My rendition of Etude #14 from Friedman's Dampening and Pedaling.

Here's an etude I recently composed for the vibraphone in F minor. It begins with arpeggios, switches to an expressive melody, then to a chorus section, and back to arpeggios. Four mallets and an understanding of pedaling required.

I've attached an .mp3 and a .pdf of the etude. The mp3 is *mostly* accurate.

I think of things like you guys do. I think of them all day long and I'm sure you guys do as well. I am preparing for the Team Omega workshop and I'm writing down all these notes and ideas.

So this is something I thoroughly believe and I'm thinking of having guys keep a journal during the workshop and write there thoughts and my thoughts in them as well as any one's thoughts and then think about them BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY act on them.

So you guys are my test subjects.
What does this mean?
How do you do it?
What is the outcome?

I have implemented the possibilities, that arise from the use of my 3D printer for new ideas on the vibraphone. The results are:

* Clip-on replacement flaps for all vibraphones
* Tunable resonance tube plugs with double spreading seal
* Flexible bearing housings to compensate for inaccuracies

I bought a little Musser small-bar style vibe to customize and make great. However, the model clearly states on the low F and on the serial number label that it's a Musser 48. I'm sure it was made before the M48 traveler vibe came into play and maybe before the M45 One Niter.

I've always wanted to see what I could do with one of these Musser small-bar vibraphones as a hobby. It's in great condition, fantastic sounding bars but the resonators need a little tuning for my liking.

Solo version of The Days of Wine and Roses in Ab.