Attention Band Directors!!! Finally, an inexpensive mallet that doesn't skimp on quality!
I recently had a band director ask for inexpensive cord mallets that were high in quality. After doing a little research I stumbled upon a line by Mike Balter called "Balter Basics." I asked the band director for permission to use him as a test market and he agreed.
So, the low-down on these mallets... I got in a pair of the BB5 medium cord mallets, pictured above. The mallets feature a thicker-than-normal birch handle with beautifully wound cord heads. These are ultra user-friendly. The thicker handles allow for ease of control while the winding on the heads provide a top quality mallet for good tone and make for an easy transition to more advanced mallets. The band director and I both test played these mallets. They provided warm lows and strong middle and high pitches. The mallets come in a full range appropriate for the school musician including - soft, medium and hard in cord, yarn and rubber in addition to PVC, poly and brass.
THE BEST FEATURE OF THESE MALLETS? They retail between $20-$28 a pair. They are mallets you could easily ask your students to purchase, or you could buy some for your band program without blowing the budget. My test market is going to let me know how these mallets hold up, but based on the quality of materials used and the construction of these mallets I'd say they're going to hold up very well.
We don't have them in the retail store yet, but they are available for order through our Ed Reps.
Calls us if you'd like to give them a whirl.
Steven - Educational Sales Rep
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