The Marimba Workshop (PTY) Ltd

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Pricing Booklet 2024

WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE TO USE THE MARIMBA WORKSHOP MARIMBAS

1. Hand-made with quality materials by experienced craftsmen.
2. Tuned electronically by experienced tuners.
3. Designed by Orff specialists who understand music teaching in the classroom.
4. Two ranges of Marimbas, the signature range and the traditional range, ensuring that all your marimba needs will be satisfied.
5. The only marimbas manufactured in the country where the bars may be interchanged to change keys. All other marimbas
manufactured can only play in C and G. Watch Curro Hillcrest use our unique note-changing design to perform in multiple keys
throughout their performance without the need for a fully chromatic marimba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hFbWyRfRpo
6. We pride ourselves in our professionalism, after sales service and all-round teaching support that you will benefit from should
you join the Marimba Workshop Family.
7. The instruments are durable and easily stored and transported.
8. Bags may be bought to store the notes when not in use or to transport them when the band plays at functions.
9. Covers are available to keep the marimbas in tip-top shape.
10. Regular marimba courses are offered by experienced marimba teachers.
11. These marimbas are incredibly user-friendly and can be used in classrooms from grade 0 to grade 12.
12. A preschool programme using these marimbas is available. Contact us to find out more about our specially designed and fully
comprehensive preschool marimba program: The Adventures of The Little Grey Squirrel
13. Three children can play on one combination instrument at the same time. Two children can play on the bass at the same time.
This cuts down on space required.
14. Dummy keyboards are available to engage all the children in the lesson at the same time.
15. Over 15 years experience in the industry, trusted by over 400 schools throughout South Africa and abroad.
16. There are over 1000 marimbas made by the Marimba Workshop around the world.
17. These marimbas are created and designed with full music education inclusivity in mind. They are the only instruments
manufactured in the country with interchangeable notes which allow you to play in different keys. Apart from that, they also cater for
students with learning problems as they allow notes to be taken off thus enabling students initially to focus on specific notes and
develop the ability to slowly play more and more notes without being overwhelmed by a full keyboard all at once. Marimbas in general,
have significant social and cognitive developmental impacts on all children. Playing the marimba is one of the few
activities where you use both sides of your brain all the time. As correct marimba technique involves alternating your hands,
crossing the midline becomes second nature, which has major positive developmental effects. Our signature marimbas, in
particular, encourage team work, sharing and easier peer to peer learning as there are multiple children on one instrument as
opposed to other models of marimbas where the students are physically disconnected being on other instruments and not
together as a group.
Watch this video to view our marimbas in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KrGARNpqj4&t=8s
 The Marimba Workshop (PTY) Ltd manufactures two ranges of marimbas:
Signature Range
Our Signature Marimbas are specifically designed for both classroom usage as well as for band purposes as they have a
large 3 ½ octave range (incorporating the Tenor, Soprano and Piccolo ranges) and a 2 octave Bass (incorporating the
Bass and Baritone ranges).

Traditional Range
Our Traditional Marimbas are designed to meet the unique demand for small marimba ensembles compromising of
about 4 players performing on their own instruments (Bass, Tenor, Soprano, Piccolo).
Middle C

3½ Octave Combination Marimba

2 Octave Bass Marimba

Middle C

Traditional Bass Traditional Piccolo

Traditional Soprano/alto

Traditional Tenor Soprano Xylophone

Marching Marimba

Bass Xylophone

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 THE MARIMBA WORKSHOP’S SIGNATURE MARIMBAS
The Marimba Workshop’s signature marimbas are the most cost-effective purchase as you get 3 players
playing simultaneously on a combination marimba and two on a bass marimba.
When you are doing comparative quotes it is important to factor in the number of children you get playing on a
marimba. Some marimba companies may offer cheaper instruments but you will only be able to accommodate fewer
children on these instruments. We are the only company in the country that makes instruments that specifically
accommodate 3 players on our signature combination marimba (and 2 players on our signature bass marimba). All other
marimbas are designed to accommodate 1 player per instrument.

A 3 ½ octave combination marimba (incorporating the piccolo, soprano/alto and tenor) for
3 players which includes F#s and Bbs and 3 pairs of beaters: R18 000 excluding VAT

A 2 octave bass marimba (incorporating the baritone and bass) for 2 players which includes F#s
and Bbs and 2 pairs of beaters: R20 000 excluding VAT

If you buy two combinations and a bass you get 8 Players playing at the
same time. This is extremely cost effective: R56 000 excluding VAT
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MARIMBA WORKSHOP’S TRADITIONAL MARIMBA RANGE

We also have our traditional marimba set range: These come with additional F#s and Bbs:

A 2 octave piccolo for 1 or 2 players which includes F#s and Bbs and 2 pairs of beaters:
R11 500 excluding VAT

A 2 octave and 1 note soprano/alto for 1 or 2 players which includes F#s and Bbs and 2 pairs of beaters:

R13 500 excluding VAT

A 1 ½ octave tenor for 1 player which includes F#s and Bbs and 1 pair of beaters:
R12 000 excluding VAT

A 1 octave and 1 note bass for 1 player which includes F#s and Bbs and 1 pair of beaters:
R15 500 excluding VAT

This set for 4/6 players : R52 500 excluding VAT

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Chromatic Marimbas and Chromatic add-ons:
Chromatic Combination Marimba: 3 ½ Octaves R32 500
Chromatic Bass Marimba R38 000
Chromatic add-on for Combination Marimba R16 500
Chromatic add-on for Bass Marimba R19 500
Chromatic Piccolo Marimba R18 500
Chromatic Soprano Marimba R24 000
Chromatic Tenor Marimba R21 000
Chromatic Bass (Traditional) Marimba R29 500

Marching Marimba:
Chromatic Marching Marimba R15 000
Diatonic Marching Marimba R12 000

Xylophones:
Soprano Xylophone R6 500
Bass Xylophone R7 500

Sit on Marimba:

Sit On Marimba R6 000

Low Mobility/Wheelchair friendly Marimba:

Low Mobility/Wheelchair friendly Marimba R18 000

Little Grey Squirrel Preschool Program:

Little Grey Squirrel Programme R32 500
*Contact us for more information on this program

Covers:
Cover for Combination Marimba R1 100
Cover for Bass Marimba R1 200
Cover for Traditional Range Marimbas R800
*Contact us if you would like your school name custom-printed on the covers.
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Mallets:
Mallets for Combination Marimba (Per Pair) R300
Mallets for Bass Marimba (Per Pair) R400

Extra Bars/Notes:
Extra bars for Combination Marimba R280
Extra bars for Bass Marimba R380
*All chromatic and diatonic notes can be bought separately
for all models of marimbas

Djembe Drums:

Djembe Drum 9’’/10” R1 500

Djembe Drum 13” R2 500

Djembe Covers:
Djembe Drum cover 9’’/10” R750
Djembe Drum cover 13” R950

Marimba Books:
Marimba Magic Book 1 R220
Marimba Magic Book 2 R220
Marimba Magic Book 3 R220
33 Marimba Arrangements R400
The Shaya Marimba Series Book 1 R300

*Contact us for more information about the content of these

books. We have a number of pop song marimba band
arrangements for sale, contact us for details.

Mbiras:

Mbira R550
Mbira with resonating box R1000 BEAT IT!
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Note Bags:

Combination bag set for transportation R2 400

Bass bag set for transportation R2 400

Castors:

Castors (Per Diatonic Marimba) R850

Castors (Per Chromatic Marimba) R1 700

*Includes leg stabilizer brackets. Please note there are additional

costs if you would like castors fitted to your existing marimbas.

Beater Bags:

Pull string beater bag R100

Dummy Keyboards:

Dummy Keyboards R60

DELIVERY COSTS:
You will need to budget for delivery. We cannot give estimates until we know what we would be
delivering. Delivery in the central Gauteng area is free. We will happily give you a formal quote as
soon as you let us know what to quote on.

The Marimba Workshop prides itself in being one of the few marimba manufacturing
companies that puts music and marimba education at the forefront of what we stand for!
We are committed to furthering the marimba instruments reach as one of the most
effective musical tools for holistic education, personal and community development. We

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look forward to welcoming you into The Marimba Workshop Family!