Technical Questions

I have recently acquired an older set of Slingerland by Deagan vibes. The only number stamped in the plate is "S1048". I can't tell if that is a model or serial number. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello all,

I am new to this forum and site. I apologize in advance if I am posting at the wrong forum or if this question is inappropriate.

My name is Bill and I am a rank beginner when it comes to vibraphones. When I was young (13 or so), I used to bang around on my friends viraphone. However, nothing serious. That being stated, I am not a rank beginner to music. I can read play (albeit so-so) the piano. I like jazz. Due to arthritis, I am thinking about going to a less stressful instrument.

I live in Japan and I have come across a vibraphone for auction. You can see it here:

Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, I wasn't sure which one would be best...

I'm going to look at a used vibraphone soon that I might be interested in purchasing, and am trying to put together a mental list of things I need to check out before I decide to buy it or not. What are some things I should look for when I go to check the instrument out? I'm especially thinking of things that might be less obvious; of course I will play it, test out the motor, etc. Thanks!

Hi,
I am really new to vibes so if it is a stupid question sorry for that :-)

I bought a M55G (ok, I am a beginner, but it was a long dream...).
The mechanics of the new instrument is lovely except the dampening. The upper register is not damped much and the lower sounds like "tock tock" if I hit them. I tried to loosen and tighten the damper with that screw. The only difference is, that the lower bars are more like tock tock or nothing is damped anymore.
Any suggestions...?

Thank you!!

Holger

i have a nice m55, and i'm curious to know what year it was made. my understanding is that you can date an m55 by looking at some numbers under the middle A natural bar.

here's what I see when i look at mine:

10 72 92

440

the 440 i'm guessing means it's A=440 rather than A=442. but I don't know what to make of the 10 72 92.

is the vibe from 1972, or 1992, or ????

sorry if this has been answered already someplace on vibesworkshop...

Greetings,

I'm back at my lovely M75. So I have been noticing there is a pronounced 'thumping' on all of the black keys from middle Bb to the end of the instrument range. When I say 'thumping' when I hit any of those black keys, whether the dampening bar is pressed on or off, there is a annoying thump - along with the bar note.

This thumping only seems to affect the black keys from middle Bb upwards. None of the white keys seems to be affected.

Things I have tried to resolve the thumping:

I am helping to refurbish a used Musser M58 vibe for my daughter's high school band. Several of the hook and saddle posts were broken off, with the root (to use a dentist term) still stuck in the mounting hole. We managed to extract them with some difficulty, and noticed that there was some glue in the bottom of the holes which was what made the posts so hard to pull out. We are waiting for some replacements, I am thinking we should pot them into the holes with something similar to mount them firmly in the frame.

First post here on the vibe forums!
I was wondering if it was possible to do a conversion from a musser m75 to an m55? I own a musser 75 and from what I know they use the same bars. Do they use the same resonators? Does anyone make m55 frames? It would be nice to have an m55 or something lighter that would be easier for travelling while still being able to use the same bars/resonators if possible.