The fellow in this video has created several very effective modifications to get rid of pedal and damper noise on the Musser M55. He goes into a lot of detail. Well worth checking out.
Recent posts got me interested in experimenting with resonators.
https://www.vibesworkshop.com/video-embed/omega-vibraphone-vibrato-syst…
https://www.vibesworkshop.com/blog-entry/motor/tonymiceli/051717
This blog is my repository of my experiments. Comments welcome.
Hi everybody,
I just founded this vidéo showing how to make a M55 work better, adressing the problems of the pedal, which is the weakest point of this instrument.
I thought it would be useful for many of us who own a M55.
Would love to read any comment from the specialists (Indianaglen...) about this video to know if the work done by this guy is worth to do on our own axes...
Quick Tips: Breaking In New Mallets
Hi all,
I'm sitting here on Monday afternoon, completely shattered from a weekend of rehearsals, paired with doubles on gigs. Needless to say, I don't feel like doing much, but I had some thoughts and observations lately that I wanted to share.
First of all, I would like to make more of a habit of sharing some experiences that may be interesting to people. I feel like I'm posting lessons, and not creating room for discussion enough; I promise I'll do a better job at that, haha!
Greetings everyone,
There are a few notes on my Musser M55 that decay relatively faster than the rest of the bars. Is this something that can be altered through tuning?
Thanks!
jazzdad6705
Greetings everyone,
I'm thinking of having some vibe bars tuned down to A=440. Both Gilberto from Century Mallet in Chicago and Bill from Fall Creek Marimbas in NY seem to have excellent reputations.
Clearly a lot of folks have sent their bars to Gilberto over the years. I'm aware of his professional history. Any folks on the vibesworkshop forum send their vibe bars to Bill? Your experiences?
Thanks!
jazzdad6705
Hi everyone,
Considering purchasing a new Yamaha vibe. Currently looking at the 2700 series. David Friedman and I have been chatting a bit, and he encouraged me to consider the 3710 vibe as well. I would love folks thoughts and opinions about the following..
Greetings everyone,
Just took delivery on a new Musser M55. I'm geting back to mallet playing after a long, long hiatus. Very excited!
Could use some advice on a setup question. The highest F on the instrument rings even when the damper pedal is up.
How best to fix this?
Thanks!
jazzdad6705
See what's going on inside a resonator.
I stumbled on this video. It demonstrates standing waves inside a tube closed at one end, just like vibraphone resonators.
There is a speaker on one end, connected to a tone generator (single frequency). The tube has holes along its length. Flamable gas flows through the tube. The holes are lit. The flame height is proportional to the air pressure at different locations inside the resonator.
The interesting part starts at 3:33.