Find your pair by the numbers.
Acorn Marching
The Cooperman Model 28 is a hickory drumstick for marching percussion, listed by Cooperman as the Acorn Marching. It is .689″ (17.5 mm) in diameter and 17.480″ (444 mm) long. It has a acorn tip and a medium-long taper butt to bead taper.
| Diameter | .689″ (17.5 mm) |
|---|---|
| Length | 17.480″ (444 mm) |
| Wood / material | Hickory (American hickory) |
| Tip shape | Acorn (large acorn bead) |
| Tip material | — |
| Taper | medium-long taper butt to bead |
| Finish | — |
| Weight | ≈79g est. |
| Category | Marching |
| Series | — |
| Signature model | — |
| Genre tags | Marching |
| Model number (SKU) | Model 28 |
| Brand | Cooperman |
The default choice, and for good reason: enough weight and give to soak up shock, so less buzz reaches your hands, plus it holds up well. Start here if you're not sure.
A near-round nose on a fuller body. You keep the clear articulation of a ball tip but gain some width and volume in the sound.
For marching bands. Built thick, long and heavy for outdoor volume, which usually makes them far too much stick for a drum set.
Tags models presented for marching. Thick, long and heavy is the norm, since they have to carry outdoors.