Sonor SMART Series SSX 100 Soprano Xylophone Palisono Bars

The SONOR SMART Series SSX 100 Soprano Xylophone combines award-winning innovation with the outstanding sound quality educators expect from SONOR. Featuring durable Palisono fiberglass bars, an acoustically optimized resonator box, and an ingenious stackable design, the SSX 100 is built to make classroom teaching easier while delivering exceptional musical performance.

Designed for today's music classrooms, the SMART Series offers lightweight portability, improved ergonomics, and premium tone—making it an excellent choice for Orff Schulwerk programs, elementary music classrooms, and music educators who need instruments that work as hard as they do.

Award-Winning SMART Series Innovation

Every SMART Series instrument incorporates years of acoustical research and thoughtful engineering. Individual resonance chambers create a focused, balanced tone, while an integrated riser improves the playing position for young musicians. The result is an instrument that sounds better, stores easier, and performs beautifully in every classroom.

• Award-winning SMART Series design
• Individual acoustic chambers for every note
• Focused tone with reduced unwanted resonance
• Integrated riser improves student ergonomics
• Ideal for elementary music education

Durable Palisono Fiberglass Bars

The SSX 100 features SONOR's premium Palisono fiberglass bars, engineered to provide the warm resonance of traditional rosewood while remaining unaffected by humidity and seasonal temperature changes. Precision tuned to A=440, these bars maintain dependable intonation year after year.

• Premium Palisono fiberglass bars
• Precision tuned to A=440 concert pitch
• Resistant to humidity and temperature changes
• Excellent resonance and projection
• Designed for years of classroom use

Smarter Storage and Transport

One of the SMART Series' biggest advantages is its classroom-friendly design. Instruments stack securely to maximize storage space, while the built-in accessory garage keeps accidental bars and mallets organized and protected between lessons.

• Lightweight, portable construction
• Space-saving stackable design
• Built-in accessory garage for accidental bars and mallets
• Perfect for classrooms with limited storage
• Easy to transport for performances and workshops

Innovative Pin System

SONOR's redesigned mounting system securely locks each bar into place without pins extending above the playing surface. Shatter-resistant interlocking pins hold the bars firmly during transport while allowing quick removal whenever replacement or reconfiguration is needed.

• Shatter-resistant mounting pins
• Secure interlocking pin strip
• No exposed pins above the bars
• Easy bar removal and replacement
• Built for years of dependable classroom use

Specifications

• Model: SSX 100
• Series: SONOR SMART Series
• Type: Soprano Xylophone
• Range: C2–A3
• 16 Palisono fiberglass bars
• Includes F#2, Bb2, and F#3 accidental bars
• Precision tuned to A=440
• Bar dimensions: 30 × 15 mm
• Dimensions: 24" L × 13.75" W × 4.75" H
• Weight: 11.75 lbs.
• Includes one pair of SONOR SCH 32 mallets

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Why Buy from Teton Music?

For more than 25 years, Teton Music has helped schools and music educators choose the right SONOR Orff instruments for their classrooms. We offer educator discounts, school purchase orders, district quotes, and expert guidance to help you build an instrumentarium that will serve students for years to come.