Archive for July 9th, 2009

Making the Marimba Look Nice & Stringing the Bars

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Welome back marimba building enthusiasts! In this installment of the 5octave marimba building blog I’ll go over some details of the final stages. I’ll cover: Staining and coating the frame with estapol. Spraypainting the resonator banks – you won’t believe they’re not metal! Using felt lining and rubber tubing to keep all the joints rattle […]