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

Up for grabs is one pair of new old stock (but ONE head has visible impressions) Mike Balter MB8B (8B) Keyboard Mallets - Unwound Series (+ packaging). Hard, 7/8" rosewood round head and natural birch handles. From mid to late 1990s.

For:

Instrument: Xylophone, Bells

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Product information

Mike Balter MB8B Keyboard Mallets: 7/8" Hard Rosewood Round Heads with Natural Birch Handles (the handles have a very light satin finish).

• Mike Balter Unwound Series is specially designed for tone, response, control and sensitivity. Gradations of hardness produce creative tonal colors. The 8B mallets feature a 7/8" rosewood head and natural birch handles.
• Manufacturer Part #:  MB8B

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Listed in separate REVERB listings - I also have these Mike Balter Keyboard Mallets: 5B, 10B, and 93B (new old stock condition, from around the same year and with packaging). Here are the REVERB links for them.

• https://reverb.com/item/87548977-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
• 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 8B mallets:

• Full length: about 13 and 3/8 inches
• Head Diameter: 7/8 inch (7/8")
• Lenth of handle (shaft): about 12 and 3/8 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.

Even though this pair of MB8B mallets is new old stock -- I put the condition as Very Good because ONE of the heads has a couple of visible impressions. Most likely this was caused by self wear / handling wear - looks like the round head of the other mallet pressed into the wood head of the mallet with the impressions. Or it's possible that it is a "B stock" type of product and was manufactured with the imperfections.

If necessary - I do not mind just selling the better individual 8B mallet- make an offer with a message.

As far as I know - the mallets were never used.

The packaging (paper part and plastic part) is in between Very Good and Good shape. Specific details are further down in the description.

Here are details for the HEAD of each individual 8B mallet:

*** One of the HEADS has a visible not too long - not too short scallop type of impression. This impression goes about 1/3 of the way around the center diameter of the head and it is about 1/4" high. In pictures # 4, # 17, and # 18 you can see how this impression looks like and how deep it is.

*** The other HEAD has a couple of natural imperfections (dark lines and dark spots) in the wood. See close-up pictures # 19, # 20, and # 21 - as well as the other pictures showing the heads.

HANDLES: They are fine / very clean. A few minor natural imperfection in the wood grain (brown lines).

• NOTE: The white-ish yellow spots are just glares from the camera's flash.

The packaging (paper part and the plastic bag part):

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 couple of small dot & very short dash impressions, and a few tiny staple holes. Also the areas on / near the corners have creases & visible wear and there is a little wear on some of the edge areas. And the white side of the paper part has some aging / slight yellowing.

PLASTIC BAGGIE -

• The plastic baggie surface cloudiness, some creases & some unevenness, a few tiny nicks, 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 8B 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 few minor 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 8B 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