Ebony Brush Beater [Brand New]

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Some bodhrán tippers are built to be light and fast.

This one is deliberately heavier, fuller in the hand. I designed it to draw more sound from the drum with less effort.

The Ebony Brush Beater was created for players who want depth of tone rather than just speed.

At first glance you notice the unusual head. Instead of the classic two striking ends, this beater uses a clustered brush-style tip.

Several rods meet the skin at once, spreading the contact across the drumhead. The result is a deeper response, a softer attack, and a fuller pulse under the music.

Pick it up and you will immediately feel the difference. Ebony is dense wood. That extra weight gives the beater natural momentum, so the drum speaks with very little effort.

You do not need to drive the skin hard. It takes time to master. Let the beater swing and the bodhrán responds with a strong, rounded tone.

This design really shines in slower music.

Slides, airs, song accompaniment, and atmospheric playing all benefit from the way this beater opens up the bass of the drum. Instead of a sharp click, you hear a warm bloom of sound that sits beautifully beneath melody instruments.

The brush head also unlocks new textures. Gentle pulses, soft rolling strokes, and subtle swells become easier to control. Many players discover they can shape dynamics more naturally because the weight of the ebony does much of the work for them.

The red band marks the balance point of the beater and gives a subtle grip reference. Hold above it for stronger strokes. Hold below it for softer, controlled playing.

After a few minutes you will find the position that suits your style.

This is not designed to replace every tipper in your case. It is something different. A tonal beater that brings depth, control, and expression to the bodhrán.

For players who enjoy exploring sound and supporting the music with a rich pulse underneath, this beater offers a voice you will not find in a standard tipper.

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Bill T

Ebony Brush Beater [Brand New]

The Ebony Brush Beater, like all tippers I have purchased from McNeela Music, is a thoughtful, splendid, durable construction of excellent materials. I’m very pleased with the Ebony Brush Beater. The description of the tipper on the website perfectly details what to expect: depth of tone and soft attack. I find that the Ebony Brush Beater delivers a great deal of power with very little effort. This tipper makes all of my bodhráns louder without any increase in effort. The Ebony Brush Beater is particularly effective on my 18” drum. It performs nicely on my 16” lambeg head, Wave drum. I have also use it on a drum with a synthetic head to produce a great sound. This tipper brings out a solid, warm, bold depth of bass tone from many different drums: tones I did not think some of those drums were capable of producing. The Ebony Brush Beater weighs 51 grams (1.8oz). Compare that against a McNeela Hotrod 2 weighing 36 grams (1.3oz). The weight difference may not seem like much. But, in your hand, the Ebony Brush Beater is likely to feel significantly heavier than most other tippers you own. The result is more power, but it may also result in lower playing speed and more rapid onset of fatigue. The aim of this tipper is to bring out the low voice of a drum. It does that exceptionally well. However, do not expect the Ebony Brush Beater to create the high pop of a thin tipper like McNeela’s Fiddle Bow Beater. It seems that most of the high-end voice generated by the Ebony Brush Better originates in the slapping of the six individual rods against the stable center core. All-in-all, the Ebony Brush Beater is a specialized tool that can produce a unique, deep sound to enhance slow and moderate tempo tunes that benefit from expressive playing. It’s not a universal tool. But, in the right setting, the Ebony Brush Beater can be remarkable. I’m delight to have this tipper in my collection.

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Way too heavy

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SEAN M

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Well constructed and very nice for slow tunes 👍

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Max

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I appreciate the effort in making Hybrid Tippers, but this one feels heavy and bulky, howevere you don't have to hit your drum so hard to make it sound, i didnt get the red elastic/rubber band so had to use a standard"O" ring

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