aloha,

It's been quite some time that i posted on the site. ive recently been focusing on improvisational music mixed with Electonica in a trio setting known as " TMP"

The mp3 attached we called " Whats Next" free improvisation until the theme is played then it floats into a variety of groove and sonic texture .. the cool thing about all is is the set and how much fun it is ...

COMPING YOURSELF
Hi Guys this is the third lesson of a series called Comping 101 where I will cover a lot of the secret of this refined art.
This month I will cover some basic Ideas comping yourself

Friedman Etude No 11
Thought I'd try performing it with the vibrato motor on slow, would love to hear what you think of it!

Hi All,
November's Good Vibes will be coming up soon, on Sunday, November 6, to be exact. Looks like you're getting your share of GV as Tony continues to archive past shows. The goal is to archive all 70+ shows here on VW. And new ones as they appear.
This month's line-up is Mark Sherman, Christian Tamburr, Rusty Burge and Jerry Tachoir with a beautiful trip to "Sageunay." Then Behn, Joe, Randy, Warren and Herb Gibson from Let's Play.

當我們在演奏敘事曲（Ballad）時，練習主弦律都要使用到外棒（右手外側）。

因為其他棒子都要伴奏。


如果不是Ballad的曲子，不要只用外側棒，因為會容易失去節奏感(rhythmic feel)。

The springless string tension holder for the bar string is a must! It's so easy, improves the sound of the instrument by allowing the player to easily choose the tension on the string and as the string stretches over time, you don't have to re-adjust the knot in the string (you know what I'm talking about).

You can also maintain an endless ball of string on one end of each set of bars so that as the string wears, you can just pull it through the bars and cut the old string off. I keep a ball of string in a small felt bag hanging on the low end of the instrument.

Here are some pics of my new vibraphone frame. It packs down two ways: 1. fold the legs under the frame just like the M55 pro vibe for across town or simple vehicle transport. 2. take it completely apart and place all long rails in ski cases and leg frames and resonators in suit cases for air travel. It sounds and plays fantastic with all the rubber parts further isolating the bars from the frame and along with the shock-absorbing bar mounts I invented 20 years ago. This is just a prototype that eventually I'll use to produce the ultimate light-weight vibraphone with superior sound.