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Who we are?

Sydney Zapalac

The Murimba.

Scources. Yamaha

Select the Wood.

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One type of lumber the makers use is rosewood mostly found in Indonesia.

One type of lumber the makers use is rosewood most...

Another wood called African Padauk is commonly used and is found in Africa.

Another wood called African Padauk is commonly us...

Cutting the tone bars.

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2

The sound is better if the piece of wood is cut out the lo...

The sound is better if the piece of wood is cut out the long way, with the wood fibers running down straight along the bar.

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3

Drill the holes for the string.

Drill holes for the string passing through the instrument's tone bar in places that will not interfere with the vibrations of the fundamental tone.

Sanding the tune.

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4

With rosewood, for instance, less intense color means a higher note, while deeper coloring means a lower note.

With rosewood, for instance, less intense color means...

No piece if wood is the same.

Adjustments must also be made based on the grain. Because sanding is hard on the wood, it is left to rest in peace, the craftsman waiting for the sound to take shape.

Adjustments must also be made based on the gra...

Adding paint.

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5

After they cut and sand the tone barrs they add a thin coat of paint to the barrs so they stay clean and dont breakdown but the the wood can also “breath”

Building the stand.

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6

They create the stand out of different metals and woods to create the perfict structure that the resonators and the bars sit on/within.

They create the stand out of different metals and woods ...

Depending on the compony who makes the marimba the size of the stand depends on the size of the tune plates and the size of the resinators

Depending on the compony who makes the marimba t...

Stringing the tune.

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7

When you string the tune bars together you have to make sure you string them in the correct order of pitch.

When you string the tune bars together you have to ma...

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At the very end of the process you add the resonators under the bars to increase ring and pitch, then checking the final product.

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When you have a final marimba and you ship it out to music stores and schools, you can use the same marimba over and over and over without it breaking, it would take alot of force to break a murimba or it would have to be very old. if it breaks the tune bars (wood) are able to be recycled.

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