So easy an 8 year old boy can build one!
This photo right here is of the actual instrument that 8 year old Greg built. |
Dear Friend,
Have you ever looked at Marimbas or Xylophones in the music stores and wondered…
“……How on earth can these instruments cost so much?”
because after all… they are just planks of wood siting on a frame, with resonating tubes to amplify the sound.
and the last time I checked, the best price I could find of a student model three octave marimba was $2750 (USD) – There may of course be cheaper ones, but to get a reasonable concert instrument will cost upwards of $5000.
And of course if you are after a fully professional Five Octave Marimba then be prepared to fork over closer to $20, 000!!
Furthermore, even for a small box resonated xylophone you can pay upwards of $400 for a good quality instrument.. and schools need to buy full class sets of them…
but not all students or parents have this kind of money… |
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