Adams Concert Xylophones offers the ultimate in both sound and quality. Its carefully selected Honduras rosewood bars are manufactured slightly wider than standard. Concert Xylophones are available in 2 tuning options, octave tuning and quint tuning. The octave tuned instrument has a clear and brilliant sound and is mostly used in European countries. An octave tuned instrument has the first overtone 2 octaves above the fundamental.

The quint tuned instrument has a quint tuned in between the fundamental and the double octave, this results in a clear and brilliant sound. Quint tuned instruments produces a short, penetrating attack that cuts though the largest orchestra and ensemble. Quint tuning was used on the classic American Xylophones of the 20’s and 30’s.

Range: 4 oct. C4-C8 quint

Bars: Rosewood 48-40 mm

Pitch A: 442 Hz.

Frame: Voyager Frame

Length: 165 cm

Low end: 90 cm

High end: 35 cm

Height adjustment: 80-100 cm