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Delaware 2012 "Carolyn gets a t-shirt, cuz girls make the best advertisers"

...or something like that, is what Tony said as he decided which of us would get the three Mike Balter t-shirts at the 2012 UDel Vibes Workshop. I guess he was right because when I wore my shirt for the first time today, the cashier at the grocery store asked "So who is Mike Balter?". Aha, a golden opportunity to enlighten another poor soul missing out on the wonderful world of vibraphone!

Forum Topic: Deagan Imperial marimba

Hi,I`m going to look at a 3.5 Deagan Imperial on Thurs.I know next to nothing about the instrument,and was wondering if there was anything in particular,that I should be aware of.I know this can`t be any newer than 1942,amd was wondering if the tuning wanders as the rosewood ages and presumably dries.Is $2k reasonable,assuming good appearance and no problems?Thanks for any help. Tom