MISC
CCBANTA Model Numbers Explained
Sample Model Number
C38D
Starting Pitch/
Lowest Note on the Marimba
Lowest Note Octave
Scale Type
Total Number of Notes on the marimba
BTB = Bass Tone Bar (single note)
C = Chromatic (12-tone equal tempered)
D = C Major Diatonic
ET = Equal Tempered (Non-12 Tone) Add number of notes in scale, e.g. ET5
O = Overtone
P = Pentatonic (5-notes from 12-tone system)
Q = Quartertone (24-tone equal tempered)
S = Special (Experimental, Non-Specific, Random, etc.)
W = Whole Tone
1 = Contra Bass Range: From C1 to B1
2 = Bass Range:
From C2 to B2
3 = Tenor Range:
From C3 to B3
4 = Middle C Range:
From C4 to B4
5 = Octave above Middle C
From C5 to B5
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C
3
8
D
1st Position
2nd Position
3rd Position
4th Position