| yea Im sure that there are a lot of diffrent things you can try and it would work just fine.
I dont really thing that you need a real soft grip unless it is just to holp you hold on to the stick.
the one other thing that I also wanted to say for any of you planing on going out and making your own.
try and use a power saw of some kind, dont use a hand saw or it is going to take you forever to get the things cut and also you can cut more than one at a time but I wouldnt go over 5 at a time.
you can also exsperment with diffrent sizes because some of them will produce difrent sounds and loudness depending on the thickness of the rod and the amount of rod that is there. | 
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