Mostly Great - 1 Main Flaw
- Rating
- Posted by
- GG
- Date Posted
- 11/16/2022
These mallets are generally quite good. They have good length, shaft diameter, felt, and weight. Note: these mallets are not the heaviest; this is good given they're rollers and need to be easily manipulated, but it's possible they may not be as effective on large tam-tams. I've used them to great effect on tam-tams in the 30-40" range. I like that the flat heads mean you can stand them up on the ground if needed. The main issue I have with the pair I received is the prominent seams on the heads that are some sort of hard plastic or adhesive and that you must keep away from the tam-tam at all costs. This means checking each time before playing to ensure it doesn't sound like you're playing with sticks. I might experiment with a tactile "reminder" on the shafts to eliminate the need to look, but as of yet I haven't done so. If the seam were sorted out, these would be solidly 5-star rollers. (Note I bought my mallets several years ago, so this assessment is based on mallets from that period.)