![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
orchestral xylophone bars, like marimba bars, are almost always made of rosewood; substitutes (paduak, synthetic materials, etc.) have a distinctly inferior sound. - jp2
Mentioning Stevens in this context is just weird. Musser? MP
Moved information about marimba mallets into the mallets section of drumstick; this way, xylophone, vibraphone, crotales, etc., can all link in. - jp2 00:15, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
There was no information about marimba mallets under mallets section of drumstick. I made marimba mallets section on marimba page. Marimba mallets are very different from drum sticks. - User:Gmoyer 14:15, 21 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Where is Marimba co. listed
Percussion instrument is currently a candidate on Wikipedia: This week's improvement drive. Vote for this article if you want it to be improved. -- Fenice 20:47, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
I spoke with the author of the book that the Guatemalan Marimba pictured in the article was taken from and he informed me that it is a doctored picture. The gourd resonators were added in digitally. Guatemalan Marimbas typically have wooden resonators. I would suggest using pictures from Hugh Tracy's book Ngoma or from the CD insert on his recording of Chopi musicians, these pictures are definitely undoctored, as Mr. Tracy was attempting to document the current status of these instruments and their playing technique in Mozambique.
Anyone know why Marimbas are tuned to A = 442 Hz?
I want to translate "Marimba" article to spanish, could anybody help me? Im just searching for anykind of button that says "translate to another language". Is there any item like that??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rodrigo Gardea ( talk • contribs) 10:19, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm here via the date pages - Scott Fitzpatrick had their birth in 1988 listed. I can't find any google hits for '"Scott Fitzpatrick" marimba' apart from this page and its copies. Is there evidence for Scott Fitzpatrick being a marimbist? Pseudomonas 18:27, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
I do not believe that the Balafon article should be merged into this article. Although the two instruments are rather alike in concept, merging them would be similar to merging marimbas into xylophones or vibraphones. Regards, NapoleonB 04:42, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
The two articles should have links to each other, but I see no harm in keeping the Balafon article seperate. -- Infrogmation 15:02, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Agree with NapoleonB and Infrogmation. Keep apart - Bemoeial 14:45, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I recommend against the September 2006 proposed merger with the glass marimba entry. Marimba already refers to diverse instruments of great cultural importance; confusing the matter with outlier instruments lacking historical context seems unnecessary. I'd even recommend removing the glass marimba article altogether, as the discussion of glass marimba in the crystallophone entry is probably sufficient, given its novelty status. jp2 21:42, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Note for those new to Wikipedia, that the section should not be a collection of external links to performers' websites, but rather a list of significant perfomers who are appropriate subjects for encyclopdia articles as Wikipedia expands-- thus the link should be to their name, even if we don't yet have an article on them. Question for more exprienced Wikipedians: Perhaps we should spin off the list into a seperate "List of marimba performers" (or similar title)? Other thoughts? -- Infrogmation 15:02, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Nick Angelis? Jeff Moore?
A list of marima performers would indeed be a good idea. Leigh Howard Stevens? Keiko Abe? I believe they both have pages on wikipedia but are not mentioned in the marimba article.
I am spinning the list off into a seperate List of marimba performers article. -- Infrogmation 00:56, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
who made the marimba..
An anonymous editor added the last question. It originated in southeast Asia, not Africa. Dogru144 ( talk) 23:03, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
In the "The Traditional Instrument" section, subsection "Resonators", someone seems to have put a citation for their information directly into the text instead of at the bottom of the page. The citation seems to be correct and valid, it's just in the wrong place. I'd move it myself, I just don't edit Wikipedia enough to know how to put citations at the bottom of the page and link statements to them. 24.15.197.87 ( talk) 07:44, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
In some parts of Africa, the term "marimba" refers to the kalimba
This is not true that the marimba called also kalimba. The kalimba is diffrent instrument there is not relation between marimba and kalimba!
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.107.88.66 ( talk) 16:16, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
I've often heard the Marimba referred to as "Marimbaphone". Is this really wrong, as the Marimbaphone article leads to believe? -- megA ( talk) 22:08, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
I'm a little surprised that my 1980 snapshot of a Guatemala highland folk marimba with gourd resonators is still used here. I uploaded it in the early days of Wikipedia because I had it and Wikipedia had nothing better. If anyone can get a better photo of this type of traditional Marimba and share it under a free license, I encourage them to do so. -- Infrogmation ( talk) 17:05, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Shouldn't the Flapamba section go to its own article, as being written about a different instrument than marimba? 178.48.17.41 ( talk) 08:14, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
So, I was organizing the List of idiophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number, and discovered that the link for "Zimbabwean marimba" ( Marimba#Zimbabwean) had gone dead. Apparently, information about it existed in this article up until May 28, 2011, when User:Redheylin removed it (and other African marimbas that used to be here) to the Xylophone article instead. Currently, the only remains of the former section are a few sentences in Xylophone#Use_in_elementary_education, where it is emphasized that the Zimbabwean marimba is used in Western elementary school education.
Wikipedia, are you kidding me?! This is almost a textbook case of first-world bias, gradually reducing the visibility of other cultures until all that's left is mentioning them as an appendage to something used in Western school education.
Now, I'm no expert on the Zimbabwean marimba at all, and wouldn't know where to start on improving matters, but this whole thing seems a bit ridiculous... Esn ( talk) 06:59, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
This new article purports to describe a new way of holding marimba mallets. Could somebody more familiar with this subject review the article? -- Salimfadhley ( talk) 12:09, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
The text identifies the '-imba" root to be the Shona language and references a Swahili-English dictionary in footnote 4 as support. The subsequent sentences and geographic reference appear to be related to Swahili. "Kuimba" is "to sing" in Swahili. Can this be clarified in the text? Is there a relationship between the word in Swahili and a similar word in Shona? Is there other evidence that the name of the instrument is derived from one of the East African languages besides the fact that the name seems to make sense? Is the connection hypothetical or traced? In the absence of another hypothesis, I'm happy enough with a supposition, as long as it is clearly presented as such.
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 2 external links on Marimba. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 14:11, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
A section should be added on the electronic version of the marimba. — Lentower ( talk) 01:35, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
orchestral xylophone bars, like marimba bars, are almost always made of rosewood; substitutes (paduak, synthetic materials, etc.) have a distinctly inferior sound. - jp2
Mentioning Stevens in this context is just weird. Musser? MP
Moved information about marimba mallets into the mallets section of drumstick; this way, xylophone, vibraphone, crotales, etc., can all link in. - jp2 00:15, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
There was no information about marimba mallets under mallets section of drumstick. I made marimba mallets section on marimba page. Marimba mallets are very different from drum sticks. - User:Gmoyer 14:15, 21 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Where is Marimba co. listed
Percussion instrument is currently a candidate on Wikipedia: This week's improvement drive. Vote for this article if you want it to be improved. -- Fenice 20:47, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
I spoke with the author of the book that the Guatemalan Marimba pictured in the article was taken from and he informed me that it is a doctored picture. The gourd resonators were added in digitally. Guatemalan Marimbas typically have wooden resonators. I would suggest using pictures from Hugh Tracy's book Ngoma or from the CD insert on his recording of Chopi musicians, these pictures are definitely undoctored, as Mr. Tracy was attempting to document the current status of these instruments and their playing technique in Mozambique.
Anyone know why Marimbas are tuned to A = 442 Hz?
I want to translate "Marimba" article to spanish, could anybody help me? Im just searching for anykind of button that says "translate to another language". Is there any item like that??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rodrigo Gardea ( talk • contribs) 10:19, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm here via the date pages - Scott Fitzpatrick had their birth in 1988 listed. I can't find any google hits for '"Scott Fitzpatrick" marimba' apart from this page and its copies. Is there evidence for Scott Fitzpatrick being a marimbist? Pseudomonas 18:27, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
I do not believe that the Balafon article should be merged into this article. Although the two instruments are rather alike in concept, merging them would be similar to merging marimbas into xylophones or vibraphones. Regards, NapoleonB 04:42, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
The two articles should have links to each other, but I see no harm in keeping the Balafon article seperate. -- Infrogmation 15:02, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Agree with NapoleonB and Infrogmation. Keep apart - Bemoeial 14:45, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I recommend against the September 2006 proposed merger with the glass marimba entry. Marimba already refers to diverse instruments of great cultural importance; confusing the matter with outlier instruments lacking historical context seems unnecessary. I'd even recommend removing the glass marimba article altogether, as the discussion of glass marimba in the crystallophone entry is probably sufficient, given its novelty status. jp2 21:42, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Note for those new to Wikipedia, that the section should not be a collection of external links to performers' websites, but rather a list of significant perfomers who are appropriate subjects for encyclopdia articles as Wikipedia expands-- thus the link should be to their name, even if we don't yet have an article on them. Question for more exprienced Wikipedians: Perhaps we should spin off the list into a seperate "List of marimba performers" (or similar title)? Other thoughts? -- Infrogmation 15:02, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Nick Angelis? Jeff Moore?
A list of marima performers would indeed be a good idea. Leigh Howard Stevens? Keiko Abe? I believe they both have pages on wikipedia but are not mentioned in the marimba article.
I am spinning the list off into a seperate List of marimba performers article. -- Infrogmation 00:56, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
who made the marimba..
An anonymous editor added the last question. It originated in southeast Asia, not Africa. Dogru144 ( talk) 23:03, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
In the "The Traditional Instrument" section, subsection "Resonators", someone seems to have put a citation for their information directly into the text instead of at the bottom of the page. The citation seems to be correct and valid, it's just in the wrong place. I'd move it myself, I just don't edit Wikipedia enough to know how to put citations at the bottom of the page and link statements to them. 24.15.197.87 ( talk) 07:44, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
In some parts of Africa, the term "marimba" refers to the kalimba
This is not true that the marimba called also kalimba. The kalimba is diffrent instrument there is not relation between marimba and kalimba!
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.107.88.66 ( talk) 16:16, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
I've often heard the Marimba referred to as "Marimbaphone". Is this really wrong, as the Marimbaphone article leads to believe? -- megA ( talk) 22:08, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
I'm a little surprised that my 1980 snapshot of a Guatemala highland folk marimba with gourd resonators is still used here. I uploaded it in the early days of Wikipedia because I had it and Wikipedia had nothing better. If anyone can get a better photo of this type of traditional Marimba and share it under a free license, I encourage them to do so. -- Infrogmation ( talk) 17:05, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Shouldn't the Flapamba section go to its own article, as being written about a different instrument than marimba? 178.48.17.41 ( talk) 08:14, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
So, I was organizing the List of idiophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number, and discovered that the link for "Zimbabwean marimba" ( Marimba#Zimbabwean) had gone dead. Apparently, information about it existed in this article up until May 28, 2011, when User:Redheylin removed it (and other African marimbas that used to be here) to the Xylophone article instead. Currently, the only remains of the former section are a few sentences in Xylophone#Use_in_elementary_education, where it is emphasized that the Zimbabwean marimba is used in Western elementary school education.
Wikipedia, are you kidding me?! This is almost a textbook case of first-world bias, gradually reducing the visibility of other cultures until all that's left is mentioning them as an appendage to something used in Western school education.
Now, I'm no expert on the Zimbabwean marimba at all, and wouldn't know where to start on improving matters, but this whole thing seems a bit ridiculous... Esn ( talk) 06:59, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
This new article purports to describe a new way of holding marimba mallets. Could somebody more familiar with this subject review the article? -- Salimfadhley ( talk) 12:09, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
The text identifies the '-imba" root to be the Shona language and references a Swahili-English dictionary in footnote 4 as support. The subsequent sentences and geographic reference appear to be related to Swahili. "Kuimba" is "to sing" in Swahili. Can this be clarified in the text? Is there a relationship between the word in Swahili and a similar word in Shona? Is there other evidence that the name of the instrument is derived from one of the East African languages besides the fact that the name seems to make sense? Is the connection hypothetical or traced? In the absence of another hypothesis, I'm happy enough with a supposition, as long as it is clearly presented as such.
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 2 external links on Marimba. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018.
After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{
source check}}
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 14:11, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
A section should be added on the electronic version of the marimba. — Lentower ( talk) 01:35, 21 May 2019 (UTC)