Hello everyone, as a timpani player, I've always found very difficult to understand how the former Raymond Curfs series was organized. That's why I wanted to share with you my knowledge acquired after years of shopping and investigating ! Mediawise, I am only an amateur, so I apologize for the mediocre video/photo quality.
Mallets present on the pictures :
Classical Series 3100 (clear caracter) :
3111 (dark red) : the clearest and hardest pair
3112 (formerly red but I lost the thread) : very clear and direct
3113 (pink) : still clear and direct but with a thicker felt
3114 (dark green) : my "go to" felt pair for rythmical repertoire (you can see I always use them)
3116 (light green) : medium hardness, rather heavy, round but still clear mallets (I use them for Tchaikovsky 4th Symphony)
3118 (yellow) : soft, with a clear core, still usable for rythms
Premium Series 3200 :
3211, 3212, 3213 (pink threads) : dark , focused tone. Heavy
3221, 3223 (blue thread) : versatile, from dark tone to very clear attack. 3222 is missing because their sound is close to 3116 and I prefer that pair
3231, 3232 (grey thread) : powerful deep sound with still a clear core. 3233 is missing because I never played in such a big orchestra that I'd have a use for them.
Flannel Series 3300 :
3312, 3313 (modified), 3314 (missing 3311 and 3315) : leather flannels from almost wood to smooth heavy suede leather
3322 (missing 3321 and 3323) : cotton flannel , round sound with clear attack
3333 (missing 3331 and 3332) : white cotton flannel, round deep sound
3341 (missing 3342) : wool flannel, hard and lighter attack
The missing pairs aren't here because I also love Kato flannels, and I'm not that wealthy !
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