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Kimberly G.
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My husband and I have decided to purchase a marimba for our middle-school aged percussionist. She's been playing bells (and snare) for 1 1/2 years and is a dedicated student. At our local university, the percussion professor has met with us and recommends we locate a 4 or 4 1/3 octave rosewood instrument.
We live in the Midwest and the predominant instrument here is the Musser brand. Musser seems good but we are also attracted to the Adams for two reasons. It is height adjustable. Second, it seems much more transportable than Musser or other brands.
Questions:
(1) Are the Adams Soloist and Artist instruments comparable in quality of sound to the comparable Musser?
(2) We have a minivan. The instrument will have to fit in a space no bigger than a 4x6 sheet of plywood when it gets transported. Those 6 bags of Adams are just resonators and bars, right? That still leaves the frame to stuff in. Will the Adams break down (six bags) small enough to go in a minivan? Will a Musser?
(3) Is there a penalty with Adams (easier to take apart means less stable / more prone to buzzes or other problems)?
(4) If we decide to go the USED instrument route, is eBay the best place to look? (We've lost 2 bids for Musser "Brentwood" model).
(5) Given we live in the Midwest, should we just get the Musser and be done with it? The schools, universities, and music camps around here all use Musser. I'm wondering how often a marimba breaks or needs tuning or stuff like that (yes, I'm just the ignorant parent). : )
Thanks, in advance, for whatever light you might shed on these questions.
- Kimberly
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