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KEYboard voicing SWAY BLOCKS CORD Sound signature casters center support SYSTEM hardware resonator voicing TRADITIONAL KEYBOARD The Standard for Excellence: Our Traditional Keyboard features a bright and clear upper end, an even balanced middle section, and a dark, strong bass end. This fine concert keyboard exceeds most of our competitors' best keyboards. ENHANCED KEYBOARD We select exceptional bars for projection, evenness, and balance to craft our Enhanced Keyboard. PREMIUM KEYBOARD Our tuner looks for those rare bars that are alive with a long, nuanced ring tone and a unique warmth and clarity to craft the Premium Keyboard. All marimba one® frame wood is solid hardwood with a clear coat finish—we do not use anystains to falsely color the wood. This is much more durable and shows off the true quality and beauty of the wood. To ensure pure sound, we place felt between every contact point, just like on a fine piano. marimba one® uses more than 50 linear feet of felt throughout the marimba. T o ensu r e pu r e FELT Our horizontal support piece makes this the most rigid marimba frame available anywhere. Durable 4 inch diameter casters . RAIL easy height adjustment We offer a micro-height adjustment system (3000 Series) or an easy quick-cam (4000 Series) for your convenience. Flexible rail pin headboards New flexible rail pins eliminate the risk of damaging the rail and headboard joints and prevents the transfer of keyboard or rail vibrations to the frame. A ll ma r imb ao ne® f r am ew ood i s s oli d ha r d w ood solid hardwood There are no loose parts to misplace during assembly. Stainless steel hardware and fasteners throughout all marimba one® marimbas add strength and cosmetic appeal. We use Nylocks fasteners throughout the resonators (absolutely no rivets). pocketing Our pockets keep the marimba shorter in length and give support to the resonators and the keyboard. durable cases Set of 8 Cordura cases available to transport your marimba and protect your investment. Just like good luggage, the cases include wheels on the resonator and rail bags, and multiple handles for easy moving. anatomy of a marimba EVERYTHING IS BUILT INTO THE HEADBOARD SERIAL NUMBER STEP BLOCK (3000 Series) LIFT BLOCK (3000 Series) CLASSIC Our Classic resonators offer a responsive, warm and consistent sound. BASSO BRAVO Our new Basso Bravo resonators feature a darker, warmer and louder bass with few overtones. TM TM TREBLE END bass end RAIL JACKS Seamless felt on every rail jack. 100% quiet. Our unique sway bar blocks connect rails and resonators and stabilize the keyboard. There is no rattle whatsoever in our marimbas. Even under tension, the cord retains its soft characteristic, so you never hear the bar bouncing on the cord. Our solid wood rails are crafted to create a stable foundation for the keyboard. This shows the sound signature of your instrument. S S ER ER IA IA L L S TEP B LIF T B L IL J A C K S s s f f e e l l t t o o n e ne v v er er y y r r ail ja ail ja c c k k . u i et . e rai l pi n mi mi n n a a te t te t h h e e r r i i s s k k d h e a d b o a r d tr a ns f e r o f t o the f r a m e . o mi omi s p la ce d ur i n g e l h a r d w a r e a n d ll ma r imb a o ne® c ente r of f e l t th r o ug ho ut t h e ma r imb a . sw ay ba r bl o c k s c o nne c s o n a t o rs a n d st ab i l iz e t h he r e i s n o r a tt l e w ha ts o e mb a s . n d tur e und und c a s e s a v a i labl e mb a a n d nt . J us t e c a se s es o n a t o r u l t i p l e g . 3000 Series 4000 Series

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Page 1: anatomy of a marimba · KEYboard voicing SWAY BLOCKS CORD Sound signature center casters support SYSTEM hardware resonator voicing ... anatomy of a marimba EVERYTHING IS BUILT INTO

K E Y b oa r d v o i c i n g

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T R A D I T I O NA L K E Y B OA R DThe Standard for Excel lence: Our Tradit ional Keyboard features a br ight and c lear upper end, an even balancedmiddle section, and a dark, strong bass end. This fine concert keyboard exceeds most of our competitors' best keyboards.

E N H A N C E D K E Y B OA R DWe select except ional bars for project ion, evenness , and balance to craft our Enhanced Keyboard.

P R E M I U M K E Y B OA R DOur tuner looks for those rare bars that are a l ive with a long, nuanced r ing tone and a uniquew a r m t h a n d c l a r i t y t o c r a f t t h e P r e m i u m K e y b o a r d .

Al l mar imba one® f rame wood is sol id hardwood with a clear coat finish—we do not use any sta ins t o f a l s e l y c o l o r t h e w o o d . T h i s i s m u c h m o r e d u r a b l e a n d s h o w s o ff t h e t r u e q u a l i t y a n d b e a u t y o f t h e w o o d .

To ensure pure sound, we place fe l t between every contact point , just l ike on a fine piano. mar imba one® uses more than 50 l inear feet of fe l t throughout the mar imba.

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There are no loose parts to misplace during a s s e m b l y . S t a i n l e s s s t e e l h a r d w a r e a n d f a s t e n e r s t h r o u g h o u t a l l m a r i m b a o n e ® marimbas add strength and cosmetic appeal .We use Nylocks fasteners throughout t h e re s o n a t o r s ( a b s o l u t e l y n o r i v e t s ) .

p o c k e t i n gOur pockets keep the marimba shorter in length and give support to the resonators and the keyboard.

d u r a b l e c a s e s

Set of 8 Cordura cases avai lable to t ransport your mar imba and p ro t e c t y o u r i n v e s t m e n t . J u s t l i k e g o o d l u g g a g e , t h e c a s e s include wheels on the resonator a n d r a i l b a g s , a n d m u l t i p l e handles for easy moving.

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E V E RY T H I N G I S B U I LTI N T O T H E H E A D B OA R D

SERIAL NUMBER

STEP BLOCK (3000 Ser ies)

L IFT BLOCK (3000 Ser ies)

C L A S S I COur Class ic resonators offer a responsive, warm and consistent sound.

B A S S O B R AV OOur new Basso Bravo resonators feature a darker, warmer and louderbass with few overtones .

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