Vic Firth Corpsmaster Keyboard/Brian Mason -- Soft Marimba Yarn Less pronounced attack More pronounced fundamental The projection of keyboard sound requires fundamental resonance of the bar; the stroke style and the mallet together allow or disallow this resonance While we cannot package and sell stroke style, we can at least develop and provide the mallet! 2) To provide an attractive/performance enhancing mallet that gives the performer a more 'weighted' stroke (increasing resonance) with an eye-catching look that makes the player's involvement more readable Comfort of grip and weight are essential, keeping in mind that the weight of the mallet must not be excessive