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Lee Hill Marimbas
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In late October 2011, the students and teachers of Lee Hill Elementary School in Spotsylvania County, Virginia gathered to make two new marimbas for the school music program, led by Daniel Radford, the music teacher, and Brent Holl, consultant. After four days of hard work and fun, an Aussie (3 1/2 octave, tube resonated) and a (2 octave) Bass Marimba were complete and ready to play.
80 files, last one added on Nov 20, 2011
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Bass Resonators639 viewsThese are the resonators for the Bass Module. They've been measured and tuned and are ready for module assembly.
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Work Stations2149 viewsAfter checking out the new Bass it was back to work on the Aussie.
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Finishing each bar is up to Mr. Brent422 views
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Mounting the Stoppers1939 viewsHoles are drilled in the leg stoppers getting ready for mounting.
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Wood Carving2791 viewsStudents are trained to use the simple hand tools, a plastic mallet and a wood chisel, to carve wood from the center third of the tone bar. As more wood is removed the pitch of the bar is lowered. Care must be taken not to take out too much wood!
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Tuning the Bars1785 viewsStudents check the tuning of a bar to find out how much more wood must be removed to bring the bar into it's correct pitch.
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Lots of Measuring to Do1868 viewsAll the tone bars must be measured carefully and marked so students know where to carve away wood during the tuning process.
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The Tuner2087 viewsMr. Holl holds up the tuner that is used on all the tone bars.
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Screw Eyes2081 viewsScrew eyes are mounted on the frame. Later on, rope will be threaded through them to suspend the tone bars on the frame.
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View from High to Low2000 viewsThis long view shows the position of the box resonator and the tube resonator module.
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Autographs!495 viewsArtisans always sign their work! Apr 12, 2013
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We Play!467 viewsApr 12, 2013
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The New Marimba430 viewsMrs. Kenny and the new marimba!Apr 12, 2013
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The New Marimba, Finally Finished!417 viewsThis is the nicest looking Marimba I've seen in a while! Well Done! - bmhApr 12, 2013
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Master Signature377 viewsWith a BH and the number 25, each bar is mounted, signed and ready to be played.Apr 12, 2013
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More bars are added.480 viewsApr 12, 2013
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Teachers get involved!494 viewsApr 12, 2013
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Concentration370 viewsStudents concentrate on the tuning process.Apr 12, 2013
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More tuning470 viewsStudents help with the tuner.Apr 12, 2013
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More bars are done!494 viewsBars are mounted on the frame as they are finished.Apr 12, 2013
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