{"product_id":"salyers-percussion-makoto-nakura-signature-series","title":"Salyers Percussion Makoto Nakura Signature Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough designed for the professional player, many teachers and students prefer these mallets for their traditional weight and sound.  They were originally designed for marimba but work equally well on vibraphone.  Rattan Shafts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMN1 Soft:\u003cbr\u003eThis mallet makes a great bass mallet when using four mallets.  It is soft and heavy enough to give a solid foundation to the harmony.  When using two mallets, this mallet produces clean bass lines in marimba ensembles as well as stylish shape when playing pieces like Bach’s cello suites.  It features rattan shafts and durable synthetic yarn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMN2 Medium Soft:\u003cbr\u003eThis medium soft mallet works well for any soft playing or legato lines.  It features rattan shafts and works equally well on marimba and vibraphone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMN3 Medium:\u003cbr\u003eThis very versatile medium mallet can be used for many four mallet solo and chamber works which require wide variety of sound quality. It features rattan shafts and works equally well on marimba and vibraphone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMN4 Medium Hard:\u003cbr\u003eThis versatile mallet works well for solo and concerto pieces.  It makes a great all-purpose mallet.  It features rattan shafts and works equally well on marimba and vibraphone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMN5 Hard:\u003cbr\u003eThese mallets are bright and can cut through full ensembles.  They features rattan shafts and durable synthetic yarn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e    \"At a pianist’s recital at Carnegie Hall, the audience gasped when he beautifully changed the timbre in the middle of the piece.  I was fascinated to hear what a wide and expressive quality he had.  Playing with virtuosic technique is one thing, but he pulled off the entire evening thanks to an amazing array of colors he was able to produce from the piano.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e     Throughout 30 years of my professional career as a solo marimbist, this is the very thing I have always wanted to achieve; expanding the expressive quality of the marimba by performing with a wide range of tonal colors.  The marimba is an instrument which not only has a nice sound, but also can portray every emotion we have in our life. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe main goal of my signature mallets focuses on this point.  Each mallet responds to the player’s touch sensitively, so the player can produce a wide range of expression.  Although I have seen many mallets which make me feel like I am controlled by the mallets themselves, these are the mallets which players themselves need to control depending on what kind of color they want to produce.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e     Playing a full recital is a good testimony to show the range and depth of a musician. For such a demanding occasion, I am certain that these mallets would help those performers create amazing musical experiences for the entire evening, just like how I felt for the pianist at Carnegie Hall\".  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e-- \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMakoto Nakura\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"熊貓音樂生活百貨","offers":[{"title":"MN1 - Soft","offer_id":46510677557437,"sku":"006800","price":508.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MN2 - Medium Soft","offer_id":46510677590205,"sku":"006801","price":508.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MN3 - Medium","offer_id":46510677622973,"sku":"006802","price":508.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MN4 - Medium Hard","offer_id":46510677655741,"sku":"006803","price":508.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MN5 - Hard","offer_id":46510677688509,"sku":"006804","price":508.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/8731\/5645\/files\/MN1.webp?v=1773740474","url":"https:\/\/pandamusicmall.com\/products\/salyers-percussion-makoto-nakura-signature-series","provider":"熊貓音樂生活百貨","version":"1.0","type":"link"}