Wednesday, August 28, 2013

A Big Bass

Just completed a nice and big bass marimba, destined with a complete set of Zimbabwean style instruments for the Music Department at University of Washington. 8 inch tubes from Low C to G, individually removable, then a cluster of 6 inch tubes on the upper end. Buzzers are located in the plugs of the tubes.



The funnest part of this build was under the hood, so to speak:






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  1. MarimbaguyAugust 28, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    Sweet!

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  2. JustinSeptember 4, 2013 at 11:52 PM

    Nice! Where do you get the thin walled resonator tube material?

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  3. Tom BSeptember 12, 2013 at 10:11 PM

    Hi Justin, with help, I found the 8" thin wall tube at:

    Morton's Supply Inc
    1724 S 1st St, Yakima, WA ‎
    (509) 248-3500 ‎

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