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Freer CD5 – Cloyd Duff #5 Med-Soft

SKU CD5
Original price $129.99 - Original price $129.99
Original price
$129.99
$129.99 - $129.99
Current price $129.99

Wood core with soft parachute cover on premium tonkin bamboo shafts.

Freer Percussion authentic Cloyd Duff #5 replica.
These are the only authentic and licensed reproductions of Duff’s original set of mallets available exclusively from Freer Percussion direct.
One of the most imitated American timpani mallet lines in history, this new replica version of the Cloyd Duff #5 model features the following:

11mm – 11.5mm premium bamboo shaft 15″ long
Hand finished with four coats of sealer, lathed round butt end and laser engraved logo
1″ CNC machined maple core for precision and consistency with slightly rounded edges
Base felt is a high grade all wool adhesive felt 1mm thick
Parachute covering is soft German felt tightly sewn, mounted and finished completely by hand by one Amish family with great attention to details. All mallets personally inspected and tested by Tom Freer

This model produces a very clean and clear sound. Easy articulation and clarity in all registers of all timpani regardless of make, model or type of heads. Its sound can be described as round, warm, clean and of a beautiful quality. A necessity for all students and professional timpanists who desire a mallet that has been used and proven for over 75 years. An incredibly versatile, handmade replica timpani mallet made to last your entire career.