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Mallets and Bongo

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:48 pm
by torpedo tom
I've started seeing more videos showing people using mallets of some type on the bongo. Is this something new or have I missed something along the line? Also, arthritis in my left thumb has all but stopped my learning the bongo. It is very painful doing the martillo. Thanks, TT

Re: Mallets and Bongo

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:47 pm
by RitmoBoricua
Here you go a little demonstration of stick on bongo from 1956 (Puente In Percussion).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnHrAcDFGkM

Re: Mallets and Bongo

PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:53 pm
by RetroVintageDrummer
Wooden knitting needles can cut down length to use as bongo/timbalito mallets.
The black one was made by Pan Con Queso

Manito percussion offers a bongo/timbalito mallet too that looks very nice