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Product ID: 44012

23.2" W x 7.9" H x 8.7" D

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Weight: 10.6 lbs

Mahogany wood and brass

Instrument Rating: Beginner/Student quality, intended for casual use

Ships from NOVICA Office in Indonesia.

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Saron, 'Gilded Glory'

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Saron, 'Gilded Glory'

Using rich mahogany wood, Ading creates 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.

Ading first carves the wood by hand. He then lays the brass keys over the wooden trough resonator and holds them in place with posts. Finally, the instrument is lavishly decorated with gold leaf paint. A mahogany mallet, which is included, is used to play this beautiful and sonorous instrument.

A musician himself, Ading handcrafts the traditional musical instruments of his native Java. He uses mahogany wood, jackfruit wood, and bamboo, skillfully eliciting the right tones from each instrument.

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Retail Value: $190.95 (You save 20%)

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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 ..."

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"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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