These mallets they are much heavier than the mallets regular, with this you get the bars of the marimba resonate creating a more powerful sound. The heads are heavier than the mallets standard, but they are able to give a delicate expression

Handle
The handles are 3 cms longer than in others mallets Yamaha*, which allows you to mallets overpass with more the requirements the contemporary music.
* Except for models MKA(W)-02 and MKA(W)-01.

Head

The heads of wire round are heavier than the standard, but they are able to offer a very delicate expression. In addition, for optimal axis flexibility, an optimal balance between weight and weight has been carefully considered thickness of the axis when the materials used in each model were chosen. With the mallet of two tones - MKA (W) -01, the differences in intensity of the blows are very clearly noted.
- [MKA (W) -02/03] MKA (W) -02 and MKA (W) -03 use short shafts for quick work. Hard to see looking, but the additional weight in the heads, offers the percussionist greater possibilities of touching.
- [MKA (W) -04 / 05/06/07 / S7] The MKA (W) -04 to S7 are based on the series Yamaha Professional with a rubber tube wrapped around its core. This design offers a slightly different touch and offers greater expressivity with an exceptional sensitivity. - MKA (W) -08 and 09 are determined to get the best sound the bars large of palisandro of the grave end of the marimba.

Keiko Abe
Appearing regularly in performances around the world, Keiko Abe continually
surprises the public with its rare combination of creative power, sensitivity and virtuous technique. These qualities the that the have become a leader in development the marimba as a concert instrument. Its dominance of an overwhelming repertoire allows its performances to range from solo concerts to camera music and improvisations. Although their compositions have become standard the literature on marimba, many composers have dedicated her new works and she has inspired and premiered countless new compositions.
In addition to her work as an emeritus teacher of music in the Toho Gakuen Music School in Tokyo, Japan, has a demand as an invited teacher and has taught teachers in more than 100 of the main music conservoirs in North America, Europe and Asia. It has also released more than 50 recordings and received numerous awards, including the to become the first woman elected to the Hall the Fame of the Percussion Arts Society in 1993.

About us the Yamaha Symphony Percussion
Yamaha's symphonic percussion instruments are highly appreciated by the great quality of their materials and their sound. Yamaha is in continuous development and research and its instruments reflect this mime and dedication.
Yamaha manufactures a wide range of instruments of all types of percusion sinfonica and all of them in a complete range from the initiationo the of mtos high professional level.
The instruments of percusion sinfonica de Yamaha estton from conservatories, schools of mit's all right the mtos prestigious orchestral groups.