Snare Drum Sticks:

Type of Stick	Specific Suggestions
Beginning Band (student's first pair of sticks)	2B (Pro-Mark, Regal-Tip, etc) Vic Firth SD1
General Purpose Orchestral or Concert Band: One of the following	Tom Gauger #17's or 15's Rick Holmes Artist Series Vic Firth SD1 2B Wood Tip (Pro-Mark, Regal-Tip, etc.)
Pianissimo Orchestral or Concert Band:	Tom Gauger #16 7A 5A
Rudimental/Marching Band: Kevlar Heads	Vic Firth: MS1 or MS2 Corpsmasters Vic Firth: Ralph Hardimon Silver Fox: 4S, 3S, MB, MS, or 1001, James Campbell
Rock Drumset:	Pro-Mark 747 2B
Jazz Drumset:	Vater Fusion Vater Super Jazz Regal Tip 7A Regal Tip 5A Regal Tip Jazz-wood tip (for acoustic jazz, most people prefer wood tip, but it's a matter of personal preference.)

Keyboard Mallets:

*A note about handles and 4-mallet grips: In general, Irecommend long birch handles for Marimba and Rattan handles forVibraphone, Xylophone, and Bells. In general, rattan has a muchwarmer sound than birch. However, I recommend birch for marimbabecause of the Stevens grip, which is much more difficult withrattan. Since the marimba is naturally a 'warm' instrument, thechoice of handles makes less difference. On vibes, it is commonto use the Burton grip, or the traditional grip for four malletplaying. Both of these grips facilitate the rattan mallets better,in addition to other advantages on vibes, such as facilitatingplaying on the sharp notes in the center on close intervals, etc.. .

Marimba: Medium/Hard General Purpose (Set of 4, Birch Handles)	Malletech "Stevens" LH15's Malletech "Concerto" CN 14 Innovative Percussion Burritt 300
Marimba: Soft/Chorale (Set of 4, Birch Handles)	Malletech "Stevens" LH5 Malletech "Concerto" CN4 Innovative Percussion Burritt 100
Vibes: Medium/Hard General Purpose	Mike Balter 22R; Green cord Mike Balter 62R; Yellow cord mushroom head (good for vibes) Malletech DS18; Dave Samuels Grey cord Malletech DF18; Dave Friedman Blue cord
Vibes: soft	Mike Balter 23R; Blue cord Mike Balter 24R; Red cord (softer) Malletech DS11; Dave Samuels Grey cord Malletech DF11; Dave Friedman Blue cord
Xylophone: Medum (for solos and Ragtime pieces)	Malletech BB34; Bob Becker Blues
Xylophone: Hard (for Band and Orchestra)	Malletech BB32: Bob Becker 2-tone Malletech NR29R: Natural Rubber Dark Grey Musser: M423; Lexan
Orchestra Bells/Glockenspeil Medium	Malletech OR45R; Orchestra Series White Musser: M423; Lexan Malletech BB32: Bob Becker 2-tone
Orchestra Bells/Glockenspeil Hard	Malletech OR48R; Orchestra Series Black
Orchestra Bells/Glockenspeil Brass	Mike Balter 09R

Timpani:

Wood:	Saul Goodman #4 Rick Holmes by Grover: TM6 Vic Firth T5
Hard:	Saul Goodman #1 Rick Holmes by Grover: TM5
Staccatto:	Saul Goodman #2 Rick Holmes by Grover: TM2
General:	Saul Goodman #3 Rick Holmes by Grover: TM1
Cartwheel:	Saul Goodman #6 Rick Holmes by Grover: TM4 Vic Firth T2

Others:

Chimes:	Amber Lexan Hammers (Available at most Hardware stores) Rawhide mallet (Musser, Deagan, Steve Weiss)
Bass Drum	Tom Gauger #4 (pair for rolling) Tom Gauger #1 (single large mallet)
Triangles	Grover 6-inch Super-Overtone TR-6 Alan Abel Symphonic 6-inch (Brighter, less overtones)
Triangle Beaters	Grover Alloy 303 TB-4 (Medium) Grover Tubular TB-12 (Medium) For a wide range of different colors, you can buy the whole set of either the Tubular series or Alloy 303 series, including a cordura case.
Drum Key	Yamaha T-Handle Ludwig Ratchet Gambal Ratchet (designed for extra-torque on Kevlar marching heads)
Mufflers/Mutes	Small pieces of felt for Timpani (con sordi) or snare drums and toms.
Black Towels
Pitch Pipe or Tuning Fork	A=440