by Amy Stubbs

Recovering timpani mallets is an economical and useful skill to add to your repertoire. Not only will you save lots of money by recovering mallets instead of repurchasing them, you will also have the ability to custom tailor a mallet to a specific requirement. This article is intended to offer a basic approach to cartwheel-style mallet covering. Once these basic skills are mastered, there are many variations that can be pursued for more specific applications.

by Pat Brown
Courtesy of Pro-Mark

Selecting a stick solely on its straightness is like selecting a drum solely on its roundness. Choosing the "best" drumstick is a very personal decision. Many drummers have not yet discovered how much better they could play if they would just use the correct stick. It's not unusual for professionals to use 2 or 3 different models or more. But it's a bigger decision than just rolling a stick on a table.