VIC FIRTH PRESENTS:
PERCUSSION 101: TIMPANI
   — Video 7: Tuning



MALLET SELECTION GUIDE:

A good timpanist should have a variety of mallets to create a wide range of sounds and tonal colors. Here are our most popular products for timpani:

The American Custom® Series timpani models reflect Vic's fifty years of experience as Solo Timpanist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Each mallet is turned from a single piece of rock maple, which eliminates a core that could rattle and the need for a screw-on washer to secure the head. Coupled with round seamless heads, they produce bigger and brighter sounds.

T1 General
For all-around playing. Produces rich sound yet is capable of rhythmic clarity.
Head = 1 1/2", L = 14 1/2"
T2 Cartwheel
Very soft. Ideal for soft rolls, legato strokes and the richest sounds.
Head = 1 3/4", L = 14 1/2"
T3 Staccato
Medium hard for rhythmic articulation.
Head = 1 1/4", L = 14 1/2"
T4 Ultra Staccato
Hard. Produces the clearest rhythmic projection of the felt models.
Head = 1 3/8", L = 14 1/2"


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