Marimba Lumina

The curved 4-1/3 octave Marimba Lumina "Gold" was first introduced in 1999 and played by Buchla “associate” Joel Davel at the Bell-Atlantic Jazz Festival in New York City.

Performers known for playing the Marimba Lumina include Joel Davel of the Paul Dresher Ensemble, Vessela Stoyanova of Bury Me Standing and Goli, and Max Lord.

Since 2013, Jon Fishman and sometimes Trey Anastasio have both played a Marimba Lumina during live Phish concerts.

[1] The drummer Danny Carey of the band Tool uses a marimba lumina on stage when playing the song Invincible.

Control Surface: Velocity-, position-, and contact-sensitive bars are laid out in an array similar to a conventional marimba.