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Feels really good to be back in the Vibesworkshop after a long time! I hope everybody is well and coping with things.
Here is how I incorporated clave on solo vibes, at a recent masterclass at Ithaca College. Give it a try! The turnaround is III-VI-II-V.

Here are the informations to step 4 of our DIY bar production.
Please go to
http://wyndorps.de/E_index.htm
and follow Step 4.

In this post I am focussing on our material selection.

"I'll Remember April" - a little shedding in the basement studio after a full day of teaching online. The past two days of teaching have been great. Everyone called in at the designated time and we were off and running. Especially amazing since they were calling from all over the world (Hong Kong, Columbia, Portugal, Paris,...) Wonderful seeing all of the students and seeing how they are doing with everything that's been happening. We covered a lot of material and I think the rest of the semester will be very productive.

Here are the informations to step 3 of our DIY bar production.
Please go to
http://wyndorps.de/E_index.htm
and follow Step 3.

In this post I am focussing on the detailed bar geometry. Now we are getting the bar into the sound spectrum.

He sounds great!!

Stand Behind Your Instrument!

Here are the informations to step 2 of our DIY bar production.
Please go to
http://wyndorps.de/E_index.htm
and follow Step 2.

In this post I am focussing on the bar macro geometry, because it has a big influence on sound and frame.

What do you think about the idea to create an about 10% lighter bar set using the same width graduation as M55 or Omega instead of keeping the bar width constant on a minimum of 1.5" for youth vibraphones?