hi dear gary,I would like to know how do you feel with the past of the time with the rattan thicknes of your mallets?
early video are a thin rattan and was very flexible . looks like more easy to play? more flexibility in your phrasing? for example this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vyvl4yf1I
I have a older set with this rattan and the feeling it is some diferent
but in a duo context if you play loud and with enegy I fell confortable

or you live in tokio with chick?

thanks in advance

I just picked up an old Deagan model 30; the budget vibes that they made in the late-1930s/early-'40s. It has 2-1/2 octaves, cardboard resonator tubes and a single-speed motor. It needs a bit of work, but I'm not too intimidated by it. However, I could use some advice! Here's what I know needs to be done:

1. Unstring the bars and polish them; they're pretty tarnished. I have a motorized buffing wheel with a variety of mops and rouges, but I could use advice about what specifically might work best.

Last year, I contributed some vibes to one track on my friends' CD of devotional music. I thought I would share it with you as an example of the American version of the music from India that I wrote about in the other post. Ned said it would be okay to post a clip of the track here...

It is a chant to Amba, who is one of the manifestations of the divine feminine. Seems as though vibes really worked on it in terms of generating the mood of being in a maternal presence.

hi all people anybody see that? I think it is a new version I never see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMWoEFQCLu4

It will be a full day at our winter workshop this year!

We are going to work really hard. And add in some sight reading with the Mallet Ensemble, this should be great! Here's the basic schedule.

Keep in mind there will be a concert each night as well!

Marie, this is for you. It's easier to read this then to read what's in the real book.

Remember if this is overwhelming try to just go one bar at a time. And remember..... No pressure!

Simple ear training! Download this zip file, unzip it, add it itunes or burn it to a CD. Set it to random and then follow the notes. Pause them in the beginning. Figure each note out with as few tries as possible. DON'T GO FISHING! That's what I call it when someone just starts hitting random notes to figure out the pitch they just heard. Take your time.

If you play a wrong note, sing the wrong note and then sing the note on the cd. Check out the difference and then play the right note. Make sense?

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Hey guys! Happy new year! This is a video of me jamming with the christos rafalides band (playing my vibes ofcorse hahahahah). This trio is amazing and its christos on vibes, petros klampanis on bass and bodek janke on drums-percussion. Also a very good greek drummer kostas anastasiadis joined the jamm leaving bodek playing the percussion part :).

Check it out

thanks
Dimitris

i like this song so i tried to learn it on the vibes.i think i can do better but this was my best take of today.
maybe i try another one in the next days...

it´s recorded on my loved Tandberg TD20A

tarik