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New Mallet Instruments

In keeping with our policy of offering only the highest quality mallet instruments, Fall Creek is pleased to offer custom built marimbas and xylophones by two of the world's finest mallet instrument makers, Matt Coe and Doug Demorrow.

Each of these superb artisans is offering a series of mallet instruments with all of the renowned sound quality of their top of the line instruments at very affordable prices.

Demorrow Instruments

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4.3 Octaves $4,700
5.0 Octaves $8,450

  • Choice Select Honduras Rosewood
  • Tunable Brass Resonators
  • Height Adjustable Frame
  • Custom Built to Your Order

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Concert Marimbas

4.3 Octaves - Wood Frame $7,300
4.3 Octaves - Height Adjustable $7,745
5 Octaves - Wood Frame $11,800
5 Octaves - Height Adjustable $12,350

  • Finest Select Honduras Rosewood
  • Tunable Hand-Brushed Brass Resonators
  • Height Adjustable Option
  • Custom Built to Your Order

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Coe Percussion

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The sound of a vintage xylophone on a contemporary frame

3.5 Octaves $3,500
4.0 Octaves $4,500

  • Finest Select Honduras Rosewood
  • Tunable Brass Resonators
  • Height Adjustable
  • Custom Built to your order

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Click to enlarge Concert Marimbas with wood/metal "Hybrid" Frame

4.3 Octaves $6,000
5.0 Octaves $9,500

  • Finest Select Honduras Rosewood
  • Tunable Aluminum Resonators in your choice of colors
  • Height Adjustable (6" range)
  • Custom Built to your order

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Fall Creek Glockenspiels

Visit our Glocks page to learn more about the Fall Creek K-100 Series and RT Series Glockenspiels. Contact us for ordering information.




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Restored Vintage Instruments

We restore, and offer only a specialized selection of the finest of these wonderful older instruments at fair, affordable prices.

All restoration work is done by Fall Creek's fine craftspeople.  All tuning is done by Bill Youhass.  Restored instruments come with a 1 year tuning warrantee.

Consignment Instruments

Consignment instruments are carefully screened.  We offer only those instruments in 'very good' to like-new condition.  We will tune consignment instruments once at ANY TIME at 50% off the current tuning fee.

Available Used Instruments


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YAMAHA YM-5100AC 5 Octave Marimba

$11,995

On Consignment
  • Excellent condition
  • Used only for several weeks
  • Factory tuned



Click to Enlarge Adams MCHT "Concert" Marimba 4.3 Octaves

$4,000

On Consignment
  • Purchased new in early 1990's
  • One owner and kept in climate controlled room
  • In good condition, not used for the past 8 years
  • Full arch resonators and solid hardwood frame
  • Height adjustable
  • Rosewood bars in very good condition - 67mm to 40 mm wide
  • Originally tuned to A-442
  • Frame in very good condition with the usual few scratches, etc. Some rubber grommets need to be replaced
  • Resonators - very good - a few chipped paint spots
  • Includes cover

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Click to Enlarge Marimba One 5.0 Octave Marimba

$11,500

On Consignment
  • Impeccable condition
  • Purchased new in 2006
  • Used only for practice in studio
  • Tuned to A-442
  • The sound of the instrument was based on Katarzyna Mycka's instrument - dark bass, smooth and powerful mids, and clear highs
  • Includes full set of Marimba One wheeled soft bags

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Click to Enlarge Leedy #5604 "Royal" 4 Octave Marimba

$3,500

On Consignment
  • A rare find in very good condition
  • Produced in the early/mid 1930's in Elkhart with the newer very sturdy frame
  • Great, old, very resonant rosewood
  • Full-dress wrap-around black pearl
  • Bars are 2 1/4" to 1 3/4" wide and 7/8" thick
  • Split frame for easy transport
  • Present owner purchased in 1990 and took it out only once for the Marimba Festival Orchestra PAS at West Point in 1999
  • Has a few of the expected dings and scratches in the frame and resonators, etc.

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Click to Enlarge Leedy #5617 "Solo-Tone" Xylophone 3.5 Octaves

$3,800

  • In very rare excellent condition
  • Original finish on bars which are 15/16" thick and 1 3/4" to 1 5/8" wide
  • Big, resonant Leedy sound
  • Some very shallow denting but probably 50 years old so not an issue
  • "Full-Dress Pearl" still in excellent condition
  • Split frame is the later much sturdier design - probably around 1936-37
  • New rubber insulators, cord and springs
  • Resonators have a couple very minor dents, other wise excellent
  • Previous owner added 2 'lifters' for the natural bars. (See photos) They are easily removable if buyer prefers.
  • Will tune to A-440.
  • Includes three original travel cases

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Click to Enlarge Leedy #651 Wide Bar Xylophone 3.4 Octaves G4-C8

SOLD ($3,800)

On Consignment
  • Totally restored by Fall Creek to excellent condition
  • Carefully cared for in owner's studio for many years
  • Bars are all 1 3/4", all original and in excellent condition with just a few small scratches
  • Stand, all metal connectors and brass resonators nickel plated
  • Rails refinished with new felt, insulators, cord and springs
  • Tuned to A-440

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Click to Enlarge Deagan #844 Xylophone 3 Octaves C5-C8

SOLD ($1,200)

  • Excellent condition
  • Perfect for pit work, bright cutting sound
  • Bars tuned to A-440
  • Rails and metal plates polished
  • New felt, cord insulators

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Click to Enlarge Fall Creek K-100 Glockenspiel 2.6 Octaves G5-D8
In Fall Creek's New Road Case "Plus"

$2,350

Special Offer...
  • All the traditional features of the K-100 glockenspiel
  • All the extra heavy duty hardware associated with our Custom Resonator ROAD CASE
  • PLUS a heavy duty laminate for near indestructibility
  • This ROAD CASE PLUS will be offered primarily as a "CUSTOM" replacement case for Deagan and Leedy glockenspiels, but we will occasionally make our own glockenspiels in the ROAD CASE PLUS.
  • See "Custom Case" page for further info on cases available for your glockenpiel

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Click to Enlarge K-100W Glockenspiel 2.6 Octaves G5-D8
In Fall Creek's New Road Case "Plus"

$2,650

Special Offer...
  • All the traditional features of the K-100W wide-bar glockenspiel
  • All the extra heavy duty hardware associated with our Custom Resonator ROAD CASE
  • PLUS a heavy duty laminate for near indestructibility
  • This ROAD CASE PLUS will be offered primarily as a "CUSTOM" replacement case for Deagan and Leedy glockenspiels, but we will occasionally make our own glockenspiels in the ROAD CASE PLUS.
  • See "Custom Case" page for further info on cases available for your glockenpiel

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Click to Enlarge Deagan #1124 Round Top Glockenspiel 3 Octaves C5-C8
In Fall Creek's Custom Resonator Road Case

SOLD ($2,600)

  • Excellent condition - Better-than-new
  • Total restoration done by Fall Creek – including:
    Custom Oak Resonator Road Case
         - Floating Rails
         - Custom plotted Accu-node stainless-steel bar pins
         - Custom curved outer rails
         - Aluminum edging
         - Recessed heavy duty twist lock latches
         - Spring loaded heavy duty handles
  • Bars tuned to A-440 and bright nickel plated
  • There are 4 new bars by Fall Creek – F5, F#5, G5, G#5.
  • Bars are 1" x 7/16"

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Click to Enlarge LEEDY GLOCKENSPIEL 2.6 Octaves

$2,300 (Includes Oak "Resonator Case")

  • Excellent condition - better than new
  • Extended range by Fall Creek - Low F, F# and high C#, D
  • All bars satin nickel plated - Will NEVER flake
  • Fall Creek oak 'Resonator Case' providing vastly more volume and resonance than the original Leedy case
  • Custom plotted floating rails
  • Mahogany corner splines and nickel-plated hardware
  • Yes, the naturals are mounted 'backwards." This allows for more accurate plotting of the nodal points on the curved outer rail.
  • Will tune to suit

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Click to Enlarge LEEDY GLOCKENSPIEL 2.6 Octaves

$2,300 (Includes Oak "Resonator Case")

  • Excellent condition - better than new
  • Extended range by Fall Creek - Low F, F# and high C#, D (not shown)
  • All bars satin nickel plated - Will NEVER flake
  • Fall Creek Oak 'Resonator Case' providing vastly more volume and resonance than the original Leedy case
  • Custom plotted floating rails
  • Mahogany corner splines and nickel-plated hardware
  • Will tune to suit

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Click to Enlarge LEEDY GLOCKENSPIEL 2.6 Octaves

$1,900 (Includes Gig "Resonator Case")

  • Excellent condition - better than new
  • New G5 and extension bars F5, F#5 and C#8 D8 (not shown)
  • All bars satin nickel plated - Will NEVER flake
  • Fall Creek Gig 'Resonator Case' provides the same great sound at the Oak case but at a lighter weight
  • Custom plotted floating rails
  • Will tune to suit

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If you are looking for something in particular, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

For further information please contact; 585-924-4790 bill@marimbas.com



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