Timpani
MATTHEW CAPPER
the best one's I've ever used. I won't go on to much because they speak
for themselves. Anyway here's the address - http://www.timpanisticks.com/
Matt
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...and they cost $75 a pair!
I just saw the Principal/Solo Timpanist from the Paris Symphony (Master Class
at Rutgers 3/22/99), and he's a Morbey endorsee/er. I tried the sticks. They
are made well, but nothing that makes them worth $30 more than a pair of
Clevelanders!
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Sally Basker
I have tried a number of different makes of sticks over a twenty year
period. After a period of dissatisfaction with my previous sticks (they
were old and worn out) I bit the bullet and settled on Morbys about six
months ago. Yes, they are expensive, but so are violin bows, woodwind reeds
etc. My view is that the sticks are the primary method of tone colour, and
the very wide range available gives additional potential. Having said that,
I could only afford three pairs at the time, although I am thinking of
buying another two pairs.
Sally
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Sally-
have you tried Clevelander, Black Swamp and McMillan?
PERC 1
are the best ever. They would ship them to you I am sure.
Cary Nasatir - Jan Steinhoff
Lots of west coast guys using them which is how I got turned
on to them. 40- 45 a pair. 3 pr minimum. He'll re wrap any
mallet for you
I am using them on late 40's Leedy's 25 and 29. Nice
clarity even on the legatto models
Cary
Svalen
personally I use Ritz mallets, which are the most used timpani mallets in
Denmark. In my orchestra we have three good copper Dresden timpani (30",
28", 25") and one rotten Premier timpani (23"). That is a problem because
the sound is very different in the two sorts of timpani. Do you think it is
possible to buy a Dresden (23") today? Do we have to buy it from new or
should we buy it used. Would it not be a good investment in order to have 4
"sounding alike" timpani ?
Regards, David
Sally Basker skrev i meddelelsen <7dm6dp$ep8$1...@plug.news.pipex.net>...
>Dear Dan
>
>No, but I am not aware that they are freely available in the UK. I have
>tried the following: Paul Finan, Saul Goodman (by Calato), VATER T1 Ultra
>Staccato, Regal Tip H1, and a couple of other makes. My pair of Regal Tip
>sticks are great for chamber orchestra work playing composers up to an and
>including, say, Beethoven. I am very pleased with my Morbeys. I generally
>use timpani with fibreglass bowls - copper are generally quite expensive,
>heavier and hence less portable. I have my own Majestic Harmonic
fiberglass
>timpani (23, 26, 29) and access to two Ludiwig Universal fibreglass timpani
>(26, 29) , but I have also played on Adams and Premier. I chose my sticks
>to bring out the resonance in those timpani, and generally have good
>comments from conductors, orchestras, and audiences. So, Morbeys work for
>me
>
>Regards
>
>Sally
>
>
Sally Basker
I do not know enough about Dresden timpani to answer, but I think it is
important to have a matched set. It is quite a luxury to have four timpani.
Why don't you try to buy used and then renovate them? My orchestra managed
to buy two ex-parachute regiment Ludwig Universal timpani about 15 months
ago. They looked as if they had fallen 20000 feet without a parachute when
we bought them, but they were fine after renovation - and the total price
was very attractive (<£650 for the pair, renovated).
Sally