Making a Marimba
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ธ.ค. 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 th-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 TH-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?
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...
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!
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!!!
A true labour of love. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Just watched this. Love it, especially your daughter rocking out on a solo. Awesome!!
Love this, so meticulous and precise! Definitely worth the effort to see your daughter play it!
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!
Fantastic work, and the sound is superb! Thanks a lot for sharing!
Great dad, Great father and daughter project. God bless
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.
That was awesome! The tuning and build of it is spot on. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you Peter! :)
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
Excellent project! Kudos to you and your daughter, cherish the time - they grow up so fast!
Thank you!
I love this build, especially as it’s something you can share with your daughter.
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
This is a very cool project, but seeing you and your daughter play together at the end put it over the top! Nice work!
Just love this channel keep being surprised at what gets produced in that workshop!
Absolutely beautiful from start to finish. Thanks pask
Nice mate! Thats a lovely project and I loved the little recital with your daughter at the end! I think we need a Marimba at my gaff.....
That was beautiful! I've been playing percussion for 20 years, but have never seen someone make a marimba at home.. incredible! You are a talented woodworker and a loving father.
Your daughter is talented, the band director is gonna snatch her into the percussion section as soon as she's old enough!
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 🙏
I really enjoy watching your videos, but this one is my favorite. I would love to build something like this for my daughter. Thanks for the inspiration!
What an awesome project - thanks for sharing!
Absolutely brilliant mate
Wow. I appreciate your videos so much, the quality is amazing. Thank you for making this kind of content.
Thank you very much Lars - glad you're enjoying them! :)
Awesome project! Kudos for the take on playing the marimba. That was cool!
9:50 those chords remind me of that jingle from the late 1980's campaign for the "Spirit of Massachusetts." Catchy!
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! :)
That could be one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen on TH-cam your daughter is adorable and she’s quite a musician well done
@Pask Makes I love your builds!
You are one of my favorite builders!
Such an awesome builder and a great dad!
What a brilliant production, very instructive
Holy moly, nice work!
you playing music with your daughter is the best part.
It blew me away!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Probably my favourite build of yours.
That was really fun to watch, Mate!
Hope to build one some day.
Awesome build!!!
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.
Awesome job buddy. The more I see of you the more I think how awesome of a guy you are.
Would love to do something like this- and to hear your daughter play these days . . Thank you for sharing !
Brilliant, well done mate.
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.
Absolutely wonderful.
That is awesome. Cool thing to build and a cool reason to build it.
Exceptional job, amazing work and inspiration
Pretty cool! Good job Pask!
This is the sweetest!
I love this video. Especially the end. What a great dad 🙂
Now the next step is adding sharps and flats.
a chromatic kalimba
Awesome build. It looks like you had a really fun time playing with your daughter.
Wow! Most impressive.
very inspiring. i have already subscribed when i have watched your video on the knapp joint. great work . continue on sharing
Brilliant! Very nice build.
Fantastic result..👏
You’re a legend. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Can't believe I missed this one, it's great!
Beautifully done and made
Very cool way to assist your kids in learning the musical arts.😁
That was great, especially when your daughter added to the fun.
That's amazing grate workmanship!!!!!
Seeing the enjoyment your daughter had playing with you, makes it all worthwhile. Perhaps you should ask her to make a tambourine with you and then you can play both instruments together.
Utter brilliance. I don't know what else to say. Love it mate.
That is so very nice, then you add in the family and the school makes it even nicer!
Thank you!
Just curious I live Massachusetts, USA, what part of Australia do you live in? Area not an address. ;}
Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
That was very cool. Very impressed
Dude, this is epic!
I wanted to make this with my music classes and then I saw what went into the process and yeah, I think I'm gonna wait until they're in high school!
Thats sweet. What a great family moment.
Amazingly awesome!! 😄
So super cool. Bet tuning the wood is 80% of the build time. Awesome way to spend time w/ the family
Super video can not imagine how many are built with such love and attention to detail. ps your daughter will go far now she can play at home on it
This is brilliant!!
Congratulations on both of you.
That's a great build, and your daughter plays great!
Awesome video! love the music too
Thank you very much!
WELL DONE!! And you did a pretty good job building it for her, too...
I loved the instrument you produced, congratulations. I already started liking the video because I saw a beautiful disabled dog that by the way is well taken care of by the family. Show...
Carlos
Santa Catarina - Brazil
Fabulous creation! I live in Chiapas, land where the marimba is played and I was impressed with your art and dedication. Guiding me in your video and in the book I will take the challenge of building a marimba for my children. Regards!
So awesome! What a great father!!!!!❤
Thank you! :)
Amazing!! Well done!
Looking from Argentina. Your work is excellent. Quizzes and beautiful music for everyone
Great build and story with it! Kudos to your daughter!
Thank you! :)
I was already going to Like this video while watching you build it, but now I wish there was love button for the great playing at the end.
Haha - thank you very much John! :)
What a beautiful place.
That makes a traffic sound!!! You and your are very talented 👍👍👍👍👍
Bravo!!!!! You are a great dad!
Not sure which is better, the build or your daughters ability, both amazing!
Very Nice job ! Congratulations !
Excelente el proceso. Muchas gracias por compartirlo. Ya me pongo en campaña para hacerla
So cool, great project
Loved it. Did the final sanding over the lettering and the coating applied to the keys change the tuning much? Great project.
You are amazing and so is your daughter ❤️
Wow! How long did it take to tune all of the pieces?
Thanks mate! I reckon they take 2 or 3 hours or so! ;)
Pretty fast. It would have taken me longer than that.
Trop bien ! I will make one thanks to you.