ReleaseDate : 2008-08-01 Studio : Vic Firth Drumsticks Publisher : Vic Firth Drumsticks Binding : Electronics Product Description
This series of mallets is designed to get the maximum sound and projection from the instrument, use a mallet that creates a good, characteristic sound on the instrument (in its optimum range) and play it strongly. Vic Firth Brian Mason Signature Keyboard Mallets Brian's Objectives: 1) To provide a series of keyboard mallets that maximizes the resonant output of any keyboard in any given register. The projection of keyboard sound requires fundamental resonance of the bar; the stroke style and the mallet together allow or disallow this resonance. While we cannot package and sell stroke style, we can at least develop and provide the mallet! 2) To provide an attractive/performance enhancing mallet that gives the performer a more 'weighted' stroke (increasing resonance) with an eye-catching look that makes the player's involvement more readable. Comfort of grip and weight are essential, keeping in mind that the weight of the mallet must not be excessive. 3) To create a series of mallets that is designed specifically for producing the most/best characteristic sound in a particular range on a particular instrument, while having the flexibility to 'crossover' for use on other keyboard instruments -allowing the player/instructor/writer more creativity in the production of tonal colors.An in-depth look at each mallet: M81 - Soft/Yarn Wound Primary Application - Soft, low-end marimba Perfect for passages requiring a warmer sound. Great for roll passages as it helps the instrument resonate and diminishes the attack sound. Secondary Application - Softer passages played in the mid-to-upper register of the marimba Warms up the marimba sound and can be played very strongly, promoting the fundamental of the pitch, not the brighter, high overtones that most mallets produce. M82 - Medium Hard/Yarn Wound Primary Application - General marimba applications This mallet works across the entire range of the instrument but is not recommended below the lowest 'C' of a 4.3 octave marimba (e...
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