[1046]Re:Tuning of Marimba keys (454 reads)	2001-05-28 06:11:47

Bill Youhass, Fall Creek Marimbas Joined: N/A From: N/A Posts: N/A One of the main resaons for tuning marimbas to the double octave is for the timbre..the "warmth' it gives as opposed to the octave and 1/5 tuning on xylophones, which gives a brighter sound.. On the finest marimbas this "double octave" is tuned up to the fundamental bar- F5 or A5, depending on how short the arch can be and still get the harmonic..also, as others have mentioned, modern marimba tuners usually also tune a harmonic 3 octaves and a major 3rd above the fundamental. (Older Deagans and even early Mussers were tuned to a minor third which gives a somewhat darker sound)..Also higher notes are tuned by the best tuners..Also, it is my feeling that the harmonics should be stretched to match the higher bar of the same frequency. Bill Youhass www.fallcreekmarimbas.com Remote Host:

[1011]Tuning of Marimba keys <Wilfred>	2001-05-25 22:11:47
[1016]Re:Tuning of Marimba keys <Nico vanderPlas>	2001-05-26 04:11:01
[1018]Re:Tuning of Marimba keys <Matthew Coe>	2001-05-26 09:46:01
[1046]Re:Tuning of Marimba keys <Bill Youhass, Fall Creek Marimbas>	2001-05-28 06:11:47