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Thread #100087   Message #2003831
Posted By: Genie
22-Mar-07 - 04:34 AM
Thread Name: Instrument: marimboola (marimbula?)
Subject: RE: Instrument: marimboola (marimbula?)
Thanks, O.

Most of the ones pictured are considerably smaller than the one I saw. It was about the size of the body of a half-size or 3/4-size stand-up bass, and it had wooden keys.

I notice the ones pictured also have only 8 keys.    Doesn't that limit the musical keys the instrument can be used for? (I'd think you'd need 12 keys to have a complete octave.)