"A drumstick is a type of percussion mallet used particularly for playing snare drum, drum kit, and some other percussion instruments, and particularly for playing unpitched ...
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percussion.
Specialized beaters used on some other percussion instruments, such as the metal beater used with a triangle or the mallets used with tuned percussion (such as xylophone and timpani), are not normally referred to as drumsticks. Drumsticks generally have all of the following characteristics:
They are normally supplied and used in pairs.
They may be used to play at least some sort of drum (as well as other instruments)." - (en.wikipedia.org 05.01.2022)