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The Malletech Marimba is a fine looking instrument, the frame is one of the best out there. The real drawback to the instrument is the bars. The workmanship is decent on them but they do not go through an initial visual inspection (most manufacturers throw away cracked bars before they do any work on them) and therefore end up with many large checks and cracks. They usually don't effect the sound much to start but these cracks in time open up and can cause serious problems. They also make the bars one instrument at a time and therefore do not balance them well (some bars ring longer than others). In contrast when a company like Musser puts an instrument together they have fifty of each bar sitting on the shelf and if a bar rings longer or shorter than the rest of the set they simply grab another and another until they find a good balance.
Marimba One is excellent in all workmanship, the only thing people question is the oval resonators. I personally have no problem with them.
I've only played one Demorrow instrument and was very impressed by the sound, the frame was a custom Boobinga wood and was absolutely gorgeous.
Kori is an O.K. instrument but would not be my first choice.
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