Cleveland Orchestra Principal Percussionist Marc Damoulakis talks with WCLV's Mark Satola about performing the mighty hammer stroke in Mahler's Sixth Symphony and other striking matters.
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Swinging the Big Hammer
![Marc Damoulakis shows off his custom made hammer in Severance Hall. Photo by Steve Mastroianni.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/382b3f3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1160+0+0/resize/880x498!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F10%2F07%2FMahler%20Hammer%20002.jpg)