Technical Questions

I have been playing for 6 years, but still consider myself a beginner.  Besides other advantages (cost, portability) I chose to go electronic (first Malletkat, then Xylosyth) because I just could not figure out how to do 4-mallet voicings on tunes without utilizing bars below F. Both MK and XS provide C to C models, and that solves my issue. My question is: Why do most all acoustic vibes go F to F? How can everybody else be fine with this, see no problem, and yet I seem to require C to C in order to achieve the melody/chord voicings I want?

I need to replace my 1970s Era m55 mercury on off switch with a compatible toggle switch. Does anyone have the specs for these switches with regard to voltage or amperage?

Hi all. Can the Musser M 75 resonators be mounted on the M 55 ? Are they compatible ? Thanks . Luca

I have a YV-3910; 3.5 octave.

I have built a very simple and light, but also very effective reinforcement for my old M55 frame. I have put the information about it with a link to download the 3D model data on my website.
Maybe someone else has problems with wobbly M55 frames.

https://wyndorps.de/E_index.htm
Goto: M55 Frame Stabilisation

Trying to decide which provides the most "natural" sound for recording vibes; Small diaphragm vs. large for condenser mics. I've attached two WAV files here in which I recorded myself with each of the two types (not actual tunes, just me improvising some lines and chords to try to capture the range and timbre of the instrument). File C-2 Mic test is a pair of Behringer C-2 pencil condenser mics. File CM2400 Mic test is a pair of Stellar Labs CM2400 large diaphragm condenser mics set for cardoid pickup pattern (I think Stellar Labs was a house brand of MCM Electronics).

Hey friends,

Finally sharing these two videos that I had promised to post... One is about the new Yamaha YV3030MS vibe that I recently started using for gigs, the other details how I built a custom pickup system for this instrument. Hope some of you will find it interesting & helpful!

https://youtu.be/1fWO_9DXfX4

https://youtu.be/PUiXP4Xz-3s

Cheers,

Steve

I've heard a number of vibraphonists comment that there's no way to eliminate rattles from the instrument. I've owned a number of vibes and the rattles have always been present. My vintage Musser M55 was rebuilt by the master vibraphone maker Gilberto Serna before his passing (Century Mallet - Home Page). 

I came across this vibe without bars and without the foot pedal or the foot pedal assembly. Motor, mercury switch and speed controller all work. Does anybody know what the foot pedal / foot pedal assembly look like? Thanks.  

I have just set up a new Omega vibe and am running into some difficulties getting the dampening/pedal/sustain adjusted evenly across the instrument. I appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance. Bill