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Deagan vibraphone for sale
Philippe Mace
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For sale : Deagan Aurora vibraphone. Excellent condition, rare, very nice sound. Localised in Paris, France. Contact Philippe Macé +33 6 63 76 23 64 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting         …
14 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
Where's the Tune?
tonymiceli
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14 years 7 months ago - 6 comments
Tico Tico
tpvibes
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OK, so this isn't vibes related, but it's so nice to see people having fun with music :-). I usually hate movies about music -- everthing's so serious. If they're about classical music, the main character has to have some debilitating…
14 years 7 months ago - 3 comments
Some Children See Him by Ed Smith (on new Malletech Vibe)
Ed Smith
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Merry Christmas!
13 years 7 months ago - 21 comments
Manual Tremolo - Part 1
BarryK
Content type: Blog entry
I never heard about a technique that I just thought of and tried out. I was playing a line and let the last note ring out. I took my open palm over that note and fluttered it up and down to get a tremolo. This is analogous to what a…
4 years 9 months ago - 11 comments
Autumn Leaves by Tony & Marie (Marie's Debut)
tonymiceli
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Here's a very special post!! I made this with Marie. I recorded my tracks and sent them to her to sing over. We had fun and thought you guys would like to hear her sing!
13 years 7 months ago - 42 comments
Manual Tremolo - Part 2
BarryK
Content type: Blog entry
My 7 year old daughter sometimes watches me practice and saw me creating a tremolo by moving my hand up and down over a vibrating bar (like a harmonica player would do to create tremolo). She wanted to experiment with a technique that she…
4 years 9 months ago - 10 comments
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Ted Wolff
tedwolff
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Gary has recently posted some great music by Astor Piazzolla, and that reminded me of a piece by another South American, Heitor Villa-Lobos. It's a popular composition titled "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5", which was originally written for…
14 years 7 months ago - 5 comments
Giulio Carmassi - Slick Stuff - One man band
Marie-Noëlle
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After David's presentation of Michael Schiefel, here comes Giulio Carmasi, an amazing multi-instrumentiste, redoing by his own the Brecker Brother's Slick Stuff... with great talent, a little vibes, passion... and humor! :o) Enjoy! - M PS…
14 years 7 months ago - 2 comments
Check Out the Hands!
tonymiceli
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Man, check out those hands!!!
14 years 7 months ago - 6 comments
Michael Pinto New Album released Today!!
mikepinto
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Hey everyone, just sharing that my new Album "Little Green Men" is now available! A quartet with piano, bass, drums, vibes featuring a few science fiction melodies and some jazz standards.... Hope you enjoy it! I'll post a free track for…
14 years 7 months ago - 6 comments
Bent damper pad
djohn
Content type: Forum topic
Hello there my dear workshoppers. I have problems with my damperpad bar, and I've noticed there are some real pros here when it comes to the manufacturing and handy-work side of things, so I'll give this a shot. I bought a M55G 2 years ago…
14 years 7 months ago - 6 comments
Easy method to accomplish really nice chordal rolls. For vibes as well as marimba
tedwolff
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Playing beautiful 3 and 4 mallet chordal rolls is a goal all vibes and marimba players should work toward. Yes, vibes players mostly use the pedal to sustain notes, but sometimes using a roll is better. Here is a simple, easy to learn…
14 years 7 months ago - 8 comments
I Dig This
tonymiceli
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I was checking this out. I dig this guys hands. They seem pretty fluid to me. He's improvising the piece and I like his melodies also. he studies at Peabody under ??? Van Sice a great percussionist and teacher.
14 years 7 months ago - 2 comments
Jimmiew Lesson on Stick Drops
tonymiceli
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Jimmy White spent the week as an intern for vibesworkshop.com. Wednesday he came to Philly from Ohio to spend the day with me and see what goes on at VW as well as try to do some lessons. Here is Jimmie's lesson on Stick Dropping.
14 years 7 months ago - 5 comments
Quick trip to New Orleans
Gary Burton
Content type: Blog entry
Hey all. I'm on my way to New Orleans for the week-end to help out with auditions at the Thelonious Monk Institute, so most likely I won't be hanging out much here at the VW. I'll leave you with a Red Norvo story. This took place at…
14 years 7 months ago - 22 comments
Bud Powell by Gary Burton & Chick Corea (1980)
tonymiceli
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I was watching this video and thinking about ALL the different types of sets Gary has played on. I'm sure he wouldn't carry his everywhere. I was wondering what he had to go up against sometimes? I know our school lent him a Musser that…
13 years 6 months ago - 7 comments
A Musician's Guide to the Road by Gary
ed saindon
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Hi Gary, Do you know if the book that you wrote, "A Musician's Guide to the Road" is still available? It's an excellent book and valuable reading for vibists and musicians in general in learning how to deal with travelling and being on the…
14 years 7 months ago - 7 comments
Beiner Bags info
tpvibes
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Hi All, I've tried to contact Beiner Bags to get some info on the M55 cases, but haven't got any response. The only contact info I can find is a submit-a-question webpage (http://www.beinerbags.com/contact.php) -- I did that a week+ ago…
14 years 7 months ago - 7 comments
Musser Paint
James
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Hey everyone, Quick question... does anyone know where to buy the paint Musser uses for its resonators, pedals... and for the sake of the discussion, any other parts on the vibe. It would be nice to be able to repaint, for example, one…
14 years 7 months ago - 9 comments
Hardtimes by Steve Nelson
DanaSud
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Diane and Tony played this song on both their sets here in Dallas. I used to play it with this piano player years ago. Its a great tune!
13 years 7 months ago - 5 comments
TOTM - Blue Bossa - Overview lesson by Michael Pinto
mikepinto
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Hey Guys, I set up my mics and recorded this quick lesson on how I might approach Blue Bossa. I breeze over some things but I hope you get something out of it, and if you have ANY questions don't hesitate to ask and i'll try and explain…
14 years 1 month ago - 6 comments
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child by Timothy Van Cleave
tavancleave
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I recorded this cut in 2006 at the University of Tennessee during my recital for the Master's of Music degree. Featuring Justin Haynes (p), Josh Marcum (b), Deric Dickens (d) Tracy Ozier (v) and Yours Truly (vib). I got the idea for this…
13 years 7 months ago - 6 comments
Travelling With Vibes
tonymiceli
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I've lost a couple gigs recently because they Island I was to go to did not have a set of vibes on it! So I emailed Gary about traveling with a set of vibes. I don't think he'd mind if I posted his response. Sounds like the way to go is…
14 years 7 months ago - 2 comments
Gary Burton At The Blue Note
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Checked out Burton tonight at the Blue Note. He played with: Gary Burton, vibraphone Julian Lage, guitar Scott Colley, bass Antonio Sanchez, drums It was a GREAT concert. The band was smokin', and every took great solos, but I was…
14 years 7 months ago - 9 comments
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