Bergerault Performance Series 4.5 Octave Marimba

France, frame labeled KMPR45D, the previous rosewood keys have been replaced with Techlon keys in 4.5 octave range (C2-C7), set on ebonized wood rails and end pieces, above powder-coated resonators, on an adjustable steel field frame with locking rubber wheels. Together with a mallet bag holding (5) percussion mallets, including Vic Firth-Andrew Markworth (1) M 234, (1) M231; and (2) Innovative Percussion -James Campbell JC-15C, and one additional mallet without yarn wrapping.

34 x 104 1/2 x 40 1/2 in.

From the Historic Collection of Limestone University, Gaffney, South Carolina
Limestone College, now Limestone University, was founded in 1845 in Gaffney, South Carolina, by English-born Baptist minister Dr. Thomas Curtis and his son William. Originally established as the Limestone Springs Female High School, it was among the first women’s colleges in the nation and the very first in the state. The institution found its early roots in a former resort hotel near healing springs, later struggling due to the Civil War and Reconstruction. It revived in 1881 as the Cooper‑Limestone Institute, thanks to benefaction from industrialist Peter Cooper, and adopted the name Limestone College.

Scattered areas of surface wear and scratches to keys and ebonized rails and ends; one adjustment knob with area of loss; key cord with some fraying to terminals.