The Melhart family has been doing business in South Texas for 50 years starting back in 1969. Going from Corpus Christi to our long time location in McAllen, we have been specializing in great customer service for five decades.
Black Swamp Percussion
At Black Swamp Percussion, we are percussionists who have the same commitment and passion for the Art of Percussion as you do. This drives us to craft concert and orchestral percussion instruments that are sonically, functionally, and visually superior to all others. Ultimately, we hope these instruments will inspire your music making and performing for a lifetime.
Innovative Percussion
The early roots of Innovative Percussion are based in Nashville Tennessee where the company resides today. Two university percussion majors began making their own mallets when the marketplace could not fulfill their needs. This mallet making skill blossomed over the years into today's Innovative Percussion. The products produced are renowned for the high build quality and diverse lines to meet the needs of percussionists from all walks of life.
Malletech
Malletech is not only the most creative keyboard percussion instrument manufacturer in the world, it is the only one owned and operated by a concertizing marimbist. This simple fact is fundamental to our success. Using input from other world renowned artists who perform on Malletech, Leigh oversees Malletech’s engineering staff and manages every detail of the design of the products. That not only makes us different, it makes us Malletech.
SABIAN
Knowing that passion and understanding the joy of playing is one of the many parts of what makes SABIAN different. The energy that our craftspeople put into each cymbal is part of what makes each of our cymbals unique. That quality helps to define your sound, your creative expression, your voice.
Steve Weiss Music
What Steve started over 60 years ago as a simple hobby of collecting unique and rare percussion instruments, has now evolved into being the go-to shop for all of your percussion needs. Steve always wanted to be able to provide you with the best collection of percussion instruments and supplies possible. The legacy that is his company continues that vision today.
Encore Mallets
Making world-class mallets since 1982, Encore Mallets, Inc. has worked meticulously to create a mallet that appeals to professionals and students alike. With over 150 different models of professional percussion mallets, Encore offers top-quality mallets to meet the diverse needs of percussionists worldwide. From the Signature Artist to King Gong series, they have the expertly crafted mallet to suit your needs.
Marimba One
Those first marimba notes overheard at Humboldt State University started it all and led to what Marimba One (M1) has grown to today. Ron Samuels continues to be passionate, innovative and driven to make the world's finest percussion keyboards and mallets. M1 continues to design and build all of its instruments and mallets in the university town of Arcata, California.
Salyers Percussion
Salyers Percussion has been over 10 years in the making. From DCI and WGI ensembles to concert halls around the globe, the mallets designed by Bruce Salyers have been a staple of performers everywhere. The goal is to offer the highest quality craftsmanship and unique mallet and drum stick designs to an industry that has not seen any significant advances for the past 20 years.