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bmbell71
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I recently noticed on Pearl's website that the Adams marimbas are "tuned to the 6th harmonic". Which would mean 2 octaves and a 5th above the fundamental. Isn't this "Quint tuning" which is normally used on Xylophones, and some vintage Deagan Hybrid instruments? (i.e. Marimba-Xylophone, Xylorimbas)
Most other Marimba manufacturers use "triple tuning" which would involve the 4th and 10th harmonics.
I'm not a big fan of Adams marimbas, mostly because I find the frame design to be not too stable, especially on the 5 octave instruments. I'm also not a fan of flared box resonators.
I always found Adams to have more of a brighter sound than other marimbas, almost Xylophone like in the upper registers. So if they are using "quint tuning" is it even a true marimba? or is it a hybrid instrument.
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[4958]Do Adams Marimbas use some type of Quint tuning? (385 reads)
[4958]Do Adams Marimbas use some type of Quint tuning? <bmbell71>
