Schlagwerk MA104 Felt Mallet

I bought these mallets to use on my Pandariq frame drum, purchased through Thomann's website. I have tried a few other styles of mallet for my frame drum, but these really stood out to me on account of the quality and feel. They have a firm felt mallet head and are well balanced in the stick. They are very springy and bounce well, but give a more mellow tone over maybe a wood tipped, or harder plastic tipper mallet. They are very smooth and worth the money. My friend tried it and really liked it for his drum, he had been used to playing with a softer padded beater. The sticks themselves seem very durable.

I love these Mallets. They look and feel great. With a really balanced weight to them.

The end of life for all of my sets has been the same though. The neck has cracked a few centimetres beneath the head. Fair enough - I've had them for two years now, and they have seen some heavy use (up to 15 hours a week with children, nurseries and special needs groups). It's just such a shame as everything about them is really nice quality (I love the look and feel of them) aside from their predictable demise.

If you're buying these for yourself, you can't go far wrong. They're lovely, and will reward you for years to come. If you're sharing them around and not supervising, don't be surprised to see one of the necks break and a loose head bounce across the room.