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Twisting/Untwisting Vibraphone Resonator Fans

After I was very enthusiastic about the surround sound with the twisted resonator fans, but at the same time didn't want to forego the possibility to play without "wah wah" effect, I looked for a solution to realize the switching between twisted or parallel aligned fans with simple means.

The video shows a first prototype of a corresponding facility, albeit not yet in its original size.

Since the principle works, I'll start to build a full-size version.

I learned a ton about recording vibes yesterday...

A little background... a few weeks ago, I did the first of what will be a series of recordings/videotapings at Morningstar Studio, here in Philly. The owner/lead engineer is Glenn Barratt. He is a wonderful engineer and a virtual well of understanding about recording technique and hardware. You can visit his studio's website at https://www.morningstarstudios.com/