Bertie Marshall is a pioneer

Innovator

An innovator in a general sense, is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before. That often opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.-History:...

, musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

 and music instrument maker of the Steel Pan.

Life and Merits

Marshall is credited to have introduced harmonic tuning of Steelpan notes in 1956, as well as inventing the Double Tenor instrument. He was also the first person to amplify the Steelpan.

He developed the Quadrophonics, Six Pan and Twelve Bass together with Rudolph Charles

Rudolph Charles

Rudolph Charles was a musician and instrument maker of the Steelpan. But most notably, he was a pioneer and visionary leader of the steelband movement in Trinidad and Tobago....

 of Desperadoes Steel Orchestra

Desperadoes Steel Orchestra

The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, also called Despers, is a Steelband from Laventille in Trinidad.-Origins and evolution:The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra emerged from the fusion of three different Steelbands from Laventille...

 from Laventille

Laventille

-Etymology:The name Laventille hearkens back to colonial times, especially when the French dominated the cultural traditions of the island. One etymological derivation of the name is due to the fact that the northeast trade winds come to this part of the Island of Trinidad before it reached any...

. Marshall has been building and tuning instruments for Desperadoes since 1970.

Marshall was part of a project of the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute in 1982 which investigated the possibilities of machine production of Steel Pans.

Bertie Marshall received the Chaconia Medal (Gold) in 1992.

He further received the Order of the Republic

Trinity Cross

The Trinity Cross was the highest of the National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago, between the years 1969– 2008. It was awarded for: distinguished and outstanding service to Trinidad and Tobago...

 of Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

, presented by president George Maxwell Richards

George Maxwell Richards

George Maxwell Richards, TC, CM is the fourth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. A chemical engineer by training, Richards was Principal of the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad in 1996. He previously worked for Shell Trinidad Ltd. before...

in 2008.

Readings

Felix I. R. Blake: The Trinidad and Tobago Steel Pan: History and Evolution. ISBN 0-952-55280-9

External links

• http://www.trinbagopan.com/bertie/1803058.html