Talk about the companies making the vibes and mallets!
This Ross is for sale within a 2 hr drive of me. The seller has not replied yet with the model number. Looks like a model 715, with 4 bar graduations. I know that the brand has been discontinued. Would appreciate any thoughts regarding the brand. Thx. . Jim
My daughter has become quite an impressive mallet artists and I'm considering purchasing a set of vibes. She's past the beginner stage, so graduated bars are a must. When I first entered the high school band room, I was shocked to see a long line of four octave Yamaha vibraphones and a whole bunch of high end marimbas. By my quick estimate, I think they must have at least $100,000 worth of mallet instruments. This all feels to me like getting a new Cadillac before taking driver's training!
Are there any reviews or comments on the Ross or the Majestic vibe models? I know they are not as prominent as the main producers, but I have seen them at a lesser price point but I have not heard any reviews or how they sound or how they travel.
Thank you,
Roger
We got to see the new Malletech Omega prototype at the Delaware Workshop, here's a video about the Omega...Ton Risco, Mike Pope, Joe Locke & Liegh Stevens discuss the Omega and the new pickup system
Hi, I'm just new to this forum and am really a jazz drummer rather than a vibes player but I've been lucky enough to have an old Premier vibraphone on loan for a while which I've been having a lot of fun with. I believe it's a 751 model but I have no idea how old it is. The current owner has now decided to sell and so he offered me the chance to buy it.
im defiantely looking for a pickup system for my yamaha 2600.. does anyone out there know of a used set of ayotte or KnK systems.
Anyone have any suggestions for a mallet that I can use to bend notes that isn't a plastic xylophone mallet? I'd love to be able to incorporate some of that stuff into my solo playing without having to hold a xylophone mallet the entire time.
Hello everyone again!
I hope you don't mind me filling in this section with some more questions on the vibes makers?
What do you think about the Yamaha's lower end vibraphone, the small and cute YV-520 model? Would you consider it as a true vibraphone or rather a toy? It has 32 mm wide bars and I've heard it's not so much comfortable to play on the bars so narrow especially when applying a four mallet techinques.
Is this model more like the vibes for children?
Hello, I've just joined and I hope these forums are still alive.
Can you please give me an opinion on Vancore vibes from Netherlands and in particular their lower end model PSV 2001? It's a three octave set with a fixed 45 mm bar width. You can see the pics and specs here:
http://www.vancore.nl/3670/html/concert_malletinstruments_psvibraphones…
I can only order a set withot first trying it so your hands-on experience would be very helpful.
Greetings,
New to the board and looking to start my journey into learning to play the vibraphone. I'm 50 years old and have played various instruments (keyboards mainly) over the years. The vibraphone has always appealed to me and I'm excited about learning to play.
I'm looking at a 60-70s pre-Ludwig M55 that's for sale in my area. The question I have one simple question (for now): are the older M55s harder to breakdown and move than the Pro-traveller versions?
Anything else one can share about the pre-Ludwig models would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks