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Rattan handles
Rattan flexes on the stroke, giving rebound help on fast passages and a softer feel in the hand than birch.
Product detailSKU #1274228076562
Innovative PercussionIP906 Brilliant Mallets with Rattan Handles
Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Rattan-handled keyboard mallets from Innovative Percussion's Brilliant line, priced for students and school programs stocking a first mallet set.
Strong match
Who this is for
- School band students needing a first pair of keyboard mallets
- Concert percussionists building a starter mallet bag on a budget
- Directors replacing lost or worn mallets across a section
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players wanting a specific hardness matched to one instrument
- Marimba specialists needing graded soft-to-hard yarn options
- Anyone needing four-mallet sets bought as matched groups
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
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 02
Rattan is a natural material
Each shaft varies slightly in stiffness and diameter, so pairs and grain are never identical.
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Innovative Percussion IP906
Part of a numbered series, so re-ordering the same model later gets you consistent replacements.
Detail 04
$51.99
Entry-level territory for keyboard mallets. Buys a usable playing pair, not a graded set of hardnesses.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm the count before ordering if you need four mallets
- 02No case, bag, or mallet holder comes with them
- 03Rattan can warp if stored bent or left in heat
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Are rattan handles better than birch?
Different, not better. Rattan flexes and returns some energy on the stroke, which helps at speed. Birch is stiff and transmits more of what the head does directly to your hand.
02How many mallets do I get?
Keyboard mallets are typically sold as a pair. Check the listed quantity before ordering if you need four for two-hand-per-hand playing.
03Will these work on a school marimba and xylophone?
Keyboard mallets cross over between bar instruments, but hardness determines what sounds right on each. Softer heads suit marimba, harder heads suit xylophone and bells.
04How should I store them?
Flat or hanging, at room temperature, in a mallet bag if you have one. Rattan shafts can take a set if stored bent or pressed against something.
