These six models reflect Vic s fifty years of experience as Solo Timpanist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Each mallet is turned from a single piece of rock maple which eliminates a core that could rattle and the need for a screw-on washer to secure the head. Coupled with round seamless heads they produce bigger and brighter sounds. T2 Cartwheel Mallets are very soft and ideal for soft rolls legato strokes and the richest sounds. Head: 1 3/4 Length: 14 1/2