Largest marimba

According to Official Guinness Records,

The largest marimba measures 1 m 1.4 cm (3 ft 3 in) high, 4 m 10 cm (13 ft 5 in) long, 1 m 43.9 cm (4 ft 8 in) wide at the bass end and 34.2 cm (1 ft 1 in) wide at the high end and was created by Eduardo Baltazar Solorzano Árcia (Mexico). It was presented and measured in Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico, on 22 April 2009.
The tonal range of the instrument is 4 Octaves. It has 103 keys, 103 resonators, and is built from 8 different types of wood.

For a complete list of 2009 records, please visit 2009 Guinness Records in Mexico.

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