Specifications
- Size: 130×95×20 cm
- Material: peeled robinia (acacia), yew tone bars, felt
- Number of tones: 7 tones, pentatonic tuning (bars are equal length but tuned differently)
- Weight: 50.0 kg
- Accessories: mallets
- Origin: Germany (Lassan)
Sound and character
The special feature of this 7-tone outdoor xylophone is that all bars are the same length but tuned differently. The suspension delivers clear, long-sustaining, fine yet powerful sound — even when someone walks across the bars. The pentatonic tuning means every tone fits harmoniously with the others, so anyone can play without musical training.
How to use
The lower support is split in the middle, so the instrument opens in both directions. This lets the player even sit between the bars — for a unique, surrounding sound experience. A durable element for clinics, parks, gardens, playgrounds and sensory paths. For accessibility it can be built onto a stone frame, raising the surface for wheelchair users.
Why this product
This is the best choice if you want an unusual, immersive outdoor instrument for smaller groups or an intimate therapy space. The peeled, sapwood-free robinia withstands weather for decades. The 7-tone layout is easy to grasp, so children and adults quickly find their own melodies.
Care tips
- Try playing while sitting between the bars — the experience is different
- Strike bars both at the centre and at the edges
- Let each tone fade fully before the next strike
- Annually check the suspension and ropes
- Make sure no one gets caught between the bars
About Feeltone
Feeltone is a craft instrument workshop in Lassan, northern Germany, founded by Ingo Böhme. For more than two decades they have built monochords, sound beds, sound chairs and ceremonial drums for therapists, sound artists and meditation practitioners. Every instrument is hand-built from certified sustainable woods and finished with natural treatments (hard wax oil).