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Musical Instrument Guide

Marimba

There are various ingenious ways in which the marimba is designed to produce musical notes, including in places you cannot see, as well as through the length and thickness of the wood.

Origins

  • The birth of the marimba 
  • Relatives of the marimba 
  • What is the difference between the marimba and the xylophone? 

Structure

  • What kind of instrument is the marimba? 
  • Inside and outside the resonator pipes 
  • There is craft to the design of the tone plates, too 
  • [Experiment1]Tone plate sanding depth and sound pitch experiment 
  • [Experiment2]Tone plate sanding location and sound pitch experiment 
  • [Experiment3]Try changing the material of the resonator pipes 

How to Play

  • Various playing techniques 
  • How to perform while producing better notes 

How the Instrument is Made

  • Choosing the material for, and cutting, the tone plates 
  • Tuning the tone plates 
  • Achieving a uniform character 
  • Painting and assembly 
  • The instrument is finished when the sound is checked 

Choosing an Instrument

  • Key points when selecting a marimba 
  • Types of mallets and mallet selection 

Care and Maintenance

  • Care and maintenance of the tone plates 
  • Care and maintenance of the resonator pipes 
  • Care and maintenance of the tone plate suspension cords 

Trivia

  • Is it hard to create bass notes? 
  • Rosewood's understudy is FRP 
  • Keiko Abe, a prominent figure behind the development of the marimba 
  • The vibraphone and its spinning fans 
  • The chimes are another tone-plate percussion instrument 
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