David Morbey Timpani Sticks and Mallets

Endorsers

Andrew Smith
Principal timpanist, Philharmonia Orchestra, London, England

Thanks for the sticks. Beautifully made as ever.....
I have used David Morbey sticks almost from the time he began to make them. The range … is excellent and comprehensive enough to suit all styles of playing and types of drum, no matter which type of heads are used.

Larry Reese,
Principal timpani, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

I have been using David's mallets for the past twenty years. In that time I have also tried many other brands and styles of timpani stick, but I find the Morbey mallets feel right. From early music on antique instruments, to the unique demands of a movie soundtrack, not to mention the orchestral challenges in between, I find David's mallets offer superb craftsmanship, terrific variety and the utmost in tonal control for every technical eventuality I am asked to play. Well done and thank you, David!

Fernando Arias,
Principal timpanist, Orquesta Sinfónica Ciudad de Oviedo (España)

Nowadays there are many different brands of timpani sticks on the market but I would opt for the David Morbey ones. His careful elaboration achieves a perfect balance and equality in each stick, as well as a high quality sound. Besides, the extensive range of models that David Morbey offers satisfy the taste of any timpanist.

Andrzej Gliszewski
Timpanist, Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria

Yes, I've got your sticks. I do really enjoy playing with them. They have direct clear, open sound and attack, without muffling effect for very sensitive playing. Thank you very much.

David Clarence
Principal timpanist, Australian Opera Orchestra, Sydney, Australia

Absolutely fantastic … When a big sound is required, it is possible to deliver the goods without having to force or overplay. As usual the sticks are beautifully made and a pleasure to use.

Peter Hill
Co-principal timpanist, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, England

Many thanks for the timpani sticks which are excellent as usual.

Bill Lockhart
Principal timpanist English National Opera Orchestra, London, England

I use David Morbey sticks in all my film and commercial work, for example in "The Mask of Zoro", "Enemy at the gate", "The Mummy" and "Hollow Man". They are also an essential part of my "armoury" for my work with the ENO. Only Morbey sticks with their unique method of construction allow the timpanist to get across every detail of the composers' ideas, no matter how complex.

Frédéric Macarez
Solo timpanist, Orchestre de Paris, Paris, France

David Morbey’s timpani sticks are exactly what the supreme timpanist needs. Made with incredible care and quality, the wide range of choice provides the timpanist with the right sound and solution in every case. I have found that these sticks answer all the problems of the solo, chamber and orchestral repertoire.

Dominic Oelze
Principal timpanist Deutsche Staatsoper unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany

Selbst wenn David Morbey's Timpani Sticks einfach nur gut klingen wuerden, waeren
sie meines Erachtens nach schon ihrer professionellen Verarbeitung und der
perfekten Gewichtsverteilung wegen dringend empfehlenswert. Aber - sie klingen
eben nicht einfach nur gut.
David Morbey ist es insbesondere bei den groesseren Modellen gelungen einen
klanglich flexiblen Schlaegel zu bauen, bei dem man nicht zugunsten eines
grossen Tones auf rhythmische Paedgnanz oder eben zugunsten klarer Ansprache
gerade im pp auf einen warmen Klang verzichten muss.
Hier klingt ein Kompromiss endlich wie die Idealloesung. Hervorzuheben ist
hierbei die FF-Serie, die fuer eine dunkle warme Tongebung praedestiniert ist und
es dem Pauker deutlich erleichtert eben gerade im ff-Bereich besonders bei
tiefer Fellspannung den Klang zu kontrollieren.

Reinhard Toriser
Solo-Pauker, Orchester der Komischen Oper, Berlin, Germany

I have been using David Morbey Timpani Sticks for ten years. From the top of the felt to the tip of the shaft these timpani sticks are of the highest quality and best materials. They are good with natural or plastic heads. It is always a pleasure to make music with these sticks on the timpani.

Erich Trog
Solopauker, Deutsches Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Bayreuther Festspielorchester

...In the opera and orchestral repertoire, there are many solo passages which make demands on the timpanist to produce excellent sounds and tone characteristics. For these moments as well as the normal repertoire, I constantly return to David Morbey’s timpani sticks...

Ian Wright
Principal timpanist, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, England

I have been using David Morbey timpani sticks … since 1979. In the earlier years I found them particularly useful for medium to clear ‘articulate’ playing, but …[now] there is, in my opinion, a stick for every use. The element of custom manufacture is particularly helpful and I have always found the felt covers to last longer than those on other manufactures’ sticks.

Our thanks to all the players around the world who have sent us comments and endorsements. We hope to include more of these on this page in the future. If you would like to comment on, or endorse our timpani sticks, please email us.