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.

There is a vibraphone thread here...

Last summer I acquired a 4.3 Octave Musser Marimba from my aunt she bought in 1963. She saved all the papers and one of them was a catalog that had the price for both the marimba and a Musser Century which were $925, $1150 respectively (pic of catalog page attached). Since the M-55 is not in the catalog, I assume it was made sometime after that.

Here are the informations to step 6 of our DIY bar production.
Please go to
http://wyndorps.de/E_index.htm
and follow Step 6.

In this post I am focussing on anodizing of the bar.

And the second recording by Roland Stolk on his new Layolo vibraphone.

This is the first recording by Roland Stolk on his new Layolo vibraphone.

Hey everyone!

I've been transcribing some Acadian music (from Canada) and hope to learn more during this quarantine time.
Here is one I learned last month. Thanks Tony for the cool vibes ;)

Acadian music and Québécois music (two kinds of traditional music from Canada) have a lot of Irish influence due to a massive Irish migration (1.2 million people!) in the 1800s. This tune is by a band called Vishtèn, from Prince Edward Isle.

Churches can be great places to play vibes, especially solo. Hauke plays great and I love the reverb!