Make Magic Flute Mallets

When playing the bell excerpt from Mozart's Magic Flute you'll need some special mallets commonly referred to as 'Magic Flute mallets'. These usually run about $20 - 30 and can be purchased from percussion stores such as Steve Weiss.

Purchase Magic Flute Mallets

Many percussion students are already on a tight budget and sometimes this can seem like an unnecessary purchase. Here's a possible solution to help save money and still have to right mallet.

Supplies

Wire cutters, wire snips, or even scissors
Tape measure or ruler
3/16 wooden dowel
#10 - 16 brass nuts

Cut the dowel to 12 inch length

Screw two bolts onto the wooden dowel. You can also use a thinner dowel but you need to thicken the diameter of the dowel. This can be done by wrapping masking tape around the dowel.

Cost of purchased mallets = $30.00
Cost of made mallets = $2.00