Maintenance

Hi all,

One thing that has really been making pedaling troublesome for me is the bars being uneven.
I tried using an adjustable wrench to make the keys' beights more even (the F#4 is the worst) but I ended up breaking one of the metal posts.
Does anyone have any tips for making the keybed more even? I understand that wood has a tendency to warp, and that something like carbon fiber would work far better, but that's out of my price range.
EDIT: As a temporary solution I've put tape on the area where the cord rests, raising the bars a bit.

Greetings, I´m a new member and this is my first time writing on the Forum, despite being a long time follower of this wonderful site; I´m from Spain and just received a brand new M55 wich I´m still trying to believe how good it sounds and plays; when looking for a transformer in order to use the vibraphone´s motor here in Europe, I found this one:

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Hey my fellow vibraphonists, I am wondering if anyone has had this problem before:
The damper bar on my Musser M-48 dampens the white keys sooner than the black keys when I use it. The result is an uneven feel, which presents more difficulty trying to play the instrument to make the subtleties stand out. (i.e. dampening, expression etc.) I have tried placing pennies under the two cross- planks that hold the white keys, but have found that this makes things more uneven horizontally (mid-range keys will dampen sooner than high and low ends).

I borrowed the schools vibraphone this summer. I've had it for two months. It did not have a cover and was in my back garage but I dusted it every other day. I've been playing it off and on all summer but I have to take it back next week and I noticed that all the keys are covered in black marks. I'm guessing that these were already scratched and gouged and that the black developed inside of them. Not all of the scratches have black. And I can't tell if all of the black marks were actually scratches.

Hi guys

I love my vibe very much (thanks tony Miceli)

But just wondering, I don't really know the best way to take care of frame noise. I am pretty new to this instrument and have spent more time practicing on it then figuring out all the ins and outs I should know.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks Jon Tomaro

M55 Stablizer Solution

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I recently purchased an M55G (based on advice from this site - thanks) and am planning to do my first gig with it in a couple months. Does anyone have any instructions, advice, tips for breaking down and setting up this instrument for a gig?

Are there any videos online showing how to do this? I've seen the one on this site for a different vibe. I assume the process would be similar.

I'm going to hold off on buying the $500-$750 bags for it unless/until I gig with it more regularly.

Hi everyone, yes I'm a new member and so glad I found your fantastic site. You've guessed it, I desperately need some advice on my first vibes. About two months ago, having looked for a vibraphone for a long time, I found an old instrument (I love old) that was 'spares or repair'.
Now, I am quite musical and for the last thirty years have been a mechanical and electronics engineer - I have worked with woods a little also. You will understand that I thought restoring such a thing would be easy.

Hi All-

I am having some grounding issues on both of my vibraphone motors since I had some work done on them, wondering if anyone can suggest remedies that don't involve returning to the busy shop that did the work for me in the first place?