I busted Mario's chops all through the workshop in Delaware for a good discount for anyone who came to the workshop. Mario finally agreed to $425 dollars off the price!
I begged him to extend that to ALL VW members and he agreed.
So if you want a mallet kat NOW is the time to get it!!!
Just go to the Alternate Mode Website and email mario!
Professor Price was an outstanding host. It was no small feat to commandeer an entire building and arrange for so many instruments. He was behind the scenes, but every time I saw him he looked liked he had just ran a mile or two. He deserves a round of applause. Hopefully our behavior was good enough that we might be invited back next year. Maybe we could challenge the Termites to a softball game.
Oops I think I posted Part 2 without Part 1, so here it is! - Tony
At the Delaware Workshop the first week in August, a number of the participants decided that they'd like to put into action some of the things they learned. To do this, it was suggested that a group of us work on a "tune a month" concept. Here's the idea:
What I learned at the workshop....
1. Mallets made with tie died yarn are magic.
2. Perfect 4th intervals are nomads and are useful just about anywhere.
3. If you play the #9 + b13 + b9 of a dominant 7th chord it makes two perfect 4ths. Interesting. Example D7 F + Bb + Eb.
4. Playing music is very hard work and those who do it for a living have special athletic ability.
I had in mind a 'Summer of Good Vibes' much different from the one that happened. But this one was pretty cool, thanks to Stephen Hambright, Harvey Price, John Daly, the one and only David Friedman, Marie Noelle and all the vibes workshop people.
We can't forget the companies that helped us out. VanderPlas Baleo, Yamaha, Mike Balter and the biggest percussion dealer in the world Steve Weiss and the U.S. Embassy!!
Not vibe related, but any cats my age will go OH YEAH.
Here's my latest email from 92 year old vibe player Angelo. Man did he just design the ultimate frame? I think video is coming!
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Hi, Tony! Haven't heard from you for a while. How did your gig in Europe go?
Remember me telling you that I was working with my machinist in redisigning the
vibraphone frames (keybed & base) so that the heavy weight of these parts are
detrimental to the vibraphonist especially for multi-gigging.