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Welcome to Heartsong Studios « Heartsong Studios — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:20:44 +0000

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Comment on Studio Marimba by Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:57:47 +0000

Hi folks, I just wanted to let you know that after 6 years this instrument still plays well and only now requires some tuning. All parts have remained in great condition. This is by far the easiest instrument to lug around, light and foldable!

I bought it as a student for home practice whilst studying my Bachelor of Music. I’ve since used it at countless gigs (classical and theatre) and even on my last studio session with a band signed to Universal Music.

On a personal note I’d like to extend my gratefulness to Gordon for his time and patience in shipping the instrument… not to mention the discount!

A friend and fan for life,
Aaron (Sydney, Australia).

Comment on Studio Marimba by Betty Johnson

Betty Johnson — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:51:51 +0000

Hi, Gordon! Hope you are doing well. I have five keys (the sharps of the first octave above middle C) that you made a few years ago that need to be tuned. May I send them to you along with the naturals so that you can tune them to fit in? The whole instrument is a bit flat. This is not one of your instruments, just replacement keys.

And would you let me know, please, how much this will cost?

Thanks. I will always remember your beautiful wisteria!

Thanks.

Comment on Concert Marimba by Dave

Dave — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:50:50 +0000

I own one of these marimbas and love it. The padauk makes a great xylophone tone in the higher ranges. The resonance in the lower ranges is quite good. I’ve played a padauk marimba with wider bars in a five octave range at Century Mallets in Chicago, the old Deagan factory, and it sounded pretty much the same as the Heartsong marimba I have in my studio, only it had an extra octave. I’d like to see Heartsong try a five octave version, though I know that tuning below C3 is a b-witch. It might be easier with padauk than rosewood, though.

I also wonder if Heartsong might consider doing a vibraphone. It could be cool.

Cheers,

Dave

Comment on Concert Marimba by eric

eric — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:55:25 +0000

hey ship one my way and I’ll give you perfect beautiful marimba recordings from my studio! Fair trade? pleasesayyespleasesayyes!

Comment on Concert Marimba by Sol Young

Sol Young — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:30:41 +0000

Thanks Eric – fully agree. The microphone and studio we did the recordings in was not up to snuff for capturing the range. The mallets were also not a high quality mallet – we wanted to get audio up on the site quickly. We’re looking to add recordings going forward.

We would love to add real-world customer recordings. We’ll give props and a link for anyone interested…

Comment on Concert Marimba by eric

eric — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:08:04 +0000

Hey, I saw your instruments on ebay.
Your marimbas look wonderful. I have to say though I am sure you can get a better recording than that, the recording you have is all the plink of the mallet and hardly any resonance, I would attempt a different mic placement. I’m sure if you had a better, more full bodied recording you would sell even more than you already do.
-eric

Comment on Welcome to Heartsong Studios by California Percussion

California Percussion — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:23:50 +0000

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