SM 1600
Series 1600 Soprano Metallophone
Features
- 16 bars 32 x 6 mm made of bright aluminum
- Diatonic alto xylophone, C2 – A3
- Resonator box crafted from solid pine*
- Attached handles for easy transportation and stand support
- Multiple resonance chambers for exceptional sound quality
- Flexible pins
- Includes F# and Bb bars and pair of S 55 mallets.
Sound Samples
SM 1600 with one mallet
SM 1600 with two mallets
Replacement Parts
- Bars ME-01 #_
- Pins AM-03
- Tubing XM-05
- Mallets S 55
*Note: this resonator box is the same size as the Studio 49 SM 2000
Teaching With Orff
- Undergraduate Music Education Majors Should Enroll in Orff Level 1 Courses
- 2026 Summer Orff Levels
- The Summer That Saved My Teaching Career
- Arts Integration Lesson: Gravity
- Instrument Repair Hospital: Flexible Pins
- Lesson Plan: Even the Darkness
- Orff & Higher Ed: Laying the Foundation
- THE MAPLE TRAIL
- Pathways to Gratefulness
- Lesson: Jabari Jumps
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Marie R. loves STUDIO 49 because I love the rich, full sound of the barred instruments.




