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Key Features
- Lightweight frame offers simple transport and setup convenience
- Padauk bars deliver warm tone at an affordable price
- Adjustable height provides comfort for all players
- Reinforced frame ensures durability and stability
- 4.3-octave range covers essential repertoire for study and performance
Yamaha YM1430 Marimba, 4.3 Octaves, Padauk Bars Overview
The Yamaha YM1430 Marimba is ideal for students and developing percussionists who need a reliable instrument for lessons, rehearsals, and performances. Its padauk bars deliver a rich, warm tone while keeping costs manageable, making it an excellent choice for schools or practice rooms. The reinforced frame provides long-term durability, even with regular use, and the adjustable height system ensures comfortable playing for musicians of all ages and heights. With a 4.3-octave range from A to C4, it covers a broad repertoire, offering versatility across genres and skill levels. Whether for solo practice or ensemble playing, the YM1430 balances tone quality, practicality, and affordability with ease.
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Full Description
View Full DescriptionWarm tone with padauk bars
Crafted from select padauk, the YM1430’s tone bars deliver a smooth, resonant sound that’s ideal for musical development. This material offers a natural warmth often associated with higher-end marimbas, but at a lower cost, helping players enjoy quality tone without overspending. Each bar is precision-tuned for consistency across the instrument, supporting accurate pitch and projection in practice or ensemble use.
Comfortable adjustable height
The frame includes a straightforward adjustable height system, making it simple to set up for different players. Younger musicians can lower the marimba to suit their reach, while taller players can raise it for proper posture. This flexibility encourages good playing habits and reduces fatigue over long rehearsals, ensuring comfort for all ages.
Durable reinforced frame
The marimba's reinforced frame adds stability and strength, supporting years of regular classroom or performance use. It stays steady even during energetic passages, preventing unwanted movement. This robust construction not only extends the instrument’s lifespan but also gives players confidence that their marimba will perform reliably every time it’s played.
Wide 4.3-octave range
Spanning 4.3 octaves from A to C4, the YM1430 offers enough range to cover standard educational and performance pieces. This makes it a valuable learning tool for percussion students progressing toward larger instruments. Whether practising technique or performing in ensembles, the full tonal spread allows expressive playing across registers without compromise
Yamaha 5 Year Extended Warranty
As a premium brand, Yamaha are proud to offer a free five-year extended warranty when the purchase of your instrument is registered within six months of purchase. Please visit the Yamaha website for the full terms and conditions and to register your warranty.
3 Months Free Tomplay Premium Subscription
When you register your instrument you can get a three-month premium subscription to Tomplay where you can access over 40,000 scores with backing tracks. You are able to filter by musical style, composer, difficulty and accompaniment type and interact with the scores. The pieces are all recorded by professional musicians and you can control the tempo and even record yourself playing. If you wish, you can also print and annotate your score and create loops to focus on those more difficult passages. For more information, please see the Yamaha/Tomplay website.
Specifications
- Range: 4 1/3 octaves (A - C4)
- Bar Material: Select padauk
- Resonators: Aluminium alloy, precision-tuned
- Pitch: A = 442 Hz
- Overall Dimensions: 188 x 84 x 88-98cm
- Weight: 49 kg
- Accessories Included: Assembly tools and user instructions
- Product Code: YM1430
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