We talk about why he started building marimbas, the current state of rosewood as an endangered species, and changing global trade regulations that affect instrument building.
Watch here. Listen below.
0:00 intro and hello
2:15 how did you start building marimbas?
4:15 early obsticals in starting the company?
6:11 Why not use round tubes on your low end?
8:26 "Basso Bravo" vs the traditional resonators?
16:50 Taking care of our marimbas? How long until retuning?
24:00 Ben: The state of rosewood
45:20 Special build requests?
51:50 The new Marimba One vibraphone
1:02:42 Marimba One mallets?