1 Pair Glockenspiel Mallets Hard Mallets Xylophone Mallets Hard Polymer Mallet Glockenspiel Sticks with Wood Handle for Energy Chime, Xylophone, Wood Block, and Bells

I was in the market for some cheap mallets for my percussion students to use without breaking the bank. After a quick search i discovered a few options for hard plastic and rubber and got all four to test out. These are the models i got to compare. Timber Drum Co - T2HP (Hard Plastic) Timber Drum Co - TMD2 (Rubber) Shappy "Bell Mallets" (Rubber) Fanrel "Glockenspiel Mallets" (Plastic?)Right off the bat i noticed a ton of differences. The Shappy and Fanrel Mallets came from China. That right there should tell you the quality isn't going to be as good as even their pictures online looked like the were copying the American made mallets. The Chinese ones came in cheap plastic bags (one wasn't even sealed). The Timber Drum Co mallets are Made in the USA and arrived in a sturdy protective tube (see photos). The differences between the mallets where even more noticeable. Both the Shappy and Fanrel had unfinished wood handles and oversized mallet heads that were too big for the instruments my students play on. Nice try guys ;-). The mallet head quality was really rough (see Photos). The Shappy "rubber" mallets were basically plastic mallets and too hard for the instruments i would use rubber mallets on.The Timber Drum Co Mallets were obviously the higher quality option. Both the hard plastic and rubber options had finished wood handles that were the perfect size for a comfortable grip. Each mallet head was the perfect size and sound that i was looking for. This made sense when i realized the Timber Drum Co mallets were made in the USA. The Shappy/Fanrel were both made in China (according to the plastic bag they came in) and seems like they were just trying to make something that looked like a mallet to sell.Basically, the Timber Drum Co mallets are the best low cost option for mallets on Amazon. I will be recommending them to all my students from now on.

These are not rubber, they are plastic with wooden handles.If that’s what you are looking for, then you found a nice pair of mallets. If rubber is what you are looking for, this is not the item.Nicely made, but not rubber.

I went for cheap and I got cheap. I was looking for a hard rubber mallet duo for my Gato drum. These are hard and cheap plastic! Not worth it. if anyone cares to recommend a good pair to me, I would appreciate it, but these are not it. Returning. They, in a nutshell, suck.

Arrived as described

I use the product to ring a ceremonial gong.

These are awesome! The sticks are wood so just know that they are not plastic. I really love these and they sound awesome!

Good value

Play xylophone my daughter likes them