Since metal bars are not as delicate as rosewood, you don't have to be quite as cautious. However, I would start with water, then soap & water or some...
I have to say that I am not a big fan of 1/4 tone music. On the other hand, I would love to have a marimba tuned in just intonation. With fully tuneab...
P.S. In 1979, Saburou Mizuno made a custom 7-octave marimba (C1-C8) for Michiko Takahashi, built originally as a 4.3, then extended to 5.5, and finall...
I'm not up on the Central American terminology, but for your other question, in 1910, J.C. Deagan was manufacturing the #4732 Marimba-Xylo. (6-octave,...
I don't think there is a piano reduction, but if there is, the publisher, Helicon Music Corporation (European American Music Distributors), would know...
Miyoshi's Torse III was written before the general advent of the one-handed roll, hence the ossia additions, particularly in the first movement. I pre...
Each to their own. There are some situations where I use such postions, but in the Bennett, my body is off to the right in order to play the one-hande...
For what it's worth, I won the 1972 Interlochen Concerto Competition with Hovhaness' Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints.These days, my favorite marimba co...
See the following link:WM
Standard range is 3.0, F-F. There are larger instruments, but there is not much of a market for them -- not at all like there was for extended marimba...
See both the Grove Dictionary of Music and Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.WM
I, too, used lemon oil sparingly for many years. However, I'm just passing along the current recommendations of both marimba manufacturers (Adams, Mar...
Nice piece -- recommended.WM
Current manufacturer & tuner recommendations are to use a slightly damp cloth (water only); absolutely NO lemon oil, furniture polish, Endust, etc.WM
IMHO, the best music is often written without regard to sticking issues.WM