Making a Marimba
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2016
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This is the third Marimba I have built, all with plans from the book 'Make your own Marimbas' by Jon Madin. This build was for a customer and they requested a smaller sized box resonated Marimba (2 octave) the plans in the book are for a 3 1/2 octave. I had to modify the plans to suit. The local school where my Daughter attends and plays in the Marimba band, have Marimbas this size built by the music teacher - they sound amazing, so there is no problem with the modifications. The frame and legs could be made out of any wood but I have built all mine with plywood as I like the look. The box has to be made with a specific thickness plywood but you will need to get the book for more details.
Tuning the bars is the most time consuming part of the project. I’ve tried different approaches of removing the wood - I’ve used the bandsaw but that is too easy to take too much off and ruin the bar so I think the best approach is with a chisel. I used my iPhone with a tuning app which I’ve tested next to a tuner on my first Marimba and there was no difference.
The sound in the video does not do the Marimba any justice as I’m recording with the camera’s built in mic and that is very poor indeed.
It’s a fun project and the kids love to play the Marimba (we have a lot of kids visit our home and they all ask to play it) so I highly recommend building one.
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I haven't fully red this book ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO yet but it is a good basic understanding of the different woods that all woodworkers should know.
I was already impressed with build. But now even more impressed when I saw you built it to play with your daughter.
Thank you! :)
CAN YOU PLEASE SLOW THE FOOTAGE DOWN SO I CAN SEE IT MORE CLEARLY
@@lindathrall5133 You can slow the playback speed in the settings.
@@lindathrall5133 Could you not scream in the comments? Also- you can slow it down yourself right here in the yt player settings.
Also your comment is very self orientated - slow down the footage so YOU can see it?
Very pretentious. Not nice at all.
Love seeing parents build for their kids. I did it for my sons and they still remember most of the projects.
I love how you can hear the lower during the tuning, each time you remove wood :D
That's crazy you built one in only ten minutes!!
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@@Bleseddd1 Whoooosh
@@Bleseddd1 make sure you spell your words right if you're going to insult someone based on their level of intelligence
@@stevene2110 wym?
You think that's amazing? I saw some guy on UA-cam build a cabin in the woods in less than 8 minutes.
Geez, kids these days! Am I right?!?
...to see a Dad woodworking an instrument..and see his daughter using it..makes my heart filling with love...because i am a woodworker..and i didnt see my daughters for over 20 years...😭
Thank you! :)
Happens to fathers every day.
What happened to your daughter?
Man, this is so great! As a musician and a father, watching you make this instrument and play it with your daughter at the end, was very moving. Love your channel, congrats!!!
Something to note for people doing this at home: do the letter carving and sanding *before* you tune it. It's not much, but it does change the mass of the blocks which with throw it out of tune.
I've made a lot of these and it doesn't throw it out of tune. If it does it doesn't show on the tuner so would be minuscule! :)
@@PaskMakes I loved watching this, but I think there are definitely some issues with the timbre. The A, G, F and E your daughter plays at 9:29, for instance, have very strong and discordant overtones. In particular the E has an overtone of a higher C strong enough that my ears fixate on that rather than the low E intended! Not sure how you go about adjusting this, but I guess it's partly to do with the bars, partly the resonating box?
@@nathan87 "Discordant overtones"
An overtone is an overtone.
Yet, in terms of acustics, perfect tuning is just imposible, its all relative ratios, relatively both artistically and fisically.
@@cactusowo1835 not really. It's perfectly possible for overtones to be discordant, although I believe I used it here more in the loose sense of "unwanted" more than anything else. Perhaps you are imagining that all spectra are harmonic, which is decidedly not the case, particularly for oddly-shaped solid bodies.
@@cactusowo1835 lol
at 8:30 I read "Tuning oil" :)))
Liviu Gelea me too 😂
me too :-)
Haha. And me.
It's for when you've removed too much wood and need to put a little something back on 🤣
me too...
A true labour of love. Thanks for sharing it with us!
I love that you built this for your daughter. Clearly, there is much love at your home. I watched this with my 2 year old daughter.
Priceless. What a great Dad you are!
Great dad, Great father and daughter project. God bless
Absolutely beautiful from start to finish. Thanks pask
Love this, so meticulous and precise! Definitely worth the effort to see your daughter play it!
This is the sweetest!
I love this build, especially as it’s something you can share with your daughter.
Just watched this. Love it, especially your daughter rocking out on a solo. Awesome!!
You are one of my favorite builders!
Thats sweet. What a great family moment.
Absolutely wonderful.
Beautifully done and made
Absolutely brilliant mate
What an awesome project - thanks for sharing!
Brilliant! Very nice build.
Such an awesome builder and a great dad!
Amazingly awesome!! 😄
Fantastic work, and the sound is superb! Thanks a lot for sharing!
Probably my favourite build of yours.
Congratulations on both of you.
I love this video. Especially the end. What a great dad 🙂
Awesome build!!!
So cool, great project
Pretty cool! Good job Pask!
That's amazing grate workmanship!!!!!
That is awesome. Cool thing to build and a cool reason to build it.
What a brilliant production, very instructive
What a beautiful place.
It blew me away!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Holy moly, nice work!
That was awesome! The tuning and build of it is spot on. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you Peter! :)
Excellent project! Kudos to you and your daughter, cherish the time - they grow up so fast!
Thank you!
That was very cool. Very impressed
So interesting and wonderful!
Lovely!
That could be one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen on UA-cam your daughter is adorable and she’s quite a musician well done
@Pask Makes I love your builds!
I’m amazed at how much your daughter learned in just a year.
I’ve been a percussionist for almost 7 years, and it’s just so beautiful seeing new percussionists.
What a great way to support your daughter and show her your love. What fun! Awesome dad to put so much time into your kiddos! Great job. Loved watching. Looks overwhelming to me - way to go.
Thank you Brianna! :)
Bravo!!!!! You are a great dad!
Very Nice job ! Congratulations !
amazing and beautiful
BRAVO!
It blow me away it is awesome enjoy it
Very cool way to assist your kids in learning the musical arts.😁
This is brilliant!!
man this was fantastic at so many levels! nice jig for nailing and wowow a lot of cool stuff!!
Wow! Thanks for that, it means a lot!
Pask Makes where can I find the plans you used for this build?
Cactus! workshop Bernardo
Cactus! workshop Bernardo
Excellent!
Fantastic result..👏
Just love this channel keep being surprised at what gets produced in that workshop!
As a father, I'm certain that you're PERFECTLY okay with reading your daughter is the star of this video.
Good job on the marimba, great job on the child. She's truly adorable. Congratulations!
Wow! Most impressive.
Great video, thanks
Brought tears to my eyes. ;-)
Very cool!
super awesome
Simply the best.
Thanks!
Now the next step is adding sharps and flats.
a chromatic kalimba
Exceptional job, amazing work and inspiration
That is so special. Your daughter is lucky to have a dad like you. She is super talented. I hope she keeps it up. Also, I suggest she play your intro and outro music.
Brilliant, well done mate.
That was great, especially when your daughter added to the fun.
Awesome job buddy. The more I see of you the more I think how awesome of a guy you are.
You’re a legend. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Super bounce balls make really good mallet heads.
Amazing!! Well done!
It's great to see kids enjoying making music!!
you playing music with your daughter is the best part.
This is a very cool project, but seeing you and your daughter play together at the end put it over the top! Nice work!
Terrific! I have just recently discovered your channel. You are in inspiration to me! Always looking to create fine things and giving projects the attention required to make them truly fine. You are a renaissance man.
Utter brilliance. I don't know what else to say. Love it mate.
Awesome video! love the music too
Thank you very much!
Now I want to do this ❤
You are amazing and so is your daughter ❤️
Trop bien ! I will make one thanks to you.
Brilliant👍🏻.
Awesome build. It looks like you had a really fun time playing with your daughter.
great ... loved it.... very funny y'all playing together and then she got down on it....
great job
Can't believe I missed this one, it's great!
Brilliant
Thanks very much, that made me smile.
Looks like your little one has alot of talent. I really enjoy your videos and as always keep up the good work and God Bless you and your family 🙏
This is great!
Wow that's art. Nice music. Best wishes to your family.
Super cool! Thanks!
Very cool. Jamming at the end, USA!
So super cool. Bet tuning the wood is 80% of the build time. Awesome way to spend time w/ the family
Well done.
A M A Z I N G ... and the build was too. Thanks