workshop
Are you a percussionist or drummer looking for a specific sound, instrument, or musical implement that you can’t get commercially?
In the Workshop, I offer custom builds to suit your needs, specialising in stick/mallet design and fabrication.
Explore a selection of past builds and commissions below.
Feel free to get in touch here!
![Custom mallets for playing metal and ceramic objects. Commissioned by Louise Devenish.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20210205_170130_137-300x300.jpg)
![Custom mallets for playing metal and ceramic objects. Commissioned by Louise Devenish.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20210205_170130_187-300x300.jpg)
![Tambourine zils for a range of sounds through history. For the HIP Co. ensemble.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20210207_144422_866-01-300x300.jpeg)
![Tasmanian oak bones. Commissioned by Joshua Webster.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20211024_164110-01-300x300.jpeg)
![Custom chorale marimba mallets, for Paul Tanner.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220428_153846-300x300.jpg)
![Soft bachi, commissioned by Taiko On for ONSEN Fringeworld 2022.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220105_102814_541-300x300.jpg)
![Custom bass drum mallets - extra soft and heavy. Commissioned by Thea Rossen.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220427_103107_692-169x300.jpg)
![Custom bass drum mallets - extra soft and heavy. Commissioned by Thea Rossen.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220427_103121_471.jpg)
![Low D Whistle prototype 3. For The Har.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220408_180052_556-300x300.jpg)
![Low D Whistle prototype 2. For The Har.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220108_134749_744-300x300.jpg)
![Custom tambourine, based on 16th-century practices. For the Irwin St. Collective and HIP Co. ensembles.](https://jetkyechong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20210318_210606-01-206x300.jpeg)
See more esoteric projects here!