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L Lawless Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Dec 24 2003 Posts: 282 Loc: TX Re: to restore or not to restore?       Mon Oct 29 2007 07:03 AM (65.41.69.14) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Depends on what you mean by "worth fixing it". If you're looking to sell it, it's probably not going to bring very much. This model is no longer made, has been replaced by a Padauk bar model, the M32. It's also comparable to the M31 that has Kelon bars. The problem with this model is the narrow bars and 4 octave range. If you are just looking for a practice instrument to do some basic marimba study on, it can help, but for any serious marimba literature, you're going to need both wider bars for better sound and a larger range. You might contact some people who restore mallet instruments and get their advice. Try Bill Youhass at Fall Creek Marimbas (http://www.marimbas.com/index.php), Doug DeMorrow at DeMorrow Mallet Instruments (http://www.demorrowinstruments.com/Home_Page.php), or Gilberto Serna at Century Mallet Instruments (http://www.centurymallet.com/). -------------------- www.lawlesspercussion.com Post Extras

Entire topic Subject Posted by Posted on to restore or not to restore? robokev Sun Oct 28 2007 12:57 PM Re: to restore or not to restore? L Lawless   Mon Oct 29 2007 07:03 AM Re: to restore or not to restore? robokev   Mon Oct 29 2007 09:25 PM Re: to restore or not to restore? L Lawless   Tue Oct 30 2007 12:09 AM Re: to restore or not to restore? roger strange   Wed Oct 31 2007 05:50 PM

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