one pair new old stock A+ Mike Balter MB5B (5B) Medium Hard Keyboard Mallets - 1" diameter Oval Dark Green Rubber HEADS and Natural Birch HANDLES (for Marimba, Xylophone) mid to late 1990s (+ packaging) Unwound Series

Up for grabs is one pair of new old stock A+ Mike Balter MB5B (5B) Keyboard Mallets - Unwound Series (+ packaging). Medium Hard, 1" diameter, Oval Dark Green Rubber HEADS and Natural Birch HANDLES. From mid to late 1990s.

For:

Instrument: Marimba, Xylophone

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Product information

Mike Balter MB5B Keyboard Mallets: 1 " diameter Medium Hard, Oval Dark Green Rubber Heads with Natural Birch Handles (the handles have a light satin finish).

• Mike Balter Unwound Series is specially designed for tone, response, control and sensitivity. Gradations of hardness produce creative tonal colors. The 5B mallets feature 1 " rubber head and natural birch handles.
• Manufacturer Part #:  MB5B

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And listed in separate REVERB listings - I have these other Mike Balter Keyboard Mallets: 5B, 8B, 10B, and 93B (from around the same year and with packaging). With the exception of the 8B - they are in new old stock conditon. Here are the REVERB links for them.

• https://reverb.com/item/87571358-one-pair-new-old-stock-but-one-head-has-visible-impressions-mike-balter-mb8b-8b-hard-keyboard-mallets-7-8-rosewood-round-heads-and-natural-birch-handles-mid-to-late-1990s-packaging-unwound-series
• https://reverb.com/item/87543682-one-pair-of-new-old-stock-a-mike-balter-mb10b-10b-extra-hard-keybord-mallets-1-and-1-8-phenolic-round-gray-color-heads-and-natural-birch-handles-mid-to-late-1990s-packaging-unwound-series
• https://reverb.com/item/87589600-one-pair-new-old-stock-near-a-mike-balter-mb93b-93b-extra-hard-keyboard-mallets-1-plastic-phenolic-round-white-heads-and-natural-birch-handles-mid-to-late-1990s-packaging-unwound-series

NOTE: At the very end of the description I have a long list of the other brand mallets that I have listed on Reverb.

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Measurements of the 5B mallets:

• Full length: about 15 and 1/8 inches
• Head Diameter: 1 inch
• Head Height: 3/4 inch
• Lenth of handle (shaft): 14 and 1/8 inches

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In case you did not know -- "Mike Balter is NOT currently running his own mallet company as it was acquired by Zildjian in 2018, meaning the "Mike Balter Mallet Company" brand is now owned and operated by Zildjian, but the mallet line still exists under the same name."
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I  got these mallets back in 2000  (even back then - they were in kind of "new" old stock condition).

I was planning to sell them sooner - but was kind of busy. Finally getting a chance to sell them now.

The mallets were never used.

For Each HEAD: The line going around the diameter, the very small dot impression on the lower side, & the very small bump on the venter area of the uppper side are from the way that they were manufactured. They also have minor surface cloudiness. Otherwise - they are fine.

HANDLES: They are fine / very clean. A few nimor natural imperfecion in the wood grain.

• That's why I put the conditon as EXCELLENT instead of MINT.

The packaging (paper part and plastic part) is in Very Good shape:

PAPER PART -

• The paper part of the packaging has some visible not too light / not too deep unevenness and some visible - but not too serious - creases, a few small dot & short dash impressions, some other line impressions, and a few tiny staple holes. Also the areas on / near the corners have creases & light visible wear and there is a little wear & some unevenness on some of the edge areas. And the white side of the paper part has some aging / slight yellowing.

PLASTIC BAGGIE -

• The plastic baggie has surface cloudiness, some discoloration (from he rubber heads rubbing againt the inner areas of the baggie), some creases & some unevenness, a few tiny / very smallnicks, a few tiny / very small dot impressions, and some very light surface scratches. There are also a few tiny staple holes and the clear color of the baggies has aged a little in color.

I took several pictures of the Mike Balter 5B mallets and there are a couple pictures of the packaging.

NOTE: For the MALLETS -- There may be a few minor imperfections that I overlooked. There maybe a some imperfections that can be seen in person that do not appear in the pictures. Also - there are some imperfections (glares, reflections. dust specks) that show up in the pictures that are not that visible in person.

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• Comes from a smoke free and pet free environment.
• Feel free to ask questions.
• I will discount shipping on combined purchases.

• USA Shipping is with USPS First Class Mail (with tracking).  Please message me if you would like me to ship with USPS Priority Mail which costs $12.60
• International Shipping is with First Class Mail International (with tracking).
  

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Everything sold into the state of California contains agents known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects,   reproductive harm, or other, as yet unnamed, harm to its citizenry.

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• Please message me if you plan to purchase any other mallets in additon to the Mike Balter 5B pair that's for sale in the listing that you are looking at now.

Here are links for the mallets that I have listed:

• https://reverb.com/item/87446789-one-new-old-stock-pair-gambal-manufacturing-gpn-ug13gpnxx-bells-xylophone-percussive-keyboard-mallets-1-inch-black-hard-acrylic-ball-heads-with-black-synthetic-shafts-with-original-packaging-from-1990s-early-2000s
• https://reverb.com/item/87446050-new-old-stock-gambal-manufacturing-gpmr-ug13gpmrx-percussive-keyboard-mallets-for-xylophones-and-glockenspiels-black-hard-rubber-ball-heads-with-black-synthetic-shafts-with-original-packaging-from-1990s-to-early-2000s
• https://reverb.com/item/87444799-new-old-stock-gambal-gpxr1-ug13gpxr1-glockenspiel-bells-xylophone-percussive-keyboard-mallets-1-and-1-4-inch-green-hard-acrylic-flat-ball-heads-with-black-synthetic-shafts-with-original-packaging-from-1990s-early-2000s
• https://reverb.com/item/81309356-one-pair-new-old-stock-adams-cd9-cloyd-duff-9-hickory-flip-stick-timpani-flip-stick-core-both-cores-on-one-piece-turned-hickory-with-bulb-shaped-wood-on-one-end-and-small-felt-ball-opposite-tone-color-extremely-bright-to-general-similar-to-3
• https://reverb.com/item/80818810-one-pair-new-old-stock-with-packaging-vic-firth-t2-american-custom-timpani-cartwheel-mallets-soft-head-material-color-felt-white-handle-material-hickory-or-maybe-rock-maple-from-2010s-2019
• https://reverb.com/item/80689131-one-pair-new-old-stock-with-packaging-vic-firth-m5-american-custom-keyboard-medium-hard-rubber-mallets-1-balls-for-xylophone-xylo-marimba-and-vibes-vic-m5-black-hard-rubber-1-balls-birch-natural-wood-shafts-sticks
• https://reverb.com/item/80685282-one-pair-new-old-stock-with-packaging-pair-of-vic-firth-m8-american-custom-bells-xylophone-keyboard-hard-acrylic-1-1-4-ball-birch-natural-wood-shafts-sticks
• https://reverb.com/item/81346647-one-pair-new-old-stock-with-packaging-musser-m403-mallets-blue-1-medium-hard-rubber-head-with-birch-handles-recommended-use-is-for-bells-or-xylophone-from-around-2019
• https://reverb.com/item/81311268-one-pair-new-old-stock-with-packaging-encore-mallets-by-dan-lidster-103b-oval-hard-rubber-black-head-unwound-birch-dowel-handles-from-around-2019-made-in-usa
• https://reverb.com/item/81025250-one-pair-new-old-stock-packaging-innovative-percussion-james-ross-ip903-dark-xylophone-glockenspiel-mallets-1-1-4-white-ball-rattan-handle-produce-heavy-pure-tone-w-very-little-contact-sound-huge-deep-xylo-sound-in-middle-lower-registers
• https://reverb.com/item/81024638-one-pair-new-old-stock-with-packaging-innovative-percussion-james-ross-ip904-hard-xylophone-glockenspiel-bell-mallets-1-and-1-4-green-heads-rattan-handles-hard-for-a-big-round-orchestral-xylophone-sound-from-2019
• https://reverb.com/item/81030873-one-pair-new-old-stock-innovative-percussion-james-ross-ip905-bright-xylophone-glockenspiel-bell-mallets-1-and-1-8-rust-round-ball-head-rattan-handle-bright-produce-a-lighter-sound-with-higher-overtones
• https://reverb.com/item/81023213-one-pair-new-old-stock-with-packaging-innovative-percussion-james-ross-ip906-brilliant-xylophone-glockenspiel-bell-mallets-1-and-1-8-black-round-ball-head-rattan-handle-brilliant-for-bright-cutting-tone-sound-response-from-2019
• https://reverb.com/item/81522498-one-pair-new-with-packaging-malletech-nr29b-mallets-xylo-bell-miramba-mallets-natural-rubber-very-hard-1-1-8-round-grey-heads-birch-handles-from-around-2019-made-in-usa
• https://reverb.com/item/81505204-one-pair-new-old-stock-with-packaging-malletech-nr36b-xylo-bell-mallets-natural-rubber-very-hard-1-1-8-round-grey-heads-birch-handles-from-around-2019-made-in-usa
• https://reverb.com/item/85860329-one-pair-new-old-stock-near-a-condition-regal-tip-sg-a-maple-wood-natural-stain-finish-with-packaging-from-2000s-2010s