Schlagwerk MA840 Marimbula

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Marimbula

8 Notes
8 Metal tongues
Alder and ash body
Individually tunable
Pentatonically tuned in F major
Can also be played with felt mallets
Tonal range from D-G
Can also be played with felt mallets

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Available since September 2003
Item number 164445
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Type Marimbula

321 €

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Beautiful work from Schlagwerk, as always

MrDngm 18.06.2023

Arrived in tune, plays very smoothly.

After switching to a rather esoteric tuning, I managed to track this into a section of a technical deathmetal song.
If I'm the first person do play a marimbula in such a context, I'll take as much blame as credit; you're all welcome and I'm not sorry.

If you buy a factory-made marimbula, this is the one you want. I encourage anyone with even a passing interest in the instrument to give Schlagwerk more reasons to keep producing these, despite the limited number of players who know what to do with one. The learning curve is not steep, just listen to some changui and the traditional patterns become available.

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Rumba Box

Jacob G. 24.12.2013

We call this instrument (Rumba Box) in Jamaica.
I find the Marimbula more responsive,the sounds more distinct.
A very worthwhile buy,very happy.If you want a brilliant sounding instrument this is it.
Fantastic.

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A daily treat

Papirius 21.12.2025

An extraordinary instrument. The Marimbula produces a remarkably rich, resonant sound, with a surprising range of textures and vibrations under the fingers. It feels alive, responsive, and deeply musical. I feel genuinely fortunate to own it.