Both xylophones and marimbas have wooden bars that are tuned to the appropriate notes, but the marimba has a much larger range. Marimbas are the largest instrument in the mallet percussion family (which also includes xylophones, chimes, vibraphones, and glockenspiels—also known as "orchestral bells") and can cover five octaves beginning at C.

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The marimba (/ m ə ˈ r ɪ m b ə / mə-RIM-bə) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound.

In addition to rosewood, a slightly reddish wood called African padauk is sometimes used. This wood is strong and projects sound well, making it well-suited as a material for tone plates. Rosewood used in marimbas

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The marimba belongs to the idiophone family of keyboard percussion instruments, meaning the hardwood bars themselves produce sound acoustically when struck with yarn-covered mallets. The marimba is larger than a xylophone and speaks in a warmer, deeper, lower tone.