The Vic Firth Iain Moyer M271 Marimba Mallets are Medium to Medium Hard hardness. Perfect for soft expressive playing in the lower two thirds of the marimba.
 
The Vic Firth Iain Moyer Marimba Mallet series is a muli-tonal mallet. This means the mallet responds to the players touch on the instrument. This will allow for the player to keep the same mallets in their hands longer. Changing articulation through technique and touch rather than mallet changes.