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Performer: Eric Guinivan Every composer who sees or hears a grand marimba like this one wants to write down to the C below the bass clef. Please observe what the extra notes below where this scale begins add to the size (and therefore transportability and expense) of the instrument. The low A which begins this scale should be considered the practical standard bottom of the marimba's range. Note that it takes the performer about 4 steps to walk through this 4-octave range.

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