Thanks for posting! I’ve owned a couple sets of Electravibes and when I lived close to the old factory would always look forward to visiting the shop when Gilberto Serna ran it. He’s tuned my vibe, xylo and bell bars plus electrified multiple sets of vibe bars for me over the years.
What do you all make of the comment at 21:14 that Deagan will not build vibe bars wider than 2 inches due to problems tuning the harmonics? Is this why early Deagan instruments are not graduated? Did they change this practice at some point?
I've stumbled upon this video where the Deagan current owner explains how to set up and pack a Deagan 145 (one of the first vibraphone ever).
It's also a lovely way to see how beautiful the restoration work has been on this instrument!
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wow this is very very cool…
tonymiceli Sat, 04/30/2022 - 13:33
wow this is very very cool. thanks BARRY!!!!
Deagan history
marcmax Wed, 05/04/2022 - 11:59
Thanks for posting! I’ve owned a couple sets of Electravibes and when I lived close to the old factory would always look forward to visiting the shop when Gilberto Serna ran it. He’s tuned my vibe, xylo and bell bars plus electrified multiple sets of vibe bars for me over the years.
Fascinating, indeed!
pask74 Sat, 05/14/2022 - 15:38
Fascinating, indeed!
Bar width
rogersvibes Sat, 05/28/2022 - 23:13
What do you all make of the comment at 21:14 that Deagan will not build vibe bars wider than 2 inches due to problems tuning the harmonics? Is this why early Deagan instruments are not graduated? Did they change this practice at some point?
Deagan apparently didn’t change
Randy_Sutin Sun, 05/29/2022 - 09:46
….but Musser left them for Ludwig and built the first Century very much like the Imperial, but with wider bars and resonators.
Oh, I didn't realize that…
rogersvibes Sun, 05/29/2022 - 10:59
In reply to Deagan apparently didn’t change by Randy_Sutin
Oh, I didn't realize that the graduated bars on Deagan instruments max out at 2 inches.
Deagan 145 mounting instructions (and restoration show off)
pask74 Tue, 05/31/2022 - 12:52
Hi all,
I've stumbled upon this video where the Deagan current owner explains how to set up and pack a Deagan 145 (one of the first vibraphone ever).
It's also a lovely way to see how beautiful the restoration work has been on this instrument!
https://youtu.be/Ln9g2sVcNIM