Jazz vibraphone mallets, wound with yarn. Made with lightweight heads and rattan shafts, they avoid placing undue stress on the keys.
About Jazz Vibraphone Mallets
What is now known as the "jazz vibraphone" has evolved to encompass a diverse range of styles and timbres. From this perspective, the broad term "jazz vibraphone mallets" is becoming increasingly imprecise. Traditionally, due to insufficient volume, hard mallets were commonly used to generate higher-order overtones as a compensatory measure. However, the fundamental frequency inherent to the keys themselves differs from these overtones. With advancements in PA systems and recording equipment, it is now possible to amplify the inherent pitch of the keys. The instrument I use is equipped with pickup microphones on each key, further enhancing the expressive power of the keys' inherent pitches. Moreover, the tonal differences produced by the mallets have become more distinct. Therefore, please understand that the mallets introduced this time are "mallets that best evoke the charm of the vibraphone instrument throughout the history of jazz."
Vibraphonist Hitoshi Hamada