Description of home made marimba

This marimba was made by Doug & Ray Peters of Winnipeg MB, per plans purchased from Jim McCarthy

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Music

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• Marimba

[radiomaster99]

Nope, they're proper mallets with yarn wound heads.  Good luck with your project!

[radiomaster99]

My guess is that we have 80 hours into it. If I was building another, I could probably do it in about 60 hours. The longest part was tuning the keys. It took a while to get the hang of that. The frame and resonators were easy. The frame is sturdy and does not wobble.

[waffley]

Hey, this is three octaves right? How much did it end up costing you, if you remember?

[radiomaster99]

@waffley

yep. Three octaves. It probably cost around $400.00.

[philipsongs103]

the tone is great but the resonation is as muted as a xylo :P

[pbkblackbelt]

Great job, working on one myself. FYI, those look like vibe mallets, so they may damage the bars.

[mgpvii]

Nice job. I am going to be making one soon. Trying to find somewhere were I can get the wood cheaper.

I could tell you know music by the shirt you're wearing.

[tizzdizz]

Great project. I'm inspired now!

[Conn210]

I'm just starting building a vibraphone using Jim McCarthy's plans. How long did that take to build? And also, does the frame wobble any when you play hardly on it?

[dixitpag]

Impressive. I'm jealous !

Well done.

[TamboresDeJaykub]

@radiomaster99 y so much? the wood the keys were made of?

[4shofenisha]

Can you tell me how to you made your marimba?