[700]Re:Re:Malletech (293 reads) 2001-02-26 03:33:31
 
James Walker
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"ib" wrote:

***I really don't think it matters too much. I think early
students shouldn't start off with great sounding mallets.
It they get use to crappy ones and learn to get a ok sound
out of them, the transtion to good mallets will bring a great difference in their performance.
***

Well, yeah, but only to a point - I'd agree that a beginner doesn't need the "best," most expensive mallets on the market - but it's hard to get even an acceptable sound with really crap mallets, and I don't see the benefit of having a student start out with horrible tools (either mallets or the marimba itself).

quoting again:
***just get em something that they can get by with, mike balter general mallets or so.
***

Agreed: Balter makes some very good student-level mallets, as well as some very good professional mallets.




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[689]Malletech <Kyle> 2001-02-24 11:12:49
[690]Re:Malletech <James Walker> 2001-02-24 14:18:30
[691]Re:Malletech <ib> 2001-02-25 05:34:38
[700]Re:Re:Malletech <James Walker> 2001-02-26 03:33:31
[696]Re:Malletech <Scott (R)> 2001-02-25 17:39:51