{"id":3311,"date":"2026-03-07T21:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartbell.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=3311"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:13:06","slug":"metalophone","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/bartbell.com\/?project=metalophone","title":{"rendered":"Metalophone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; fullwidth=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.22.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.22.1&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.22.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb#000000&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.22.1&Prime; 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