Innovative Percussion IP4004 Sandi Rennick Wrap Xylophone

The xylophone is one keyboard that typically doesn't need to be amplified - its cutting timbral character helps it be heard no matter the circumstance. However, sometimes it's just 'too hot' - enter the IP4004 model. With a wrapped core, this xylophone mallet produces a warmer, more 'ragtimey' sound to the xylophone that can still be heard in an outdoor setting.

With smaller cores that are weighted unlike any other IP mallets, the Sandi Rennick series mallets produce a focused sound without the immense weight that is typical among front ensemble mallets. Historically, weight was added as the front ensemble grew into its current place in marching bands and drum corps. With the standardization of amplified keyboards, mallets no longer need to be extra-heavy in order to get the instruments' volume louder. All Sandi Rennick models are made with birch shafts with a matte finish, as well as a synthetic yarn developed to withstand the rugged nature of the marching arts.

Sandi Rennick is currently the Front Ensemble Arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps.