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Very sad. I have some great memories of Dave.

Of course he left a lot of great music behind.

My Samuels story is going to a gig he had in Delaware with my best friends wife. He was working and said take Annie with you! So we went. Had a great time I think. It was 40 years ago!!!! I remember a couple things.

The club was empty except for us.
Dave played great but I don't remember who was in the band. I bet it was piano and vibes, however none of that has stayed in my memory. I just remember thinking about how great he was!

I taught her in grad school. she never played jazz before grad school.

I told her she'd be a mo fo. Humbly she brushed it off. It's going to happen. Listen to her play this ballad.

https://www.facebook.com/chienzzzz/videos/10211099088113102/

Sorry it's on Facebook, couldn't find it anywhere else. Don't think I can embed it.

Check out Randy! He plays great!

Thadeus Tukes is the vibe player.

I dig him. If you listen you can see he knows how to play through changes pretty good!

I see vibe players who are trying to get the lionel thing and many times I don't think they play that well or don't capture Lionel with any quality. Not sure how good of a job I would do come to think of it :-) and I've done a few tributes.

But something about this guy had me checking him out!

Thadeus Tukes is the vibe player.

I dig him. If you listen you can see he knows how to play through changes pretty good!

I see vibe players who are trying to get the lionel thing and many times I don't think they play that well or don't capture Lionel with any quality. Not sure how good of a job I would do come to think of it :-) and I've done a few tributes.

But something about this guy had me checking him out!

(From my Facebook post)

Spent one incredible day at the Malletech factory. First to be an endorser and be able to sit at a table and talk about changes to the instrument. It’s also amazing to go into a room and see your ideas being implemented. If that’s not enough then I go in a room and see all the amazing things Malletech has in Development. The future for metal and wood bangers is really good! What a truly innovative company!

Vibe players spent years with instruments that were never changed even when change was needed. We have entered a new universe!

The video is showing my new tube-holder-concept. Each resonance tube is suspended individually in the holder and can thus be taken out individually. The individual tubes can be put together 3 in 1 for minimal transport volume. The tube holders can be folded with or without tubes, so that the traditional transport as a "panpipe", as a "folded panpipe" or as a single tube package are all possible.

I think these frames might really change the way our instruments look. Especially for busy players in cities! I played these frames and they are incredible. Malletech is planning on making some of these frames.

What do you think? Do you want one?