About

I think the story is clear.  Imagine a musical instrument and then build it.  This blog is our electronic journal of building ideas into music.

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  1. Wow!!! You probably are not interested, but I think you could host workshops in this. I know I would pay to learn how to build a marimba. Could you buy rosewood? I read that it is endagered. Is that why you didn’t use it? I have so many questions!!

    • Teaching workshops would be a very cool experience. it may be hard to facilitate, but a good idea. But regarding rosewood, while certain varieties are endangered, some even illegal to purchase, the main point that drove us away was the price. It is legal to purchase some varieties, as many marimbas are made from rosewood. However in many places we looked, the price of rosewood was double that of padauk due to its rarity, while most say that the tone is fairly similar between the two. Feel free to ask any more questions! We’d love to answer them!

  2. hello very good’ve been following your project from the beginning, I have many questions for you.

  3. Hi Pete and Paul,

    Just wanted to say this is an absolutely wonderful blog! I stumbled across this because I’m researching a college dissertation about the marimba and I was looking into construction techniques on the web. It has totally made my day, what an inspiring project! I’m totally in awe of your determination and skill to be able to build all these amazing instruments.

    I hope the marimba eventually got finished. All the best for any future projects/endeavours!

    Lilly, from London, UK

  4. When you purchased the paduck for the bars, what was the thickness of the wood you ordered? I read that for a 5 octave marimba you needed roughly 40 board feet of paduck, but you didn’t cover the thickness.

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