Made in Germany, with heart and skill
Instruments that will be with you for a lifetime
Not for more volume. For more expression.
From real-world experience. Developed further with the community. For greater depth, nuance, and expression.
Better Sound Starts with Curiosity
- Explore.
Our ideas are born from experience and from interacting with people who love sound.
- Experiment.
We are passionate about constantly reinventing materials, forms, and ways of playing.
- Unfold.
For gong playing with greater depth, finer nuances, and expressive tones.
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Your essential starter kit
ollihess Essentials Mallet Set
ollihess PGM soft line
A lightweight mallet for beginners, versatile and precise for professionals.
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The thickened end of the handle and the high-quality workmanship ensure that our mallets always lie comfortably in the hand. This makes playing particularly comfortable, without any signs of fatigue in the arms or back.
In our own workshop and in small family-run businesses in Germany, we craft sound tools that will be with you for a long time. Each piece is carefully crafted and built to last—so you can rely on your tool for many years to come.
Solid beech wood, super-soft wellness fleece, and bouncy natural caoutchouc the materials and design ensure an optimal balance. The result is mallets designed not for volume, but for depth, resonance, and subtle tonal nuances.
We use only renewable raw materials sourced from the immediate region to make our mallets. Nearly all of our products are now 100% vegan. We believe that conscious choices make a difference—even in the sound.
The thickened end of the handle and the high-quality workmanship ensure that our mallets always lie comfortably in the hand. This makes playing particularly comfortable, without any signs of fatigue in the arms or back.
In our own workshop and in small family-run businesses in Germany, we craft sound tools that will be with you for a long time. Each piece is carefully crafted and built to last—so you can rely on your tool for many years to come.
Solid beech wood, super-soft wellness fleece, and bouncy natural caoutchouc the materials and design ensure an optimal balance. The result is mallets designed not for volume, but for depth, resonance, and subtle tonal nuances.
We use only renewable raw materials sourced from the immediate region to make our mallets. Nearly all of our products are now 100% vegan. We believe that conscious choices make a difference—even in the sound.
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The Soundbath Center
Jamie Bechtold
I love Ollihess mallets. I've been playing gongs for 15 years and also teach people how to play. These are currently my mallet of choice for my sound bath performances, and I also recommend these to all of my students. The density of the mallet heads really bring out the wide range of sounds in the gongs, without the sound of the mallet getting in the way. I love how the larger mallets bring out a nice deep sound on medium to large gongs, and the smaller mallets highlight the higher overtones in all size gongs.
Jürgen Huck
Mallet by Ollihess and its meaning for me: Paint it. Picasso had his brush. I have all of Olli's mallets. I use them to create sounds, also from his special gongs such as Wega and Sadja in 40". There are 27 other gongs from Oetken and Meinl from China hanging in the sound room. His mallets are used to create landscapes and experiences. Even an inexperienced gong player can usually tell the difference. A good mallet should nestle in the hand and become a connection with the sound worker's arm. The weight is also important. Everything is given here. A perfect unit. May the sound be with you.
originator Gong Yoga
Mehtab Benton
Olli Hess mallets profoundly changed the way I play the Gong. The best mallets around just got better with the Lite Mallet addition. Imagine your hands were were and the mallets are your feathers!
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100% handmade in Germany
We manufacture all our products in small family businesses.
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