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Because of the many requests to build an accordion frame that I simply cannot fulfill, I have developed the frame into a kind of kit that requires very little DIY skills.
Since shipping longer frame components is very expensive, I have defined all of them in such a way that they should be procurable worldwide using the digital data available in the download.

With the new alternately arranged bar posts, the bars are held so securely that they can be held upside down. Nevertheless, they can be easily removed and replaced.

This another short practice video working on "Tangerine." There is a brief warm up then a take of the arrangement I have been working on. If anyone is interested, I can write it out and post a pdf. The next step is putting it all together with some improvising.

This is a performance of Friedman 13.

This is a piece that I wrote for an assignment in Tony Micelli’s private vibraphone lessons on vibesworkshop.com

I called it “He Laid upon the Ground” because I came up with the melody while I was laying in the floor of a practice room at USM.

You’ll have to forgive the hesitation close to the end, but otherwise, enjoy!

Many years ago I heard a recording of Joel M. Ross on Youtube where he had taped his mallets. I found the subtle noise when playing very interesting, but the mallets were always too expensive for me to ruin the winding with tape. 
With my mallet winding machine, I was able to take up the idea from back then again and made my first test mallet with a "striking sound".
The video contains a first quick & dirty test and describes how I made the mallet.

I also found the video by Joel M-Ross again:
https://youtu.be/Og00vCE3JvU

I think these are cool. And handy to warm up with. They are double sticking exercises. 

Change the notes. Also instead of them being in seconds put them in thirds. I.E. the second exercise.

C D E F G F E D

C E G B D B G E

Then try it in the key of F# or B. 

You get the idea.

I was inspired by Tony to practice Stablemates. This is a QDV of a brief practice session. I'm working on playing the head with chords and then playing lines over the changes. I feel pretty good about the former, but it's difficult for me to play one or more choruses without losing the time or otherwise messing up (as you can hear multiple times). Any suggestions on how to improve at this are appreciated!

-Tristan

Here is a "Blues Super Pack". A whole bunch of stuff on the blues. There are two videos, one is embedded here and talks briefly about what this is. The second is attached and looks at the two etudes also attached here.