Bergerault 4.0 Octaves Performer Xylophone XPR40 (Light rosewood bars)
Founded in 1932 by Mr. Albert Bergerault, the Bergerault company has not only inherited the name of its founder but also his creative spirit. Throughout its 86 years of existence, thanks to artists, composers, and performers, Bergerault has continuously innovated and invented new instruments.
Some of their creations have remained unique, such as the quarter-tone glockenspiel and vibraphone at the Geneva Conservatory, the monumental bell set at the International Watchmaking Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds, or the 4-octave xylophone-woodblock at the Percussions de Strasbourg.
Others, like the first four-octave vibraphone made in 1966 for the ORTF orchestra, the first glockenspiel with pedal dampener for the “Percussions de Strasbourg,” the first bass marimba for Alain Londeix, or the first flat superposable keyboard xylophone for the Radio France orchestra, have become standards adopted worldwide by the greatest orchestras and soloists.
Today, run by the third generation, Albert's grandchildren, the company, which retains its name, remains the only one of its kind in France and is still guided by the demanding, benevolent, and innovative vision of its founder. It continues the production of Bergerault instruments: xylophones, marimbas, vibraphones, glockenspiels, and sets of bells; and educational instruments for children and adult beginners, in partnership with Peripole USA for the Orff method, and innovates in timpani and orchestral furniture.
Renowned for its high-quality sound, Bergerault instruments are played worldwide by numerous orchestras and percussionists:
the Paris Opera, the ORTF (later Radio France), the Percussions de Strasbourg, the Bolshoi Theatre, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Opera House, the Michel Legrand Orchestra, and the Tours Opera. Michel Hausser (France), Li Biao (China), Karol Szymanowski (Poland), Ricardo Angellini (Italy), Quatuor Beat (France), Jean-François Durez (France), the Mallet Workshop (France), Mark Ford (USA), Francesca Santangelo (Italy)...
Bergerault 4.0 oct.Performer xylophone – African rosewood bars
The Bergerault XPR40 4.0 oct.Performer xylophone comes with African rosewood (light rosewood / pao rosa) bars. African rosewood is a common species with a structure and sound similar to its cousin Honduras rosewood, but it is softer and less sonorous. Very suitable for harmony and music school xylophones. XPR40 is a from the Performer range, a composite xylophone for a large sound volume or wooden xylophone for a warm sound for music conservatory or a concert band.
- Range: 4.0 oct. C4-C8
- Tuning A=442 Hz
- Dismantable frame : mahogany / bronze powder coated finish
- Durable aluminium casting legs
- Large wheels Ø 80 mm
- Aluminum resonators – bronze powder coated finish
- Adjustable height with hydropneumatic assistance
- Bars width: 40 mm
- Bars thickness: 20 mm
- Length: 1680 mm
- Width: 710 to 315 mm
- Adjustable height: 840 to 970 mm
- With cover and mallets