Stagg 3 Octave Xylophone features Padauk wood bars which provide you with a warmer tone then those of the more traditional steel bars in a student bell kit. To complete this xylophone kit you get a set of mallets an X-style folding stand. The keyboard is supported by a suspension bar system with a wooden frame and resonating back board. This set includes an adjustable double x-shaped stand a pair of professional mallets with nylon tip and a padded black nylon gig bag.