Super Fast Marimba Building - Project 3

Fastest building of a concert marimba. The whole process from bare materials to finished product in 4 minutes! Project 3 - makeamarimba.com

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• xylophones
• arts
• crafts
• music
• marimba
• instrument
• musical
• marimbas
• xylophone
• building
• resonator
• bar
• concert

[siryocro]

how much does this cost to make

[percussionclinic]

Hi - the prototype cost me a little less than $500 Australian - but it will depend on where you are and local materials. Recently had a customer in the USA said they built theirs for about $300 US - have a look at the website for details.

[the09conradz]

how long did it take you to make this?

[percussionclinic]

Hi - this instrument took me 5 days pretty flat out. I could probably do it in four but of course I was taking video and photos and notes for the building guide along the way as well which takes up a bit of extra time. Also, I'm fairly practised so I can build faster than a first timer. I generally reccomend people put aside at least a week or three weekends for this particular project - perhaps a little more if you feel like taking it easy.

[kcaj48]

what did you use to tune the bars?

[percussionclinic]

for this one I simply used a korg digital tuner - like a guitar style tuner. Usually I would use a stroboscope, but I wanted to show that you could do a good job with a cheap alternative. Recently I purchased the strobosoft 2 deluxe software from peterson, and it really is awesome - best tuning tool I've ever used.

[TheNickperrin]

where did you buy the wood at

[TamboresDeJaykub]

PLEASE WHAT IS THIS SONG?????

[buckfanwg17]

What is this song called and where can I get it? I would really love to know. And thanks for the website...I'm building mine right now! I just got to put the frame together and then the whole thing. 5/5

[TheStoneSea]

Hi,

Your site in not work...

[ManOfRhythm]

Very well done. Kudos to the musician who played the great marimba music! 5 stars for that alone!