bitsplease to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · edit-22 years agoA Marimba I built last year - took me a bit over half a year to complete. 61 keys made of Padauk, all hand-tuned, on a frame of Red Oak and Walnutimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: diymusicgearwoodworkingdiy@beehaw.org
arrow-up168arrow-down1imageA Marimba I built last year - took me a bit over half a year to complete. 61 keys made of Padauk, all hand-tuned, on a frame of Red Oak and Walnutbitsplease to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · edit-22 years agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: diymusicgearwoodworkingdiy@beehaw.org
minus-squarequixotic120@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThanks for this. I have an old busted premier marimba with fiberglass keys and a few are cracked. Maybe I’ll make a new set because the frame and resonators and still in decent shape. Although I am sure the tuning process was a nightmare! How did you finish the keys?
minus-squarebitspleaseOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThis old blog has all the info you’ll need http://www.lafavre.us/tuning-marimba.htm I used a bandsaw or router to cut out the rough arc, then a belt sander to fine tune
minus-squarequixotic120@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOh thanks but I meant like did you stain them or use oil on them or whatever ha
Thanks for this. I have an old busted premier marimba with fiberglass keys and a few are cracked. Maybe I’ll make a new set because the frame and resonators and still in decent shape. Although I am sure the tuning process was a nightmare!
How did you finish the keys?
This old blog has all the info you’ll need http://www.lafavre.us/tuning-marimba.htm
I used a bandsaw or router to cut out the rough arc, then a belt sander to fine tune
Oh thanks but I meant like did you stain them or use oil on them or whatever ha
Ah, I did a double coat of tung oil!