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No vibraphone, I'm afraid, but since we talk so much about jazz on the site, I thought I would share some of my guitar playing. I started out as a guitarist and no matter how much I improve as a vibraphone player, I don't think I'll ever reach the same level of comfort. I don't play much anymore, usually just when it gets too late to practice vibes.

This is from a member of the site, his name is Bob L. This is pretty cool!

Attached are:
1. The page from the 1941 Leedy catalog, listing the vibraphone; all the details are the same, but for the resonator shapes in front. I ran an inflation calculator which revealed that $280 in 1941 is now worth $4,922. (So, prices on new vibes not so shocking after all!)

2. A picture of my vibes pre-restoration. (Purchased on ebay, for $650 around 2001).

3. After restoration, work done my me (except for sandblasting and spray painting the resonators).

Hello Everyone,
The next Good Vibes will air on Sunday, March 4th at 8-10p eastern(wwfm.org) and Wednesday March, 7th at 4-6p eastern. Will you be listening?
Guitarist Mudnell Lowe died this past December and the first tune is in his memory, from Hendrik Meurkens' CD Mundell's Moods. Bryan Carrott and Behn Gillece complete the first set. Followed by Mike Freeman and James Shipp (with Anat Cohen). The second half hour features Steve Nelson, Christian Tamburr, Dana Sudborough, Lionel Hampton and Mike Mainieri. Quite a group!

What is your recipe for success?

Beautiful song by Paul Simon beautifully played and sung by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

I was surprised that more vibes players don't know about this excellent Charlie Hunter album from 1998 called Return of the Candyman. It's a trio date with Stefon Harris on vibes, drums, and Charlie playing his 8-string guitar/bass instrument. I haven't heard everything Stefon has recorded, but so far I find this to be the funkiest.

This is their version of the Steve Miller Band hit "Fly Like An Eagle."

"When You Wish Upon A Star" - solo vibraphone performance from concert at the Theatre de la Licorne in Cannes, France - October 8th, 2017. Special thanks to Andres Ramos (Professor and Head of Percussion - Cannes Conservatoire), Bergerault, Vic Firth, the city of Cannes and the Conservatory of Grasse.

"Sweet Lorraine" - an old classic composed in 1928. One of my favorite rendition is from legendary pianist Art Tatum.

It's a mallet instrument and all these old(er) people got together to make a group. I think it's pretty cool.

There are a lot of older people on the site who picked up the vibes later in life. That's amazing to me. There is one guy, Roger who lives in central PA, he works more than I do now.