Instrument archives: Funky baritone marimba

[@shiniegoldie8821]

Ah, the Bass/Baritone marimba. as a percussion player, I am personally obsessed with this instrument. My dream is to play this deep instrument.

[@woodsmith_1]

The deep and buzzy marimbas really are amazingly fun and tactilely satisfying to play. Perhaps you could build one in order to make the dream come true.

[@pokebunni9982]

That's my favorite baratone to play on. Thanks!

[@woodsmith_1]

Awesome! Thanks for saying so!

[@laeloproductions]

whaou...!!! beautiful sound... bravo!

[@woodsmith_1]

+Trajano CALDAS Ah, very kind of you; thanks!

[@timrutzi4368]

Thats a funny sound ;D

[@jibzz4749]

How do you get or make one? Is there any sort of guide

[@woodsmith_1]

I can make one for you, or help answer questions you might have if you try to make one. Check out padaukdust (dot) com; email address there

[@aaronbecker4388]

I love how the resonators make it sound! It's like a bunch of very musical geese! Did you make your mallets as well? They seem much thicker than anything I've seen.

[@woodsmith_1]

lol! Thanks!! Yes, the mallets are lacrosse ball turned on a lathe, mounted on .75" birch dowel.

[@patriotseangd]

Is that what #f Bb bars are?

[@woodsmith_1]

Technically yes, as this instrument does have an F# and a Bb, though I think what you may have in mind are the "Orff" instruments and their interchangable keys. This instrument requires re-stringing to swap the keys and the tubes are tuned to match one particular frequency, so key - swapping wouldn't be great for this baritone.