Carlisle Professional Timpani Sticks
Carlisle Percussion's Professional Timpani Sticks have evolved over the years by incorporating Ron's own ideas with valuable input from timpanists throughout the world. They fully meet the requirements of both professional and student players of the symphonic, opera, and concert band repertoire.
There are twelve (12) pairs of sticks in the Professional Timpani Stick line. Individual pairs of sticks can be ordered, and there are two sub-sets of sticks available which offer substantial cost savings over individual pairs.
Each pair in the series can be customized as to handle length, composition (wood or bamboo), core shape and size, core material
(wood, hard felt, cork, or rubber), the type of exterior felt sewing ("true" cartwheel, three -seam cartwheel, or ball-type) that one prefers.
The standard hardwood (white ash) handle for pairs 1 through 10 and 12 is straight and 1/2 " x 15" in diameter and length, resectively; however, the length can be custom cut for you between 14 and 16 inches at no additional charge. Straight-taper wooden handles are also now available as is a 5/8" diameter hollow wooden handle in which the center hole goes through the entire length of the handle except for the last one inch or so where the core is attached. The hollow wooden stick is therefore different from those manufactured by others in which the center hole goes through only a part of the handle.
At additional cost, all wooden handles can be stained in either cherry or walnut colors before the multi-coat polyurethane finish is applied.
Stick no. 11 , the "Mozart' stick with a cork core uses a 7/16" diameter wooden handle and can be custom-cut to length and stained. A bamboo handle can also be chosen as an option at an additional cost.