Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Hello Malleteers, 

I want to get an advance word out that Bourne Marimbas is again taking orders for marimbas. I am done doing much building myself (age related challenges) but I’ve taken on the help of professional woodworker (and jazz bassist) King Dahl. I will continue to handle the sales and delivery of instruments, and King will do the building and tuning, under my supervision until he has it down cold, which will not take much longer! King will work out of my shop in Bellingham and we plan to display his other fine creations upstairs in my office space. Big changes!

BTW, King is the force behind King Dahl Creative, and you can check out his woodworking achievements here:

https://www.kingdahlcreative.com


As a musician, King has the ears to make a good marimba, and it wouldn’t surprise me if he adds a few tweaks to actually improve our product line! I’ll be updating my web site soon with current instruments and prices, and in the meantime you can email me through the link at the right if you have questions.


Bourne Marimba Prices

Two Octave Soprano                         $1400
Two Octave Alto                                $1500
Two Octave Tenor                             $1600
Two Octave Soprano Lowrider         $1400
3 1/2 Octave Box                              $2000
Two Octave Baritone                        $2200
Nine Note Big Bass                          $2700

That’s all!  

Tom Bourne

Bourne Marimbas

www.bournemarimbas.com




Tuesday, May 3, 2022

  

TWO summer Marimba Building Workshops: 

June 25-27, 2022

August 5-7, 2022

 

These are Saturday-through-Monday, or Friday-through-Sunday events, 8 hours each day. We will build at least one complete marimba, and the person or school that buys the marimba receives one free attendance at the event.

Teacher Tom Bourne has built over 1700 marimbas of all sizes for schools. Learn everything you need to know about building marimbas for your school or local marimba band.


As with our previous classes, we will construct a complete marimba from start to finish. Plus question answering and discussions on all marimba building related topics. PLUS, a peak at The World's Largest Marimba Bar!!


This class is suitable for adults and teens who can use, or are willing to learn to use, a few basic power tools and hand tools. The safe use of power tools is taught in this workshop. 

Class fee: $400. Special pricing for adults attending with a younger learner. Class limited to 7.


Bellingham, Washington is located just south of the Canadian border between Seattle and Vancouver B.C. It is near all kinds of great activities on the water and in the mountains. Escape the summer heat! Bellingham has a modern airport with direct flights to LA, Las Vegas and other cities in the western USA.


I can provide suggestions for procuring lodging in Bellingham, many options available.


To sign up, or for more information, contact Tom directly at: Bourne Marimbas






Tuesday, January 18, 2022

 

Next Marimba Building Workshop: March 11-13, 2022

 

Next Bourne Marimbas 3 day marimba building workshop: March 11-13, 2022! This is a Friday-through-Sunday event, 8 hours each day. We will build at least one complete marimba, and the person or school that buys the marimba receives one free attendance at the event.

Teacher Tom Bourne has built over 1700 marimbas of all sizes for schools. Learn everything you need to know about building marimbas for your school or local marimba band.


As with our previous classes, we will construct a complete marimba from start to finish. Plus question answering and discussions on all marimba building related topics. PLUS, a peak at The World's Largest Marimba Bar!!


This class is suitable for adults and teens who can use, or are willing to learn to use, a few basic power tools and hand tools. The safe use of power tools is taught in this workshop. 

Class fee: $400. Special pricing for adults attending with a younger learner. Class limited to 7.


Bellingham, Washington is located just south of the Canadian border between Seattle and Vancouver B.C. It is near all kinds of great activities on the water and in the mountains. Escape the summer heat! Bellingham has a modern airport with direct flights to LA, Las Vegas and other cities in the western USA.


I can provide suggestions for procuring lodging in Bellingham, many options available.


To sign up, or for more information, contact Tom directly at: Bourne Marimbas