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    Product ID: 44019

     

    57.0 cm W x 20.0 cm H x 21.0 cm D

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    Weight:  4.4 lbs

     

    Mahogany and brass

    Mallet included

    Instrument Rating: Beginner quality, intended for casual use

     

    Ships from NOVICA Office in Indonesia.

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    Mahogany saron xylophone, 'Gilded Elegance'

    The dark tone of mahogany wood is lavishly accentuated with luminous golden leaf paint. Ading designs this handsome saron (a type of xylophone), also called gangsa jongkok. It is the basic melodic instrument in the gamelan, an energetic orchestra at the center of Indonesia's art-music tradition. The importance of the gamelan goes well beyond the pleasure of music and into the realm of ritual ceremony; each instrument in the ensemble...

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    Mahogany saron xylophone, 'Gilded Elegance'

    The dark tone of mahogany wood is lavishly accentuated with luminous golden leaf paint. Ading designs this handsome saron (a type of xylophone), also called gangsa jongkok. It is the basic melodic instrument in the gamelan, an energetic orchestra at the center of Indonesia's art-music tradition. The importance of the gamelan goes well beyond the pleasure of music and into the realm of ritual ceremony; each instrument in the ensemble is considered a work of art and an object of devotion.
    Your Price: $119.95
    Retail Value: $167.95
     
     

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    Ading

    "Playing traditional music is my hobby... I said to myself, why can't I make those traditional instruments by my own hand? Then I learned...."
    "Ading is a short and simple name my parent gave me. My life is as simple as my name, but my life shouldn't be as short as it is. I was born on October 17, 1966 in West Java province. Playing traditional music...

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    Ading

    "Ading is a short and simple name my parent gave me. My life is as simple as my name, but my life shouldn't be as short as it is. I was born on October 17, 1966 in West Java province. Playing traditional music is my hobby; I can play most of the traditional instruments. At one point I said to myself, 'Why can't I make those traditional instruments by my own hand?' Then I went about learning how to make them, and in 1991 I opened my own art shop. In 1999 I married a beautiful Javanese woman. She is very helpful in my work - she is the one who watches my art shop in the afternoon. She is also a good wife to me; she makes my work in the shop possible.

    "In making various kinds of traditional musical instruments, I use mahogany wood, jackfruit wood, and bamboo. It needs patience and practice to get the right tone from each musical instrument. I'm very grateful for what Novica is doing in promoting my works to the whole world."

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    I have just received my Kalimba "hexagon" which was made by Ading and I wish to thank him and Novica for this melodic instrument sent so quickly. I purchased this for my grandson, and since I have never...

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