Bright rosewood provides excellent tone for this timpani substitute.
The Studio 49 contrabass resonator bars are carefully made to have an acoustically accurate tone chamber. With a bright rosewood material, the instrument has excellent intonation. Contrabass bars are in the register an octave below the bass xylophone, making them a great substitute for timpani. These instruments are excellent for classroom use and are durably made for years of music-making. Mallets are not included with these bass bars, but Studio 49 recommends using a yarn contrabass bar mallet.