Adams Academy Series Marimba

The Adams Academy Series is designed to bring accessibility and quality to the youngest percussionists. Students can learn on a 3.0 or 3.3 octave range of Soloist series bars that have been tuned with the same method as the top of the line series, perfect for school or home use.

Adams Academy Series Marimbas feature a patent-pending 'Transverse Resonator System' that provides not only a quality bar suspension and box resonator format, but also the rigid Aluminum Beam structure that makes Academy the most durable instruments on the market.

Academy Marimbas feature the same Padouk bars as used on the Adams Soloist series instruments, giving the player a true graduated bar instrument to learn and grow on. The 3.3 octave Academy Marimba with Resonators is designed to be an affordable option that allows the intermediate student to work on many of the pieces written for a low A marimba, all while still having the full tone and projection of a full-size marimba.

Padouk

Padouk is a natural material with a similar tonal response to rosewood, with a slightly shorter sustain. Players find mallet choices and playing technique like roll speed and dynamic control is nearly identical to that of rosewood with a lower cost, making it an ideal bar choice for a personal practice instrument or an ensemble.

SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard: Padouk
Bar width: 58 - 40 mm
Range: A2 – C6
Tuning: A = 442 Hz
Length: 147 cm
Low end: 84.5 cm
High End: 50 cm
Height: Adjustable 77-97 cm
Weight: 36 kg (w/ Stand and resonators)
Frame: Adams adjustable X stand