PERCUSSION   R'  US  ' The following are my rankings relating to instruments and accesories. ' Top 5 Snare Drums

1. Brady
2. Ludwig
3. Premier
4. Pearl
5. Remo

Top 5 Xylophones

1. Musser
2. Adams
3. Premier
4. Korogi
5. Saito

Top 5 Mallet Companies

1. Malletech
2. Mike Balter
3. Mike Gauger
4. Vic Firth
5. Black Swamp

The above is the standard Mike Balter yarn mallet (soft) ' ' The following are write up's on the No.1 of each section. ' Top 5 Snare Drum: Brady Drums Brady Snare Drums for more than 20 years have been respected greatly throughout the msuic industry. They are extremely unique drums due to the way in which that they are made. This is so as every Brady drum is hand crafted and the amazing thing is that the sound quality is always consistant and at a award winning level. These drums create a full sound, warm and with much body. This is created by the free flowing system and the newest woods in which they use. Brady have  always been searching for new and more successful woods to use in their drums. ' Top 5 Xylophones: Musser Solid designs, innovative ideas and quality have been the trade marks of Musser Xylophones. They are the ultimate instrument for percussion players as all dream to own and play these awesome instruments. The wood is of extreme quality and the finish is always nothing short of spectacular. The frames over the years have become stronger as in the early days they would bend, lose shape quite easily when pushed over a hump quickly. Though this problem has been seen to. Musser instruments are extremely expensive though when buying one you know that
it is a life time investment. Musser instruments also produce a unique sound, one that has tried to be mastered by other companies though never turns out the same. Though the quality has been a tradmark as though heavy playing with hard mallets even when these instruments visualy take toll with marks, the sound stays the same for many years. ' Top 5 Mallet Companies: Malletech Malletech unlike the above havent been around for that long. There mallets are extremly sterdy and unlike many mallets in which there handles are made out of cane, the handles on Malletech mallets are extremely straight, making playing easier. Malletech unlike some mallets are crafted so that when hit on a Xylophone for example, they produce a load sound though don't damage the instrument. They are a company which have a extreme rang of mallets for all instruments of the percussion family. Black Swamp Wood Blocks ' '' Go Back Home '' '' ' Hey..email me with comments or suggestions at percussion40@usa.net!! ' ' This page is best viewed using...    This site is best accesed with.....   '  ' This page is under copyright laws and at no times is subject to being re-produced in any way.  All aspects of this page remain property of the publisher at all times. '  ' This page is constantly under construction. ' Last Updated..1/1/98