![]() ![]() BUT don’t lok for it in the plumbing section. Here’s the super easy solution! You CAN GET THIN WALL PIPE IN 2”!! Even in a basic hardware store like Home Depot thin wall pipe is readily available with perfect end caps to suit. ![]() This photo here, basically shows the next two octaves down C#3 to C5 use 2 inch pipe. The photo here shows some high resonators using these test caps – sometimes they come in orange colour also. This means that a few more than usual need to be “passively tuned” – ie tested for good resonance under the finished bar, rather than tested with a tuner or stroboscope. Because the plastic is so thin though, it can be tough to accurately produce a tone by striking these on the end of the higher tubes though. These work just fine and in fact look even better than normal thin wall caps when painted up nicely. The solution here is simply to not use standard caps for this pipe, but to use instead the thin plastic “test caps”. The metric standard is 40mm – and both are available generally in North America but only in that thicker pipe. The top two octaves of a five octave marimba use 1 ½ inch pipe. I’ve seen people come up with all sorts of time consuming solutions for this, but there are easier ones! So here goes! By the time you add the wall thickness to the internal diameter… THEN also add the thick wall of an end cap, the whole thing ends up to wide and the bottom of the resonators don’t fit in the space. Because the resonator and the bar are best matched when internal diameter of the pipe is roughly the same width of the bar… this creates a problem. Mostly throughout North America, plumbing is not in fact done with PVC pipe at all, but with Black ABS pipe which is softer and more importantly has a thicker wall. The first issue is simply that of different types of pipe commonly used. In building this P524 marimba in Canada though, I wanted to show how one can overcome some of the common potential issues! That is one of the main reasons that I explain the principles in the building guides as well as use specific examples – to allow for some variations. The materials available are simply a little different. I have sold over a dozen over the years.One of the main differences between building a marimba in North America and making marimbas in Australia, is in the resonators. I have been rehabbing and selling percussion instruments for over 10 years. You are welcome to see, inspect, and play the instrument by appointment. Willing to meet or deliver within 200 miles for an additional fee (gas costs). This instrument is pick-up only in the Greater Cincinnati area. ![]() Light layers of lacquer applied to the bars.Cleaned and applied lacquer to the rails, frame, and resonators.Repaired and sealed bars with visible cracks.I have made the following improvements and upgrades: Instrument completely disassembles to fit in any standard vehicle.Brand new 8" all-terrain full swivel casters.save big $$$ here!ĭiscount available if you buy both You can own 2 of these for less than the price of 1 new Two matching instruments are available at the time of posting Musser M7365 4.5 Octave Kelon Marimbas on Field Frame Height adjustable Tuned to A=442 Both are less than 10 years old ![]()
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