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MARIMBAS
Tenor and Bass Models
MARIMBAS
Tenor and Bass Models
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Tenor and Bass Models
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CCBANTA
The Romance of Instrument Design and Bar Percussion Specialties
Research & Development in Bass Marimba and Bass Tone Bar Designs
FEB 9, 2025
MISC
Bass Marimba Patent (1984)
During my participation at the 1979 NAMM convention I was asked if my bass marimba (below) was patented. It was not, but this sounded pretty important, so I filed for patent protection in 1980.
It turns out that this was not a patent for a technological or functional design, rather for ornamental design. The patent was granted in 1984 and was only good for 14 years.

Bass Marimba Model: C213C, shown in the now defunct Frank's Drum Shop in Chicago

Front Page
(Ornamental Design Patent)

Photo from which the front elevational view, shown on the front page of patent, was created
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