Welcome to Marimba Australia
marimbaaustralia@gmail.com
ABN: 295 230 460 18
This is the home of Marimba Manufacture in Australia
NEWS FLASH:
UPDATE: From 29th November 2020, I will be again living in Tasmania.
In Devonport on the North-West coast.
See the 'About Me' tab for delivery options - which there are a few!
NOW AVAILABLE - Construction plans for the Box Resonated Marimba and the Baby Bass Marimba.
Make your very own marimba and save money!!
Fully documented and explained plans with materials list, tools list and step-by-step instructions.
Go to the 'Marimba Models' Tab above and then 'Plans'.
Plans are USD $99.00.
SAMPLE IMAGES FROM THE PLANS BELOW.
UPDATE: From 29th November 2020, I will be again living in Tasmania.
In Devonport on the North-West coast.
See the 'About Me' tab for delivery options - which there are a few!
NOW AVAILABLE - Construction plans for the Box Resonated Marimba and the Baby Bass Marimba.
Make your very own marimba and save money!!
Fully documented and explained plans with materials list, tools list and step-by-step instructions.
Go to the 'Marimba Models' Tab above and then 'Plans'.
Plans are USD $99.00.
SAMPLE IMAGES FROM THE PLANS BELOW.
Scroll down for other general information, or go to the appropriate tab above to see the instruments and options available.
Check out the Youtube video in the 'Videos' drop down page.
'Mega Bass Intro 1 and 2'. https://youtu.be/ELGi9oQxnHE AND https://youtu.be/IU6n3F7YFiE
'Finding Nodal Points on the Mega Bass'. https://youtu.be/-mq8OvCwq9Y
'Mega Bass Intro 1 and 2'. https://youtu.be/ELGi9oQxnHE AND https://youtu.be/IU6n3F7YFiE
'Finding Nodal Points on the Mega Bass'. https://youtu.be/-mq8OvCwq9Y
You can find all the marimba models I make under the tab above, right.
You can also find additional items, such as risers, beaters, wheels etc by clicking the appropriate tab above.
You can also find additional items, such as risers, beaters, wheels etc by clicking the appropriate tab above.
Two new items.
Risers for shorter players/younger grades. 188o long x 295 high x 150 high - $150.00
'Courtyard Friendly' wheels. Larger wheels to assist moving the marimbas to other venues for concerts - + $25.00 to marimba prices.
Risers for shorter players/younger grades. 188o long x 295 high x 150 high - $150.00
'Courtyard Friendly' wheels. Larger wheels to assist moving the marimbas to other venues for concerts - + $25.00 to marimba prices.
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PLEASE NOTE: ALL BARS NOW HAVE 'BOOMWACKER (R)' style colours.
If you want alternative colours, just request on the order form.
If you want alternative colours, just request on the order form.
Check out this amazing musician, Jack Bennett - playing 'The Beast'.
Fantastic footage of the largest concert marimba I made being played by Jack Bennett (hanzenfeet).
A very talented and extremely kind man.
Check this video out! (https://youtu.be/h_Xbdkl7K8U)
Fantastic footage of the largest concert marimba I made being played by Jack Bennett (hanzenfeet).
A very talented and extremely kind man.
Check this video out! (https://youtu.be/h_Xbdkl7K8U)
I usually only sell to schools, but Lauren's family wanted her to be able to practice her school work at home. Great work Lauren!
These are the models of marimbas I manufacture.
They are;
There is a page on each of the marimbas, under the 'Marimba Models' tab.
Please have a look and I will hopefully answer your questions there.
For further inquiries, please use the contact form.
Please remember that marimba bars are manufactured from the best quality oak hardwood.
They were living things once, and slight variations in sound occur with the timber, and pitch is affected by temperature also.
Each bar is tuned at least twice, and should be no more than a few cents from perfect on any given day, with constant temperature.
Each of the lower sounding bars have had the first (fundamental) note tuned as well as the second tone (overtone) to ensure the best quality possible without paying $20,000 for a chromatic instrument.
I tune both these notes as far up each instrument as possible, usually well over half the instrument.
They are;
- Box Resonated Marimba - 3 1/2 octaves
- 'The Levi' C3 to G4 - Basically the bottom end of the Box Resonated marimba. Lower height - 1 or 2 players.
- Bass Marimba - 2 octaves
- Mega Bass - HUGE!!
- Baby Bass Marimba - 1 octave +1 (C to C)
- 'Barrie' the Batritone Marimba - three octaves - (C2 to C4)
- 'Chromo Bass' - 2 Octave Chromatic Marimba (better have long beaters or arms!)
- Chromatic Marimbas - 3 octaves, 4.3 octaves, 5 octaves, fully chromatic
There is a page on each of the marimbas, under the 'Marimba Models' tab.
Please have a look and I will hopefully answer your questions there.
For further inquiries, please use the contact form.
Please remember that marimba bars are manufactured from the best quality oak hardwood.
They were living things once, and slight variations in sound occur with the timber, and pitch is affected by temperature also.
Each bar is tuned at least twice, and should be no more than a few cents from perfect on any given day, with constant temperature.
Each of the lower sounding bars have had the first (fundamental) note tuned as well as the second tone (overtone) to ensure the best quality possible without paying $20,000 for a chromatic instrument.
I tune both these notes as far up each instrument as possible, usually well over half the instrument.
'The Levi' - Lower and shorter.
$100.00 will be donated to Down Syndrome Australia for each one sold. 
Mega Bass - the BOOMER. C2 to C3
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Box Resonated Marimba - 3 1/2 Octaves
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Bass Marimba - Pipe Resonated - 2 Octaves
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Chromatic Marimba - 3 Octaves
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Baby Bass - One octave - 8 bars. Compact design.
Chromatic Marimba - 5 Octaves shown here (I call this one 'The Beast'). This is the model featured in the video above.
Please read all the important information re freight at the bottom of the 'Pricing' page.
