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P.O. Box 33252
Cleveland, Ohio 44133
Phone: 440-877-9674
Fax: 440-877-9675
Email:
kbdustman@aol.com



Updated: 9/3/10

New Announcements!

WHAT'S NEW & WHAT'S COMING !

A listing of company news, new brands, products and services that are now available through Professional Percussion Products.

INTRODUCING . . . YURAE STUDIO MARIMBAS!

MODEL YMB 431

4.3 Octave Paduak Bar-Height Adjustable

This instrument provides the perfect solution for an affordable graduated bar-width marimba, ideal for the practice studio, home or school band-orchestra application. A combination of easy- portability, height adjustable and clear resonant Paduak Keyboard, brings a full size instrument into reality for the school or student in the early stages of mallet keyboard studies.

A complete one-year warrantee from the Korean manufacturer on the frame and keyboard makes this an investment that will provide years of playing enjoyment, supported by a built-in resale value and demand.

Instrument specifications:

  • Graduated bar width 2 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch bar width
  • Tuned A-442
  • Total instrument length 75"
  • Width high-end 15 1/2" Low-end 35"
  • Total weight 120lbs
  • Height adjustment 33 1/2 to 39 1/2"


Joseph Pereira Signature Line

All of the mallets in the Joseph Pereira Signature line are made from strong, hand-selected bamboo. Mallets with a ball-stick design (JP 1-5) are hand-sewn with the highest quality soft German felt. Mallets with a European layered design (JP 6-10) feature layers of leather and Viennese flannel.

Each pair is 15 inches long (38cm) with bamboo ranging between 11-13mm in diameter. Each mallet comes fitted with a European style handle grip.

Using only straight bamboo with no knots, JGpercussion introduces a new selection of timpani and bass drum mallets. This lightweight bamboo is sought after by players looking for a stick that is agile and moves quickly off the head.

Each pair is sewn by hand with high-quality American and German Felt.

All mallets are handmade by Jason Ginter, Principal Timpanist of the San Diego Symphony.

New! Fall Creek and vanderPlas/Baileo Percussion Round Top
PARSIFAL BELLS

When the world’s greatest glockenspiels maker and the best vibraphone maker get together, the results
are----well…. as expected.



"The RT-1500 on steroids."

Rick Byers

  • 3.5 octave range C5-F8
  • High resonance steel specially formulated by Fall Creek
  • Deep, powerful sound with penetrating fundamentals and brilliant overtones – that old sound from the early 20th Century — and then some.
  • Satin Nickel plated bars that will NEVER flake.
  • NEW Double Resonance system employing precisely tuned resonators to emphasize the fundamental pitch and Reflector Panels to add even more volume. Thus, you get the advantages of BOTH resonators and a case.
  • Precisely positioned bar pins.
  • Brilliantly designed damper system that is totally embedded in the left end block -- by Nico vanderPlas, of course.
  • Height adjustable.
  • Will tune to suit your requirements—A-440, 442, etc.

Super Kalfo Imported Irish Calf heads now available through
Professional Percussion Products.

We are pleased to announce our stocking and selling imported Super Kalfo Irish Calf Heads. For the past five years we have been developing this highly specialized part of the orchestral percussion showroom's business. Our desire to professionally assist the top timpanist and orchestras around the world in acquiring top quality calf heads has grown tremendously with the increasingly demand and popularity for calf heads. We now provide turn-key service, removing the customer's inconvenience with the complicated import, duty, taxes and currency exchange issues.

Super Kalfo heads have become the standard of the world for timpani, concert bass drum and snare drum batter heads. Considered the oldest manufacturer of skin heads in Europe, the firm's name as Vellum and Parchment Works LTD is considered the finest professional source for quality skin heads, made to each individual player's specifications and preferences.

Manufactured in Celbridge, Kildare Ireland, Professional Percussion Products now receives monthly shipments from the company to handle increasing demands for authentic Calf Heads ordered by discriminating percussionists and orchestras.

Custom Made Timpani, Bass Drum, Snare Drum all-steel, rolled and welded FLESH HOOPS.

Cleveland manufactured steel flesh hoops that are guaranteed to be perfectly round, flat and consistent for mounting calf heads. These are hand-made to your specifications based upon the needs and application of the flesh hoop for your calf head mounting purpose.


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JUST ARRIVED! ...PEMBLOCKS Hand-Made Baltic Birch Temple Blocks

We are proud to be the exclusive source for these professional Temple Blocks, hand crafted right here in Northeast Ohio. These are precision made with sound and pitch clarity being the foremost requirement. Available as a complete set of five blocks equipped with all-wood horizontal mounting bar and chrome plated multi-clamp. Complete unit can easily mount on all standard cymbal stand tube diameters.

These are true orchestral Temple Blocks, also serving as the perfect solution for the orchestra pit where limited space is a performance requirement.


WE’VE MOVED! We are happy to announce that after five years we have relocated the entire business to a larger facility about 1 mile from the original location. This new showroom provides for greater flexibility in allowing guests to test perform more instruments and accessories. Instead of one big showroom, we have multiple instrument galleries. The new building is located in an office-warehouse complex with three other businesses. In addition, we now have our own huge warehouse with receiving-shipping dock.


LUDWIG-MUSSER We have become a complete resource for all Ludwig Musser orchestral and marching percussion instruments and accessories. By stocking some of the most popular larger instruments we are able to provide timely shipment of big-ticket items on a global basis. We have selectively included top-of-the-line models like the M-500 Concert Grand Soloist five-octave marimba as well as student & school use instruments.


INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION now IN-STOCK and available

By popular demand we have added a very wide assortment of Innovative Percussion Mallets and products to the showroom stocking inventory. In working with many college and university mallet, stick and bag requirement lists, we have found more and more Innovative Percussion items appearing on these student lists.

Call us for the models you need and we can get these shipped to you immediately.


MIKE BALTER MALLETS & BEATERS now IN-STOCK and available

A mainstay of every percussionist’s stick and mallet bag contains Mike Balter Mallets. Based on the calls we receive from customers and Mike’s personal selection of popular models we are able to accommodate most requirements immediately from the player or music educator.

Call us for the models you need right away.






CLEVELANDER CLASSIC SNARE DRUMS - now available and affordable to all

Always wanted a Clevelander Orchestral Snare drum but couldn't afford it? Now there is a CLASSIC MODEL all Maple shell drum made in Cleveland that everyone can afford to own and play. Features a double snare sound with the full-scale Clevelander Snare mechanism and comes in a number of stunning natural wood stain finishes. Available in your choice of 5X14" or 6 1/2X14" sizes and choice of bare cable, coated cable or curly-wire snare components.


Hamilton Re-Issues Classic Orchestral Snare Drum Stands

Introduced in the early 1950's, the KB275 Snare Drum Stand from Hamilton quickly became the choice of all concert and drum set performers. This classic stand is now being re-issued by Hamilton Stands and is in-stock and immediately available. We use these top quality stand to showcase all our snare drums on display in the snare drum gallery.

The new KB275 is a faithful reproduction and, like the original, features a unique drum basket that accommodates 12"-17" diameter drums without changing the height of the drum’s bottom rim. It is also designed to not put pressure on the counter hoop, affecting tuning or hoop roundness.

The base is rugged and durable, with double strip steel legs and a specially engineered anti-drop bushing that resists the center post from falling when being adjusted.

The range of height adjustment, from 21.5"-35", offering far greater personal player height preferences. Like the original, the KB275 sports the traditional striking red polymer feet.

Also being introduced is a companion stand, the KB274, which is designed especially for drum set use with a smaller footprint and lower height range.

These stands are serious about holding your snare drum exactly where and how you like it.


WHAT’S COMING?

TOM FREER SIGNATURE PERCUSSION PRODUCTS by Promark

Coming very soon, we will be handling and stocking the complete assortment of Tom Freer Percussion Timpani Sticks, Keyboard Mallets, Stick Cases Professional Accessories, Drum Sticks, Bass Drum Beaters and Glockenspiel Mallets. Watch our website for more details and complete specification upon the arrival of our first shipment to the showroom.


NEW CD by FERNANDO MEZA

Fernando Meza (Director of Percussion Studies, University of Minnesota) has released a beautiful new marimba CD: J.S. Bach  Unaccompanied Suites for Cello in which he performs 3 of the 6 Cello Suites (No.1 in G Major, No.3 in C Major, and No.4 in Eb Major) on a 5-octave marimba. A major accomplishment for any marimba performer, but even more so for someone who is particularly busy as an all-around percussionist.

Fernando recorded the Suites in 3 straight days (one Suite per day) and looks back to the entire process as an unbelievable time of musical growth. Meza comments, "Learning to deal with the amazing challenges of performing the music of Bach on the marimba and making it work on that instrument is a process that I encourage any percussionist to take in order to become a better musician. There is a sense of communion in the study of this music that deeply challenges you to analyze, think, and reconsider your approach to every aspect of your musical self, from your technical understanding to your ability to breathe and turn a phrase. It is an amazing experience that makes you shed your old musical skin and grow a new one with a better understanding of yourself as a deeper musician."

This new release is now in-stock and available for immediate shipment. This beautiful collection is a must-have for anyone studying and playing marimba. Contact us for ordering information.


IMPORTED TIMPANI STICK FELT NOW AVAILABLE

We are now stocking sheets of both AMERICAN and GERMAN Timpani Stick Felt for use in stick recovering or stick building purposes. Sold in 2' x 2' sheets, this is perfect for a multitude of applications.

The German Felt (soft) is exactly the same material used in the production of our own OHIO TIMPANI STICKS; both Bamboo Roller Ball and Turned Handle Cartwheel models.

Many Cleveland area students and players have been purchasing this through the showroom for almost four years. Professional Percussion Products now has the inventory available to ship these highest-quality materials throughout the world.

Contact us to place your order, ... or have your questions answered.



For Factory-Direct Ordering Visit our Showroom or Contact us to Schedule an Appointment

Telephone: 440-877-9674
Fax: 440-877-9675
Email: kbdustman@aol.com