The story is so common that it is even in the Wikipedia entry about Bobby Hutcherson; He was so inspired by hearing Milt Jackson play on Miles Davis’ version of Thelonius Monk’s “Bemsha Swing” from the 1954 album “Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants”, that he decided he wanted to learn to play the vibes.

Info is on the poster.

Red the poster for info.

This is the final step of our DIY vibraphone bar project.
http://www.wyndorps.de/E_index.htm

Summary:
At first I was most afraid of fine-tuning and in the end it is a very simple process that follows logical considerations.

We actually only "lost" one bar when trying to tune at all - just by testing different things.

Had a little time between students while teaching online today so I picked a song and focused on a specific task. The task was incorporating scalar lines/runs with a variety of stickings including alternate strokes as well as combination sticking. Also, starting and ending the runs in different places of the measure. The tune is Jobim’s “Triste”. Again, it’s practice and a work in progress.