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

Independent shopping perspective
Marked Medium Soft/General, this single GTX Series timpani mallet uses a straight maple handle, wooden core, and German felt parachute-style covered head. The straight maple handle is designed to increase weight and projection. Its Medium Soft/General marking is the key selection detail: it identifies the GTX general option to reach for when a timpani part calls for that particular designation.

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 Medium Soft/General version of the GTX Series general timpani mallet.
The head has a wooden core and a German felt parachute-style cover.
Reference
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