MT Medium Gong Mallet by Mike Tamburo

MT Medium Gong Mallet by Mike Tamburo

Product Description

The MT Medium Gong Mallet is a versatile, mid-weight mallet in Mike Tamburo’s signature series, ideal for close-range playing and dynamic sound exploration. It features a weighted wooden ball core wrapped in thick layers of felt, foam, and soft Sherpa fleece—delivering a warm, clear tone with excellent responsiveness.

The mallet is mounted on a slim, tapered maple handle, measuring approximately 11/16” in diameter at the base and ½” at the top. This design offers both agility and precision, making it especially well-suited for drone work, tonal layering, and fast rhythmic strokes.

“This mallet is fantastic for working close to the gong. Ideal for drone work and playing at faster tempos. Great for exploring different tonal clusters and layers, by using different levels of mallet force, tempo and location on the instrument.”
– Mike Tamburo

Mike Tamburo is an interdisciplinary sound artist, instrument builder, video artist, sound therapist, writer and educator. Since 1994, Tamburo has shared more than 2,000 concerts and workshops playing his personally curated set of gongs, bells and other metal instruments. He has recorded over 70 albums, both solo and in collaboration with Crown of Eternity, Meisha, Arco Flute Foundation, Psychic Frost, Brother Ong and more. He teaches gong music, both in person and online with School of Gong. He is also a part of the far-reaching ethnomusicology trio, Dig Deeper, with Mitch Nur and Thomas Orr Anderson.

Features

• Weighted wooden ball core wrapped in felt, foam, and soft Sherpa fleece
• Produces warm, articulate tone with fast rebound
• Slim tapered maple handle (approx. 11/16” to ½” diameter)
• Ideal for close-range drone playing and faster tempos
• Great for exploring tonal clusters and dynamic expression
• Designed by master sound artist Mike Tamburo