Coe Percussion, LLC

08/29/2026

The next step: from planks to bar blanks!

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

Curious how we choose which pieces of rosewood become xylophones and which become marimbas? Here is a brief explanation.

07/11/2026

Small doorways or tight spaces you need to move a 5 octave marimba though and tired of having to disassemble the entire thing just to move it? No problem with the breakaway low end Coe marimba!

07/11/2026

A few pics of some nice rosewood and brass. If you are on our wait list for an instrument, for covers/cases, or for the composite resonator upgrade please continue to be patient. We are working as hard as possible to get things completed and we do appreciate everyone's patience!

04/27/2026

Deagan No.844 Drummer’s Special 3 octave xylophone bars repaired, re-finished and re-tuned for one of our customers. This set of xylophone bars is probably from the 1920’s with stamped patent dates from 1916.

04/23/2026

04/23/2026

Just completed a special 6 octave (extra top octave) marimba with Honduras Rosewood bars and composite resonators and a low-end breakaway frame for easy movement through small doorways. One of only two frames like this in existence! I will add a few sound clips in the comments.

02/06/2026

Can water damaged marimba bars be repaired like new? If you send them to the right place, yes! (Deagan No.36 4 octave marimba bars refinished and retuned by Coe Percussion, LLC)