Was suggested to crosspost this here! Happy to see a woodworking community on Lemmy!

  • @[email protected]
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    71 year ago

    Wow, amazing build. How did you tune the notes? Did you just sand them down until they sounded right?

  • @joherl
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    41 year ago

    Wow… what a project.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      11 year ago

      The resonators are simple PVC piping of various diameters! Tuning those was dead simple, just cut a section out, put a cap on one end then bang it with a hammer to produce a tone, then just chop a bit off to raise the pitch,

      For the keys it was a bit more complicated, I typed out a comment giving the basics and linking to the blog I used to figure it out though!

      https://lemmy.ml/comment/503333

      • @quixotic120
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        11 year ago

        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?

  • @jasparagus
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    11 year ago

    This is phenomenal, and must have taken a ton(e) of effort… ba-dum-tss.