I play conga and bongo drums and ordered some soft mallets to use because of my injured hand. What do you think?

[wcmagumba]

These are too long probably but I can choke up on them like a baseball bat...I think they will work...Cheers

[ZZenith]

1. You can always cut some off the backend if the balance isn't to your liking.

Of course, you won’t be able to slap with them but I do like the sound of mallets on congas.

[wcmagumba]

2. Thanks for the suggestion, no slap unless I use one mallet and one hand...possibility I think...

I also have a cajon and a couple of frame drums that I will try...too much fun as I'm not a pro drummer and never took lessons but in my old age I love percussion sounds. I put streaming jazz radio (KCSM a fav) on my house smart speakers and play away...linky for KCSM below

https://www.kcsm.org/

[ZZenith]

3. Thanks for the link. Good stuff!

How did you injure your hand?

[wcmagumba]

4. I fell in an asphalt parking lot reaching for a rolling away soda bottle (dumb)...Jan 6th...doc says no caste...

Need to go to a different doc as it's not healing...life happens so jazz music is needed...

[wcmagumba]

5. I received the mallets today, I think they will work well although I don't want to hit the skins too hard...

These are pretty firm and the felt is nice. Just have to temper my whacking...I think they will be good on my cajon too but haven't tried it yet...

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Hold The Between Your Thumb...

...and index & middle fingers, instead of in your fist.
The bounce of the stick in your fingers will reduce the overall impact.
Drummers do that when they want to be sure that cymbal flourishes aren't to loud.

[wcmagumba]

7. Thank you Prof...I already returned the mallets and am going a different direction. I received a pair of Vater VCS Cajon

brushes in lieu of the mallets and they seem to be what I wanted. They are adjustable and work on my congas, bongo and cajon. So when I'm not using my fingertips or palm I can use the brushes...Of course they sound a little different from my hands but they sound good to me...As my left hand fingers are still cracked (from a fall in Jan), that hand is not as effective on the drums. I can use it without pain but it's not the same...so, brushes it will be...Cheers

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Ah, That's A Clever Idea

Have fun.
I play piano & guitar every day, even though I quit performing 18 years ago.
There's always something new to learn.

[wcmagumba]

9. Cool, I also play guitar, banjo, uke and dulcimer. Never took piano but have a recent Casio keyboard to play with,

I read a little music and can pick out some tunes....I was a vocal music student in college and after and participated in both college and community theatre productions...those were fun times...

[ProfessorGAC]

10. I See

I was a performing musician/singer for over 30 years. Played over 2,000 gigs over that time.
20 years of that (1,600 or so gigs) was with the same band; same 4 guys, counting me.
In fact, it was the same sound & lighting guys, too.
It was a very lucrative hobby. That's why I have a piano, multikeyboard rig, 14 guitars, a bass, a mandolin, a violin, an electronic drum kit & a recording console. Since I never spent any household money, my wife never objected.
I had to quit when it was too hard to manage that schedule with my work travel schedule. I was gone an awful lot & decided when I'm home, I should be home.

[wcmagumba]

11. Congratulations on the "Long Strange Trip" and being a good musician, luckily it sounds like you have life long bros...

I worked in the graphic arts industry scanning and manipulating images for their colors and content using apps like Adobe Photoshop, it was fun and I got to go to our customer's locations and do some training courses. I've never been paid for doing music but I do have about the same number of guitars as you alone with 3 basses and 4 banjos and a few other odd instruments and 3 or 4 smallish amps. Never been married so no problems with my budget for music. I'm a night owl so posting late is my norm. Cheers...