Excellent choices for virtually any musical situation.

Developed with some of the very best drum corps during the 2004 DCI season, these mallets are great for drum corps, marching band, indoor marching, concert, and solo playing. This series features 100% synthetic yarn and cord for maximum durability and weather resistance.

Vic Firth Multi-Application Keyboard Mallets Features:

• M170: Soft yarn marimba mallet with very little attack. Designed to provide a full-bodied tone in the low register. Rubber core; birch shafts. L = 17"
• M171: Medium yarn marimba mallet that is ideal across the full range of the instrument. Rubber core; birch shafts. L = 17"
• M172: Hard yarn marimba mallet that provides excellent clarity in the middle to top register. Rubber core; birch shafts. L = 17"
• M180:
• Soft yarn marimba mallet that provides a warm sound while still offering some articulation in the low register. Synthetic core; birch shafts. L = 17"
• M181: Medium soft yarn marimba mallet that projects well in the lower half of the instrument. Synthetic core; birch shafts. L = 17"
• M182: Medium yarn marimba mallet that is ideal in the lower 2/3 of the instrument. Synthetic core; birch shafts. L = 17"
• M183: Hard yarn marimba mallet with full tone and excellent clarity in the upper half of the instrument. Synthetic core; birch shafts. L = 17"
• M184: Hard yarn marimba mallet with medium weight. An ideal choice when looking for a little more articulation than M183 and a little less than M172. Rubber core; birch shafts. L = 17"
• M185: Soft yarn vibe mallet with a full, lush sound. Virtually no attack. Weighted rubber core; rattan shafts. L = 16"
• M186: Medium cord vibe mallet provides full tone without a lot of attack. Weighted rubber core; rattan shafts. L = 16"
• M187: Medium hard cord vibe mallet that is big in sound without being overbearing. Weighted rubber core; rattan shafts. L = 16"
• M188: Hard yarn cord mallet provides maximum projection and clarity. Weighted rubber core; rattan shafts. L = 16"
• M189: Very hard cord vibe mallet that provides the utmost in articulation. Weighted rubber core; rattan shafts. L = 16"

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Best mallets I've used!

Posted by notallenc from Garland TX on Sep 29, 2009

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Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: N/A

My private teacher let me try these out and wow! I loved them from the start! The M 183 gave me the power to play a rosewood marimba with out the clunking sound of some really hard mallets. I'm getting another pair asap. You need these for sure! They have the length to fit anyones needs and they are just amazing!

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Great!

Posted by vfrocks! from Eden Prairie, MN on Dec 3, 2008

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Reviewer's Background: Student

Reviewer's Play Style: Percussion

My school has used these for a while for marching percussion and percussion ensemble. They are what the title says "Multi-Application" they work perfect in every setting, would recommend them to everyone!!

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Awesome!

Posted by VicFirth17 from Eden Prairie, MN on Nov 15, 2008

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Reviewer's Background: Student

Reviewer's Play Style: Everything

My school has been using these for a long time, recently Vic Firth supplied us with a whole box of them, They are great and we have never been so impressed!! Multi-Application means they can be used for marching, concert, solo, and ensembles. Just the way we use them!

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Resonance and Articulation with full range.

Posted by CloudyJoe191988 from Texarkana, TX/Arkadelphia, AR on Jul 24, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: College, Percussion Major

Reviewer's Play Style: Solos, Band/Orchestral

My college drumline bought two pairs of the 183's and four pairs of the 188's last October to finish out marching season with. We were replacing the mid-range Van Sice's on marimba, which were great for indoor but not speaking on the field like we'd like, and some random Encore mallets we'd had for vibes that sounded like ice picks.

I honestly can't find too many things you can't use the 183's for. We used them on a Yamaha Acoustalon for most of the fall with great results and then I turned around and used them on a Demorrow rosewood 4.3 for Wind Ensemble and other small ensembles, utilizing the full range of the instrument, also with admirable results. Same story with the 188's: used them all year, and didn't find too much they couldn't do.

There were a couple of drawbacks though, mostly with the 183's. For one, they were a little too articulate for solo's, even for brighter solos. Also, handles on the 183's were not very resilient. One of the shafts broke after only six months, whereas I personally have mallets that I've used just as often with shafts that show nearly no wear after 2-3 years or more.

The 188's, however, I can find no fault with. We've used those in marching band, wind ensemble, small ensembles ranging 4 people to 22 people, and in solo work and had amazing results in all of them.

All in all I'd recommend both sets: they may well be the last you ever buy for ensemble use.

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