01:46 PM Re: Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too? [Re: drumbum212112]
Ian Registered: 10/19/03	For suspended cymbal I use Encore 33YR Mallets.
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#63099 - 11/26/04 08:57 PM Re: Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too? [Re: Ian]
Darkquad Registered: 08/12/03 Loc: Kentucky	I'd also look into your approach to suspended cymbal playing. Most of the the time "Visual dynamics" are a key factor. Also experiment with roll speed. It's the same principle with Timp. and marimba bars when it comes to speed and volume. The cymbals are going to project , it's just a matter of approach. Edited by Darkquad (11/26/04 08:59 PM) _________________________ Carlos Johnson: East Coast Jazz-Vibes/Marimba '02 Syracuse Brigadiers-Marimba/Vibes '04 Pasic College Tenors Individuals'01/03:10th/7thplace DCA I/E 04-Keyboards-3rd place 91 Vic Firth Education Team-SEP ZMF 06 Participant www.zmf.us
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#63100 - 01/06/05 07:50 AM Re: Are marimba mallets for suspended cymbal too? [Re: Darkquad]
TheRiceCooker Registered: 05/11/04 Loc: Misawa, Japan	In our concert band, we've had these old marimba mallets in the cabinet ( our school has never owned a marimba ) and they practically haven't been used for years until now; perfect suspended cymbal mallets. Our instructor was surprised 0.0. _________________________ Edgren High School Concert Band '02-03 - Piano and Pit '03-04 - Aux, Cymbals and Pit '04-05 - Same as last year + Tenors ^_^
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