Around 1916, instrument maker Herman Winterhoff began experimenting with "vox humana" effects on a three octave (F–F) steel marimba. By attaching a motor that rotated small discs underneath the bars, he could create vibrato

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Range
The standard modern instrument has a range of 3 octaves, starting from the F below middle C (F3 to F6 in scientific pitch notation).

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Bars
Vibraphone bars are made from aluminum bar stock, cut into blanks of predetermined length. Holes are drilled through the width of the bars, so they can be

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Two-mallet style
The two-mallet approach to vibes is traditionally linear, playing like a horn rather than comping like a guitar or piano. Two-mallet players usually concentrate on playing a single melodic line and rely on other musicians to provide

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Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, each manufacturer attracted its own following in various specialties, but the Deagan vibraphones were the models preferred by many of the specialist jazz players. Deagan struck endorsement deals with many of the leading

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• Metallophone
• List of vibraphonists

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Classical
As part of the standard percussion section, the usage of vibraphone in classical music has increased over the past fifty years, especially within the collegiate percussion ensemble.
Concertos

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