Vic Firth offers a complete line of Rute, designed to provide the player with alternative sounds and feels across a variety of musical settings. Each Rute model features premium birch dowels secured in a birch drumstick handle, unless indicated otherwise. The handle provides a natural feel and can also be used for back beats, cross rim work and intricate patterns on the cymbal bell. A moveable band adjusts the effect from crisp to splashy on some models.
RUTE 606
For the Rute player who prefers a rubber handle and fixed position band. Designed for all-around playing. With 19 dowels (.125″).
L = 16 1/8″, Handle thickness = .590″