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Recital by Carolyn Stallard

Last May I had to do a presentation for my job, so instead of a boring lecture I decided to have a recital and talk about my work in between pieces. It was a great success!

I finally uploaded the videos onto my computer, so I'll attach some of them here. Enjoy!

Some info:

1) An excerpt from Bettina Dreams of the Garden of Elves by David Friedman: David, I would love to hear your feedback on this one. I have my own constructive criticism but let me know what you think...
http://youtu.be/N5oZYzuaS-o

Movin On

I have moved back to the mid-state Pennsylvania area where I worked for 26 years. It's an "active 55" community, where the residents are older than dirt. This place has been called the "elephant graveyard" of Penn State alumni. I've rejoined Bellefonte Community Band. I play whatever's needed to fill in with the MalletKat, a lot of tympani, some temple blocks, chimes and occasionally vibes.

Cleaning and polishing vibe bars

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to this site, although I've been playing vibes and marimba for more than 50 years. That said, I have a question about maintaining the bars on my beloved Deagan vibes, which I bought last year. While doing a yearly cleanup and routine maintenance -- a few drops of oil in the designated spots on the motor -- and a light scrub with a mild detergent on the bars, I noticed several tarnish spots on the bars. Any suggestions for removing them? I'm reluctant to use anything that might damage the bars or alter their tone.