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James Whiting posted a real pretty piece where he manually rotated the fan blades. Dr. Bob commented that he would like a crank on the side to override the motor and have the blades pop back to the open position. That made me wonder what I could make from things around the house to do that. Here is the result. I used a 7.5" Jumbo Rubber Band, Spring-type door stopper, shim, and a quick clamp. I screwed the door stopper into the shim and clamped it to the vibes. I replaced the original belt with the rubber band, gave it a twist so it would stay around the door stop.

Back when I played my company's holiday party, the clamp that holds the legs on my 1959 Deagan 580 snapped. I tried fabricating one, but it didn't work out. I emailed Gilberto Serna at Century Mallet. He had them in stock, for only $5.00 each! I ordered two. Received them quickly.

http://www.centurymallet.com/

Barry

Work towards lines that make sense. Simple lines.

I always like that progression and I'm not a theory guy, but I have my version on why it works and what it's about. I was actually going to make podcast about it, but I thought instead I'd open it up for discussion first.

What do you think about that progression? Why is it you can slip in a C#dim in between a repeating dominant chord??

I'll leave it at that.

Everybody by now must know about Pandora. What a great web-app.

I've been using it lately to get myself in a vibe. I've felt a little stale about my voicings and things, so I created a Hindemith radio channel and have been listening to that, focusing on it and also as I do other things.

"The Veteran"

I would like to know what resources are available (online, software, books, CDs, etc.) for ear training. I'm interested in something that would be self-directed and I can work on at my own pace.

I'm interested in this subject because I seem to have a great ear for some things and a terrible one for others. I never had formal ear training and I'm thinking it might be a good idea to just go back to the basics. I'm interested in whatever anyone has to say about ear training. Thanks, Bob

In this study we work on the tune 'Take the A Train' and study it from top to bottom!

Free CD to any vibraphonist who shows up to the gig!

Saturday, July 18th
Tom Beckham Trio

The Bar Next Door
sets at 11pm & 12:30 $10/set

129 MacDougal St
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 529-5945
http://www.lalanternacaffe.com

feat:
Tom Beckham - vibraphone
Gary Wang - bass
George Schuller - drums