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Rubens' Tube - Resonator Demonstrator

See what's going on inside a resonator.

I stumbled on this video. It demonstrates standing waves inside a tube closed at one end, just like vibraphone resonators.

There is a speaker on one end, connected to a tone generator (single frequency). The tube has holes along its length. Flamable gas flows through the tube. The holes are lit. The flame height is proportional to the air pressure at different locations inside the resonator.

The interesting part starts at 3:33.

Wave - Ed Saindon Quartet (vibes, flute, bass and drums)

Guys, here's a version of Jobim's Wave from the Berklee fundraiser concert that we did on 3/30/12. It features Matt Marvuglio on flute along with Nori Shiota on bass and Jazz Robertson on drums. Nori and Jazz are students at the school. I thought they both did a great job on the concert.

Doing some simple reharm doing my solo and comping for Matt's solo. Substitute Dom 7 chords, Dim Maj 7 in place of Maj 7, some constant structure chords, symmetrical diminished voicings, etc. The symmetrical diminished scale is also good for playing shapes when soloing.

Ed

Pair of AKG c-414 mics for sale

I've got 2 high quality mics for sale. These AKG c-414s are excellent for studio recording or amplification on a gig. They are large diaphragm condenser mics that recording engineers have used and trusted for years.

This mic has 4 settings - cardioid, hyper cardioid, omni, and figure 8. It has 2 roll-off settings for low frequences of 75 hz or 100hz. You can also reduce the sensivity by 10 or 20 db. Both come with windscreen, mic stand adapter, case, and user manual.

Forum Topic: Bunch of Mallets on Ebay

Hey Folks,
I posted a couple days ago that I was clearing out a ton of mallets from my collection. I currently have half a dozen sets on EBAY ending about a day. Most of them are still bidding at under $20 for the set of 4. All of these are mallets I got, played on once or twice and decided they weren't for me. Search vibraphone and they'll come up. Good chance to beef up your collection on the cheap!
-Tyler

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Chris Thile Shreds

Chris Thile is one of the best mandolin players in the world. He was in the band Nickel Creek, and now is in a band called Punch Brothers. He is a monster improviser who plays a lot of jazz, bluegrass, and classical music.

Check out his lines. The melodic development is really something... you can tell that he has played a lot of Bach. I heard him talk about how he practices Bach. He learns the piece, then improvises over the harmony playing stuff similar to what Bach wrote, but not the exact notes. What a great idea, treating Bach like a bebop head.