If you have any technical questions about bars and tunings etc. post them hear and our resident vibe geek Nico vanderPlas will answer them!
My MUSSER M 55 G has the serial number HT 1381. The Label says MUSSER DIV OF CONN-SELMER, INC. ELKHART, IN 46516. When was it manufactured?
I have been playing for 6 years, but still consider myself a beginner. Besides other advantages (cost, portability) I chose to go electronic (first Malletkat, then Xylosyth) because I just could not figure out how to do 4-mallet voicings on tunes without utilizing bars below F. Both MK and XS provide C to C models, and that solves my issue. My question is: Why do most all acoustic vibes go F to F? How can everybody else be fine with this, see no problem, and yet I seem to require C to C in order to achieve the melody/chord voicings I want?
I need to replace my 1970s Era m55 mercury on off switch with a compatible toggle switch. Does anyone have the specs for these switches with regard to voltage or amperage?
Hi all. Can the Musser M 75 resonators be mounted on the M 55 ? Are they compatible ? Thanks . Luca
I have a YV-3910; 3.5 octave.
I have built a very simple and light, but also very effective reinforcement for my old M55 frame. I have put the information about it with a link to download the 3D model data on my website.
Maybe someone else has problems with wobbly M55 frames.
https://wyndorps.de/E_index.htm
Goto: M55 Frame Stabilisation
Trying to decide which provides the most "natural" sound for recording vibes; Small diaphragm vs. large for condenser mics. I've attached two WAV files here in which I recorded myself with each of the two types (not actual tunes, just me improvising some lines and chords to try to capture the range and timbre of the instrument). File C-2 Mic test is a pair of Behringer C-2 pencil condenser mics. File CM2400 Mic test is a pair of Stellar Labs CM2400 large diaphragm condenser mics set for cardoid pickup pattern (I think Stellar Labs was a house brand of MCM Electronics).
Hey friends,
Finally sharing these two videos that I had promised to post... One is about the new Yamaha YV3030MS vibe that I recently started using for gigs, the other details how I built a custom pickup system for this instrument. Hope some of you will find it interesting & helpful!
Cheers,
Steve
I've heard a number of vibraphonists comment that there's no way to eliminate rattles from the instrument. I've owned a number of vibes and the rattles have always been present. My vintage Musser M55 was rebuilt by the master vibraphone maker Gilberto Serna before his passing (Century Mallet - Home Page).