In the 1980s professional percussionists from the two major New York City orchestras listened to almost 40 different head types. Four 1-1/8 models, OR39 (brown), OR42 (tan), OR45 (white) and OR48 (black) were selected as having the most frequent application to the major orchestral keyboard parts of the late 19th and 20th centuries. They are still found in the mallet bags of many professional percussionists.
20 世紀 80 年代，紐約市兩大交響樂團的專業打擊樂手聆聽了近 40 種不同類型的打擊樂頭。 最後選出了 OR39（棕色）、OR42（棕褐色）、OR45（白色）和 OR48（黑色）這四種 1-1/8 型號，因為它們在 19 世紀末和 20 世紀的主要管弦樂鍵盤樂器中應用最為頻繁。 現在，許多專業打擊樂手的打擊槌袋中仍有這些打擊槌。