hey ,if anyone else wants to uncover how to build a marimba try Corbandy Simple Instrument Crusher (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my cousin got great results with it.
Adam, this is absolutely my new favorite RUclips Channel (Wrapping my Balter Blues right now). I've been waiting for what seems like forever for a keyboard focused percussion channel. As a gear head myself, I love the focus that you have on equipment. That being said, you are an insanely talented player (having watched your graduate recital), and I would love to see some technique videos from you! Are you aware of the Channel "Marimbalogy"? Each episodes he focuses on a particular technique and goes in depth with it. Again, I never want you to stop making these product reviews. Love the channel, and hope this takes off very soon.
Thanks so much for your kind comments! (look forward to seeing them wraps!) I have seen Marimbalogy's videos, wish he still made them because they were indeed very informative. I am really keen to do a technique video but I'm not sure how to go about it just yet, mainly because I still have a lot to learn myself... but thank you very much for your support :)
An alternative to tape: foam pencil grips. They're the perfect size to fit tightly onto mallet shafts, you can adjust them to pad just the right parts of your grip, and you can quickly remove them or put them back on (for whatever reason). They've been a life saver!
I use electric tape because I bought a bunch to wrap my sticks and honestly they are great for grip and easy to use. Also it comes in so many colors and is pretty cheap.
I do also want to say thank you for keeping your videos free of strong expletives. I really do appreciate that. Obviously "What the hell" isnt strong hahaha. I mean the really strong ones. so thank you.
Hello, Thank you for your great tips! I love your videos! ❤ I'm just wondering if the weight of the tape will evoke some kind of counteraction on the mallet? I don't want my mallets to be unbalanced after taping them 😉. Thank you for your answer!
Hey, I do the same thing! It's cheap as hell and works great. Saves a lot of cash when you need to re-wrap them, too... Oddly enough, tomorrow is my mallet rewrapping day!
Thank you so much, that heps a lot,well i know you dont wrap your own sticks with new yarn.. but who and where are these professional guys, do you mean the companys like Vic Firth ect..? Best regards from Martin/ Luxemburg Europe
Have you every tried anything other than tennis grip? I used to use tennis grip but it felt kind of "bulky" in my hands, I've recently switched to using hockey tape. It covers with a thin layer while keeping my hands dry during performances. A single roll ($4.99) was able to wrap all of the mallets I needed to wrap and theres still some left!
"Self, I wonder if Adam Tan has a video about wrapping marimba mallets..." "Yup!" I actually didn't even think of the shock absorption. I feel like the customization is a good point, too. Kinda like guitarists with all their different guitars and picks :) I also like that you've made so much effort to make good quality RUclips videos in addition to having great content. Lulz "we're just about to get 700 subscribers." A few years later, and you're at 26,000 subscribers :D
"Dude you're just slamming the lower end. There's no shame in that. I also like to slam the lower end, but always use protection!" - Casey Cangelosi, 2017
If I am from the United States, how could I come across the metallic reflective tape you’re using? I have only been able to find hold and silver, and even then it’s at minimum a 1/2” thick. The tape you’re using looks much cleaner and slimmer than that, though my eyes could be playing tricks on me..
That tape is gift wrapping tape :) You can usually find it at any gift store or arts and craft store, it's usually just meant for embellishments. I think Amazon also sells some, and sometimes it's called washi tape!
Does anybody know if regular stick tape would work too? My school has a bunch of rolls of tape for marching snare, tenor, bass, all those sticks. So I'm wondering if that will work the same. I assume so, but better safe than sorry. Unrelated, for my mallets that have a white head, what color do you guys think would look best? I'm very indecisive so any opinions would be appreciated.
Ive got rotation IV by Eric Sammut as my four mallet solo and my percussion teacher is saying that my mallets are too soft, right now I am using marimba ones rsb3's and I need a harder cheaper mallet, my price range is 60- 100 american dollars for a set of four mallets, do you have any suggestions?
I would probably say Vic Firth Robert Van Sice m114s, they have more of an edge than the round sounds and weight-wise they are a little bit lighter but not by much, and you can get them for $35 a pair :)
What microphone do you use for your voice and your marimba? Ive been using a blue snow ball over the higher end of my marimba and it sounds ok. I should probably invest in more mics but the blue snowball covers all of my 4.3 octave marimba.
Ah the snowball's not bad! I use the Rode VideoMic Pro for my talking and 2 x Behringer C-2's + Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 to record my marimba stuff. I've got a video on my channel about my recording setup here if you're interested: ruclips.net/video/xrDyQ2PJ-5c/видео.html 😁
Yea I realized that you had a video on it. This was one of the first videos I saw and instantly I subscribed and watched almost every video on your channel lol. Keep making awesome videos because there aren't very many percussionist RUclipsrs. PS: I ordered the Ikea skubb and I'm going to make a mallet wall right by my marimba, I only have a couple pairs of mallets so I only got 1 skubb but I still think it is going to look very cool.
Don't worry man, it takes experimentation and practise before you get routine with them - I had reeeeaaaallly bad wraps the first time I did it 4 years ago ahaha
Hellos this is Connor McElroy I play vibraphone in a indoor percussion group called fusion percussion I have many suggestions but first I would like to say that I think you are a great percussionist/ judge of mallets now for suggestions I think that you should make a channel/playlist called Adam performs (your choice really) and finally if you could start doing vibe mallets the one I am interested in are the malletech samuels ds18s about the performing channel play cool songs that are more pop again it is your choice
Hope this video is helpful! Thanks for watching :)
Magnesium PC Hey man don't worry, I got your email 😀
Adam Tan
Hey Adam, Is It Ok To Wrap It With An Electrical Tape ??
You could try that! But it'd be more uncomfortable I reckon cause it's not as grippy...
I've been researching into building marimbas and found a fantastic website at Delfords magic plan (google it if you're interested)
hey ,if anyone else wants to uncover how to build a marimba try Corbandy Simple Instrument Crusher (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my cousin got great results with it.
Adam, this is absolutely my new favorite RUclips Channel (Wrapping my Balter Blues right now). I've been waiting for what seems like forever for a keyboard focused percussion channel. As a gear head myself, I love the focus that you have on equipment. That being said, you are an insanely talented player (having watched your graduate recital), and I would love to see some technique videos from you! Are you aware of the Channel "Marimbalogy"? Each episodes he focuses on a particular technique and goes in depth with it.
Again, I never want you to stop making these product reviews. Love the channel, and hope this takes off very soon.
Thanks so much for your kind comments! (look forward to seeing them wraps!) I have seen Marimbalogy's videos, wish he still made them because they were indeed very informative. I am really keen to do a technique video but I'm not sure how to go about it just yet, mainly because I still have a lot to learn myself... but thank you very much for your support :)
An alternative to tape: foam pencil grips. They're the perfect size to fit tightly onto mallet shafts, you can adjust them to pad just the right parts of your grip, and you can quickly remove them or put them back on (for whatever reason). They've been a life saver!
I use electric tape because I bought a bunch to wrap my sticks and honestly they are great for grip and easy to use. Also it comes in so many colors and is pretty cheap.
honestly love your vids. maybe can you make a vid on how to make a budget mallet bag
That's a really good idea! I know someone who made one from scratch ;)
Woah, I never heard of wrapping mallets! I'll try this sometime with my marimba one mallets 😆
Look forward to seeing it :)
I do also want to say thank you for keeping your videos free of strong expletives. I really do appreciate that. Obviously "What the hell" isnt strong hahaha. I mean the really strong ones. so thank you.
Hahaha no worries, I want all these videos to be accessible to everyone :)
Pink looks cool
Hello,
Thank you for your great tips! I love your videos! ❤
I'm just wondering if the weight of the tape will evoke some kind of counteraction on the mallet? I don't want my mallets to be unbalanced after taping them 😉.
Thank you for your answer!
I wrapped my mallets with 3 meters of surgical tape which I bought for about 2$ and it was enough for 4 pairs of mallets
Luka Ivir Surgical tape! Now that's a new one 😄
Adam Tan Yeah, I was looking for a cheaper solution and that came out pretty well
Hey, I do the same thing! It's cheap as hell and works great. Saves a lot of cash when you need to re-wrap them, too...
Oddly enough, tomorrow is my mallet rewrapping day!
Thank you Adam. This was very helpful ! !
just did this to my van sices
works so well :o but my wrapping was not nearly as good lol
Hey Adam, great videos man! Have you ever tried Innovative Soloist series?
I did once! Pretty decent mallets (comparable to the Van Sices in terms of feel) but unfortunately I don't own a pair myself :(
Might have to try me some van sices at some point!
Awesome as always! Keep it up!
Ryan San Diego Thanks Ryan!
This video helps so much. Thank you!
No worries man, thank you for the suggestion!
I love how there's so many pairs of mallets and then there's just the one all by its self
Thanks Adam
Hey Adam! Can you make a video about the different types of wool and yarn for Marimba mallets? what would be awesome!
That's an interesting idea - I always thought the type didn't matter too much but I'd be interested to find out :)
Cool! keep that in mind, it matter a lot!!
Thank you so much, that heps a lot,well i know you dont wrap your own sticks with new yarn.. but who and where are these professional guys, do you mean the companys like Vic Firth ect..? Best regards from Martin/ Luxemburg Europe
Thanks Man!!
Cristiano Ronaldo Thanks for watching!
Have you every tried anything other than tennis grip? I used to use tennis grip but it felt kind of "bulky" in my hands, I've recently switched to using hockey tape. It covers with a thin layer while keeping my hands dry during performances. A single roll ($4.99) was able to wrap all of the mallets I needed to wrap and theres still some left!
That's awesome man! I've never seen hockey tape in my local store so that sounds like a good idea :)
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You're just way too fast ahaha
I loved this! Nice job! :o
There you go
So is it okay to use sticky tape to wrap mallets? Like to use Drumstick tape for mallets?
yes but how do you do the yarn part?
~Thank-you-Ms.-Lim~
~No-wor-ries-Mr-Ng~
what times off soft mallets should i use
I have some Zeltsmans and I broke one of them in half 😭 very sad moment. Any way to fix it ?
"Self, I wonder if Adam Tan has a video about wrapping marimba mallets..."
"Yup!"
I actually didn't even think of the shock absorption. I feel like the customization is a good point, too. Kinda like guitarists with all their different guitars and picks :)
I also like that you've made so much effort to make good quality RUclips videos in addition to having great content.
Lulz "we're just about to get 700 subscribers." A few years later, and you're at 26,000 subscribers :D
Could I use it on snare sticks as well?
Hey Adam, Is It Ok To Wrap It With An Electrical Tape ??
You should review the Casey Cangelosi Mallets
Already on the list! Thanks for the suggestion :)
No problem. If you ever get the chance to meet Casey he's a really chill guy.
I'd love to meet him - he's subscribed to this channel so hopefully he sees this ;)
Yea. I met him this weekend! He's gonna send me a copy of White Knuckle Stroll!
"Dude you're just slamming the lower end. There's no shame in that. I also like to slam the lower end, but always use protection!" - Casey Cangelosi, 2017
Does the tape have to be the extreme soft version??? I bought the Super Comp version and idk Wut to do!!
HI my name is Aaron
your videos are super resourcful
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Amazing!!!!
If I am from the United States, how could I come across the metallic reflective tape you’re using? I have only been able to find hold and silver, and even then it’s at minimum a 1/2” thick. The tape you’re using looks much cleaner and slimmer than that, though my eyes could be playing tricks on me..
That tape is gift wrapping tape :) You can usually find it at any gift store or arts and craft store, it's usually just meant for embellishments. I think Amazon also sells some, and sometimes it's called washi tape!
Didnt kno which email to send it to so i sent it to ur buisness email?? Sorry for the inconvenience man. But ull love the look that i went with
Does anybody know if regular stick tape would work too? My school has a bunch of rolls of tape for marching snare, tenor, bass, all those sticks. So I'm wondering if that will work the same. I assume so, but better safe than sorry.
Unrelated, for my mallets that have a white head, what color do you guys think would look best? I'm very indecisive so any opinions would be appreciated.
Ive got rotation IV by Eric Sammut as my four mallet solo and my percussion teacher is saying that my mallets are too soft, right now I am using marimba ones rsb3's and I need a harder cheaper mallet, my price range is 60- 100 american dollars for a set of four mallets, do you have any suggestions?
I would probably say Vic Firth Robert Van Sice m114s, they have more of an edge than the round sounds and weight-wise they are a little bit lighter but not by much, and you can get them for $35 a pair :)
Have you ever tried wrapping the yarn for your own mallets
Always wanted to, but could never do it right :( I'll leave it to the professionals LOL
What microphone do you use for your voice and your marimba? Ive been using a blue snow ball over the higher end of my marimba and it sounds ok. I should probably invest in more mics but the blue snowball covers all of my 4.3 octave marimba.
Ah the snowball's not bad! I use the Rode VideoMic Pro for my talking and 2 x Behringer C-2's + Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 to record my marimba stuff. I've got a video on my channel about my recording setup here if you're interested: ruclips.net/video/xrDyQ2PJ-5c/видео.html 😁
Yea I realized that you had a video on it. This was one of the first videos I saw and instantly I subscribed and watched almost every video on your channel lol. Keep making awesome videos because there aren't very many percussionist RUclipsrs.
PS: I ordered the Ikea skubb and I'm going to make a mallet wall right by my marimba, I only have a couple pairs of mallets so I only got 1 skubb but I still think it is going to look very cool.
Ethan Fox Thanks man, I'll keep it up! Send me a pic of your mallet wall when it's done 😀
Adam Tan will do :)
Just finished wrapping some marimba one mallets. Im clearly not good at this as I used two tennis warps for two mallets, instead of just one. 😒
Don't worry man, it takes experimentation and practise before you get routine with them - I had reeeeaaaallly bad wraps the first time I did it 4 years ago ahaha
Once I get some mallets.. I'll wrap them :p
+Rustic House 101 Hahahaha deal 😉
wow nice
If not concerned w price: cycling bar tape.
If you have Wave Wraps, I don't think you need to wrap your mallets on a budget lol
Who else is literally practicing with Van Sices rn 😂
I go to the julilliard school in nyc
im 10 years old
Hellos this is Connor McElroy I play vibraphone in a indoor percussion group called fusion percussion I have many suggestions but first I would like to say that I think you are a great percussionist/ judge of mallets now for suggestions I think that you should make a channel/playlist called Adam performs (your choice really) and finally if you could start doing vibe mallets the one I am interested in are the malletech samuels ds18s about the performing channel play cool songs that are more pop again it is your choice
Connor McElroy That's a really good idea! always wanted to have more performances uploaded but didn't know what to play...
I don't like how the mallets with wrap, but is necessary :'(
Maybe you could have people turn in recommendations
Can’t I just use hockey tape? XD
and I forgot to subscribe
is anyone else struggling so much to get it to wrap