Drew L. Turner (2013)
Hello and welcome to my web page on the
physics of Zimbabwean Marimba!
http://www.marimba.freewebspace.com/images/036-marimbas.jpg
For a brief
introduction, allow me to warn you that the
physics of Zimbabwean
marimba is not unlike the physics of any
typical mallet percussion instrument
such as a glockenspiel or a xylophone. The
only real difference is that a typical
Zimbabwean marimba has less notes, the size
varies for different tonal ranges, and,
in my opinion and experience, it is a lot more
fun than a concert marimba. As an
instrument however, the majority of the
physics will be mostly based around the
properties
and physics of sound waves and dealing with
ideas such as frequency, period, nodes,
anti-nodes, and other similar variables. But
please, I do hope you enjoy this
website!
