Artist | Concert & Solist

The Adams Concert and Solist Marimbas offer the precision construction methods and many of the great features found on Artist series instruments. And combine them with a number of keyboards and size options ideal for school, band and orchestra’s. Booth models are available in African Padouk, Honduras Rosewood. The concert model is also available in Zelon. Padouk is a very good sounding wood with a clear pitch. Affordable priced instruments with all options musicians want to play on. Solist Marimbas are available in 41/3 octave, 4 octave and 3 octave. How can you interest beginning percussionist in melodic percussion? The answer is the Junior marimba. The bar with is the same as all solist series, but the frame adjust to a lower height to allow the young beginner to enjoy Adams quality and craftsmanship.

Concert and Solist models with Honduras rosewood providing maximum volume, sustain and clarity, based on the experience from all Artist models. Zelon is a synthetic material special designed for outdoor use and is also a good option for music schools.

Concert Marimbas

The Adams Concert Marimbas is often selected for general use by professionals, schools and solists. This marimba is Adams overall best seller. Whether you choose Rosewood, padouk or zelon bars, each fully bar is painstakingly tuned using our specially developed computer system , assisted method by the hands of the highly skilled Adams craftsman. This precise tuning and voicing process ensures the instrument’s sound is balanced perfectly throughout the entire range and provides Adams complete control over all aspects of the marimba sound. As with all Adams marimbas the resonators are welded to eliminate the possibility of mechanical noise or vibration, and are finished with a durable powder-coated finish. Each tube is carefully designed to amplify the fundamental note while providing maximum volume, sustain and clarity. In order to play under all temperature and moisture conditions, the resonators can be set in two positions due to the rubber mounting blocks mounted on the side panel.

The Adams patented voyager system offers great durability to a wide range of playing heights. This feature is perfect for educational situations requiring use by many different size players. This same ultra smooth height adjustment system can be found on our endurance field frame. This frame was designed for maximum strength and durability, allowing you to transport over grass, parking lots and in schools from room to room or anywhere you might venture to take it. Its extremely large, easy rolling wheels make it the best designed frame system on the market today. A full length accessory rail on the frame provides you a great place to clamp cymbals, tom toms, bells and all kind of small percussion instruments on your instrument for optimum performance. Concert Marimbas have graduated bars from 67 mm to 40 mm.

MCHV43 Range: 41/3 oct. A2-C7 Bars: Rosewood 67-40 mm Pitch A: 442 Hz. Frame: Voyager Length: 207 cm Low end: 90 cm High end: 40 cm Height adjustment: 85-105 cm

MCPV43 Range: 41/3 oct. A2-C7 Bars: Padouk 67-40 mm Pitch A: 442 Hz. Frame: Voyager Length: 207 cm Low end: 90 cm High end: 40 cm Height adjustment: 85-105 cm

MCKV43 Range: 41/3 oct. A2-C7 Bars: Zelon 67-40 mm Pitch A: 442 Hz. Frame: Voyager Length: 207 cm Low end: 90 cm High end: 40 cm Height adjustment: 85-105 cm

Solist Marimbas

Adams Solist Series Marimbas offer the precision construction methods and great features found on our Artist and Concert series instruments, combined with a number of keyboards and size options ideal for beginners and schools looking for a high quality, wood bar instrument, at an extremely affordable price. When purchasing a Solist Series instrument, you have a choice between prime Honduras Rosewood bars or our extremely economical African Padouk wood bars. Padouk wood bars offer an excellent alternative to Rosewood, by producing a beautifully warm, woody sound, at a fraction of the Rosewood's cost. Adams was the first manufacturer to offer a truly high quality, wood bar student instrument, and Padouk wood bars are available on both our 41/3 octave Solist Series marimba, and our 4 and 3 octave Solist Series Marimba. Unlike other student model marimbas, all of the bars within our Solist Series are graduated in width. They’re slightly narrower than our Concert Series bars, specifically designed to allow easier mallet spreads for beginning players.

MSHV43 Range: 41/3 oct. A2-C7 Bars: Rosewood 58-40 mm Pitch A: 442 Hz. Frame: Voyager Length: 185 cm Low end: 90 cm High end: 40 cm Height adjustment: 85-105 cm

MSPV43 Range: 41/3 oct. A2-C7 Bars: Padouk 58-40 mm Pitch A: 442 Hz. Frame: Voyager Length: 185 cm Low end: 90 cm High end: 40 cm Height adjustment: 85-105 cm

MSPV40 Range: 4 oct. C3-C7 Bars: Padouk 58-40 mm Pitch A: 442 Hz. Frame: Voyager Length: 165 cm Low end: 75 cm High end: 40 cm Height adjustment: 75-95 cm

MSPVJ30 Range: 3 oct. C3-C6 Bars: Padouk 58-40 mm Pitch A: 442 Hz. Frame: Voyager Length: 137 cm Low end: 75 cm High end: 46 cm Height adjustment: 75-95 cm

Artist | Concert & Solist