a lovely little mago style stick, open bore F with nice bass tone to it for high key. very easy to play, light wieght easy to handle didge, would suit stage or travel piece. a nice simple tsraight stick that performs well played fast or slower paced with its nice bass tone. fitted with black wax mouthpiece in a more traditional style, this one would suit someone wanting to start out playing high keys as you can adjust mouthpiece size to suit and make smaller as you progress. a lovely little stick :) and great value for money this one.