Search

01428 658806 Our phone lines are open
Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:30pm

Honestly Made
Made in the UK
Tools for Schools
Inclusivity & SEND
Search by Key Stage / Year Group
Teacher Hub & News
- How to guides
  Mic up your choir, soundproof your practice room, store your tuned percussion etc.
- Meet the teacher
  Interviews with teachers and a chance to see their 'space' - their department.
- News articles
  To keep you informed about what's going on in the world of music education.
- Recommendations
  From teachers and educators and our Director of Education, William Thompson
- Resources
  Free information, downloads, and helpful links.
- Reviews
  Product reviews, press releases, comparisons and more.

Vibraphones

(9)

Sort by

The vibraphone or in some circles simply 'vibes' are a percussion instrument of the idiophone family. Similar in appearance to the xylophone and marimba as it uses tuned metallic bars arranged in the chromatic scale and also hollow tubular resonators beneath the note bars to amplify the sound when they are struck. However, the vibraphone also incorporates a motor which drives a spinning valve which is mounted on a common shaft at the top of the resonators. This produces the vibraphones distinctive a tremolo/vibrato effect. The vibraphone also has a sustain pedal much like a piano which when depressed engages a damper bar to produce a shorter sound. The vibraphone originates in the United States in the early 1920s.Read more...

The vibraphone or in some circles simply 'vibes' are a percussion instrument of the idiophone family. Similar in appearance to the xylophone and marimba as it uses tuned metallic bars arranged in the chromatic scale and also hollow tubular resonators beneath the note bars to amplify the sound when they are struck. However, the vibraphone also incorporates a motor which drives a spinning valve which is mounted on a common shaft at the top of the resonators. This produces the vibraphones distinctive a tremolo/vibrato effect. The vibraphone also has a sustain pedal much like a piano which when depressed engages a damper bar to produce a shorter sound. The vibraphone originates in the United States in the early 1920s.Read less...