Detail 01
Straight maple handle
The handle design is intended to add weight and projection.

Independent shopping perspective
The Hard/Staccato entry in the GTX Series is a single general timpani mallet with a straight maple handle, wooden core, and German felt parachute-style covered head. Its handle design is intended to provide increased weight and projection. Choose it by its Hard/Staccato designation when organizing mallets for a timpani part, rather than treating it as an interchangeable general option.

Strong match
What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 01
The handle design is intended to add weight and projection.
Detail 02
These are the listed core and head-cover materials.
Final check
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
It is the Hard/Staccato version of the GTX Series general timpani mallet.
It has a straight maple handle.
Reference
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