tone with all the flexibility the player requires. Tip openings range from 3C (the smallest) to 7C (the largest), giving the player different options and playing characteristics to choose from. Wider tip openings provided consistent intonation and easy response, generating a good, clear tone. Narrow tip openings help the player achieve a more focused sound with greater volume and projection while providing a richer tone quality and easier vibrato. Yamaha mouthpieces also feature different facing lengths. Longer facings create a robust sound while being very flexible and easily controlled. In contrast, shorter facing lengths produce a brilliant, clear sound but have reduced flexibility and are more difficult to control. Yamaha mouthp...  (less)

stretch the limits of current musical genres Auto tuner The tuner function can be set according to the instrument's transposition and the desired pitch calibration (from A=438Hz to A=4455Hz). Once those parameters are set, the tuner will automatically find the note being played and will tell how flat or sharp it is. 32 effects program The ST5 has 32 effects programs for nearly every sonic effect that can be produced in a studio. The player can choose from a wide range of effects, including delay, chorus, flanger, filter, auto-wah, overdrive, distortion, pitch-shifting, limiter, etc. Metronome and drum patterns The metronome mode has 34 different tempo settings in four different subdivision patterns to facilitate practice in n...  (less)

comfortable in any musical genre - the perfect 'all-around' mouthpiece.  (less)

musical requirements of players at every level of proficiency in every genre. Material Yamaha mouthpieces are made of plastic or hard rubber. Both are designed to produce a well-balanced tone with all the flexibility the player requires. Tip openings Tip openings range from 3C (the smallest) to 7C (the largest), giving the player different options and playing characteristics to choose from. Wider tip openings provided consistent intonation and easy response, generating a good, clear tone. Narrow tip openings help the player achieve a more focused sound with greater volume and projection while providing a richer tone quality and easier vibrato. Face length Yamaha mouthpieces also feature different facing lengths. Longer facing...  (less)

that make it easy for an artist to select a voiced set of four for any musical situation. The hard mallets are heavy and create a full sound from the upper range of the marimba, while the bass mallets pull the fundamental resonance out of the instrument's lower range. These yarn wound mallets are ideal for solo work as well as concertos, and boast Yamaha's unique thick rattan shafts in a variety of lengths. Each mallet has a unique feature and texture as well as color-coded tape for easy identification during play. Keiko Abe is linked to the marimba the way Isaac Stern was linked to the violin, or Yo Yo Ma to the cello. She has given master classes at leading music conservatories in North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, she has recor...  (less)

hard mallets (MKA-01 through MKA-09) that make it easy for an artist to select a voiced set of four for any musical situation. The hard mallets are heavy and create a full sound from the upper range of the marimba, while the bass mallets pull the fundamental resonance out of the instrument's lower range. These yarn wound mallets are ideal for solo work as well as concertos, and boast Yamaha's unique thick rattan shafts in a variety of lengths. Each mallet has a unique feature and texture as well as color-coded tape for easy identification during play. Keiko Abe is linked to the marimba the way Isaac Stern was linked to the violin, or Yo Yo Ma to the cello. She has given master classes at leading music conservatories in North America, Europe, and...  (less)

artist to select a voiced set of four for any musical situation. The hard mallets are heavy and create a full sound from the upper range of the marimba, while the bass mallets pull the fundamental resonance out of the instrument's lower range. These yarn wound mallets are ideal for solo work as well as concertos, and boast Yamaha's unique thick rattan shafts in a variety of lengths. Each mallet has a unique feature and texture as well as color-coded tape for easy identification during play. Keiko Abe is linked to the marimba the way Isaac Stern was linked to the violin, or Yo Yo Ma to the cello. She has given master classes at leading music conservatories in North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, she has recorded extensively on the Denon label, and h...  (less)

artist to select a voiced set of four for any musical situation. The hard mallets are heavy and create a full sound from the upper range of the marimba, while the bass mallets pull the fundamental resonance out of the instrument's lower range. These yarn wound mallets are ideal for solo work as well as concertos, and boast Yamaha's unique thick rattan shafts in a variety of lengths. Each mallet has a unique feature and texture as well as color-coded tape for easy identification during play. Keiko Abe is linked to the marimba the way Isaac Stern was linked to the violin, or Yo Yo Ma to the cello. She has given master classes at leading music conservatories in North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, she has recorded extensively on the Denon label, and h...  (less)

hard mallets (MKA-01 through MKA-09) that make it easy for an artist to select a voiced set of four for any musical situation. The hard mallets are heavy and create a full sound from the upper range of the marimba, while the bass mallets pull the fundamental resonance out of the instrument's lower range. These yarn wound mallets are ideal for solo work as well as concertos, and boast Yamaha's unique thick rattan shafts in a variety of lengths. Each mallet has a unique feature and texture as well as color-coded tape for easy identification during play. Keiko Abe is linked to the marimba the way Isaac Stern was linked to the violin, or Yo Yo Ma to the cello. She has given master classes at leading music conservatories in North America, Europe, and...  (less)

to hard mallets (MKA-01 through MKA-09) that make it easy for an artist to select a voiced set of four for any musical situation. The hard mallets are heavy and create a full sound from the upper range of the marimba, while the bass mallets pull the fundamental resonance out of the instrument's lower range. These yarn wound mallets are ideal for solo work as well as concertos, and boast Yamaha's unique thick rattan shafts in a variety of lengths. Each mallet has a unique feature and texture as well as color-coded tape for easy identification during play. Keiko Abe is linked to the marimba the way Isaac Stern was linked to the violin, or Yo Yo Ma to the cello. She has given master classes at leading music conservatories in North America, Europe, and...  (less)

soft to hard mallets (MKA-01 through MKA-09) that make it easy for an artist to select a voiced set of four for any musical situation. The hard mallets are heavy and create a full sound from the upper range of the marimba, while the bass mallets pull the fundamental resonance out of the instrument's lower range. These yarn wound mallets are ideal for solo work as well as concertos, and boast Yamaha's unique thick rattan shafts in a variety of lengths. Each mallet has a unique feature and texture as well as color-coded tape for easy identification during play. Keiko Abe is linked to the marimba the way Isaac Stern was linked to the violin, or Yo Yo Ma to the cello. She has given master classes at leading music conservatories in North America, Europe, and...  (less)