You are not only on the right track with your mallets, but I think you are already producing some of the best quality sticks on the market. Quality workmanship, great sound, and terrific feel. I can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve! - Jonathan Fox, Principal Timpanist and Principal Percussionist, Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Just Released - the Wave Wrap^TM
With our new Wave Wrap^TM series, the highest concentration of yarn is wrapped around the mallet's "equator" - creating an increased striking surface and a mallet that is more responsive. The Wave Wrap's^TM blend of wool and nylon yarn minimizes contact sound and enhances articulation. This line is also particularly well balanced to facilitate ease of movement in the player's hand.

The chevron pattern on the playing surface and a distinctive wave on top of the head are unique visual signatures for these finest of marimba mallets!

READ MORE about the Wave Wrap^TM...

Marimba One Mallets

In conjunction with renowned Marimba One percussionists, our artisan-engineers have developed mallets specifically designed to evoke the maximum range, depth and beauty of a marimba.

We craft mallets that are ideally suited for keyboard percussion using a cutting edge technology developed at Marimba One. We offer three signature artist mallet lines, plus our original Double Helix Series and the exciting new Wave Wrap^TM line! We invite you to explore each series:

* Wave Wrap^TM Series - New for November 2009!
* Colin Currie Signature Line
* Ivana Bilic Signature Line
* Katarzyna Mycka Professional Series
* Double Helix Series

We continue to work with our artists and engineers to encompass the wide breadth of mallet dynamics and expression. Check back for forthcoming series!

Marimba One MALLET TECHNOLOGY

Weighting the mallet

Marimba One mallets are made with a unique (patent-pending) over-molding process, utilizing the latest injection-molded polymers. By carefully layering hard and soft materials during the molding process, we are able to design mallets that are extremely consistent and that have an expanded tonal range on the marimba.

This injection molding process also permits us to insert metal weights to custom tune the heaviness of the mallet head. Weighting the mallets frees us from size constrictions - we can now build a small, heavy mallet and a small, light mallet with identical size and hardness to each other (or perhaps a large/heavy, large/light pair similarly matched).

The new wrap on yarn

The most visible innovation to our mallets is their unique two-color yarn wrap. Our patent-pending process winds two separate pieces of yarn at the same time: after one of the strands makes a revolution around the mallet head, the second strand follows with its own revolution, securing the previous strand in place. Our technique allows us to individually control the tension of each of the two strands of yarn.

By using two individual yarns, we can also wrap two types of fiber, e.g. wool and nylon.

These blends create tones and responses that are not possible using only one type of yarn.

HOW TO ORDER
* We substantially discount mallets ordered in conjunction with a new marimba.
* For general mallet orders, please visit our fine dealers!

Marimba One Mallet Lines

Our new "equatorial" Wave Wrap^TM Mallet Series features a clear sound across an expanded keyboard range. It is our most articulate and responsive series to date! The Wave Wrap line is available with both birch and rattan handles. READ MORE...

The Katarzyna Mycka Professional Mallet Series was developed to project maximum sound in orchestral and ensemble settings. This heavy, hard series consists of seven mallets of varying hardness, and is available with both birch and rattan handles. READ MORE...

The Colin Currie Signature Mallet Series was created as a simple and straightforward series of mallets, representing a focused, polished approach to sound. This is a light weight series of four mallets, featuring one unwrapped mallet and three wrapped mallets, available with both birch and rattan handles. READ MORE...

The Ivana Bilic Signature Mallet Series was developed to emphasize the singing characteristic of the marimba by relating the sounds each mallet makes to human vocal qualities. This is a mid-weight series with six grades of hardness, and is currently available with rattan handles. READ MORE...

The Double Helix Mallet Series is a mid-weight line that brings out warmth in the fundamental over the full marimba range. This series produces a warm deep tone. The six mallets in this series are available with both birch and rattan handles. READ MORE...

Marimba One PO Box 786; Arcata, CA 95518, USA * Email percussion@marimbaone.com
Phone (707) 822-9570 or (888) 990-6663 (US only) * Fax (707) 822-6256