King George

Immediately following the success of his Marimba Symphony Orchestra for the Century of Progress International Exposition, Clair Omar Musser created another such ensemble in 1935. Musser took his International Marimba Symphony Orchestra comprised of 100 members playing instruments of his design built by the J. C. Deagan company on a tour of Europe. The IMSO returned to the United States to perform a concert at Carnegie Hall. The King George marimbas were made especially for each individual player complete with a personalized British coat-of-arms. Among other unique features are frames with brass end posts and brass resonators with three temperature height adjustments.

Instrument	Model Number	Name	Octaves & Range	Date Built	Notes
Marimba	IMSO	King George	4 C-C, 4 F-F, 3.5 F-C	1934	101 built More images (restored by Salazar Fine Tuning) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Bass Marimba		King George	1.5 C-F		2 built
Vibraphone	???	King George	3 F-F	1930's	Model 145 vibe with King George frame 1 built especially for Lionel Hampton