Drum stick
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This article is about the musical tool. For other uses, see Drumstick (disambiguation).
A drum stick (or drumstick) is a type of percussion mallet used particularly for playing snare drum, drum kit, and some other percussion instruments, and particularly for playing unpitched percussion.
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Specialized beaters used on some other percussion instruments, such as the metal beater used with a triangle or the mallets used with tuned percussion (such as xylophone and timpani), are not normally referred to as drumsticks. Drumsticks generally have all of the following characteristics:
- They are normally supplied and used in pairs.
- They may be used to play at least some sort of drum (as well as other instruments).
- They are normally used only for unpitched percussion.