Great new mallet prototypes by Balter

Hi Barry,
I guess I should have posted something acoustic, to really hear these mallets...however, they respond so well with the pickups that I was inspired to use the synth sound. This is a sound that I do mix at a relatively full level, with the vibe providing most of the attack and the sustain greatly enhanced by the midi sound.

As far as developing these mallets, Mike and I have been working on ideas over the years. The goal was to create a full-bodied sounding mallet like the Albrights I often use, but with better balance and playability. He did various prototypes a few years back, but we never came up with a real solution. Then Mike called this year and said he wanted to send me these -- I was knocked out, cause he really did it! And, he was able to take weight out that really helps the tone with pickups. There will probably be two models, a medium-soft and medium hard. These in the video are m-soft, which is why they don't cut through the midi as well. I would probably prefer the m-hard with this sound (but they aren't ready yet). Either way, I am very excited. The quality, feel, and sound are fantastic. Nobody else is making anything like this. Look for them to debut later this year...

Steve