Instrument Makers

Hi guys!

Im new here so Im apolozige if I dont get the right Forum, and also for my English. Anyway, I would like to ask you guys if you can get me some advice where can I buy Yamaha YV 3710 (with glossy bars and with tuning A = 440 Hz). Im from Slovakia and I have not many opportunities where to buy it.

Thank you so much for response.

Martin

Mainly due to the fact that it is much much too short for me, and I don't presently have the money for a new instrument, I'm wanting to have a new frame made for my Deagan Commander. I'm worried that it would affect the resale value of the instrument, though, seeing as how they are no longer in production. Is anyone here able to say one way or the other?

Also, does anyone have suggestions regarding frame builders? My first and only thought was Fall Creek Marimbas.

All comments on this are very appreciated.

Best,
Mackenzie

In 1985 I bought a "Premier 751" from an auction of lost container and played it in a student big band, using piezzo picups to be loud enough.
Because of job and children this instrument was unused in the cellar for nearly 20 years.
Last year a friend asked me, if I could make some music with him.
But after a few times I played the vibe, both springs broke and some of the bar holders made from rubber turned to dust.
Trying to get the instrument into a jazz club with spiral stair, I received a herniated disk.

Hey all,

How do they compare?

Does anyone know anything about the Trixon Karl Heinz Weimer Vibraphone?

It looks like a quality instrument at a good price on eBay. So I'm interested in buying it -- although I might not if they can't provide it in A440 tuning.

Hi All-

What are the best cases/bags being made for Musser vibraphones these days? I have the original cases they made for the M48, but I think my M48 is too old and rickety to tour with. My m46 is younger, but I currently have no cases for it. What should I get? I'm rather thinking I need to get one for the frame and crossbar... I think resonators would do fine if I just bound them together... Is anyone having success with a solution that's not as literal as just buying some 'official' Musser-specific product?

Hi All,

I have an old Jenco set and the case that I have for the resonators is literally falling apart. I was thinking about getting a custom soft case built to carry the resonators and wanted to know if anyone had a recommendation for a good company that can make one that won't be too expensive.

I would consider a hard case, especially if there is a stock one that is about the right size and doesn't have to be custom built. Doesn't need to be fancy as I have been dragging around the original case for years even though it is very flimsy.

Hello,

I am a college student looking to get my own set of vibes post-graduation. I see that most people around this site endorse the M55 models by Musser. Does anyone have any experience or opinion on Adams vibraphones? I am looking into their "concert" vibraphone that looks nice enough and still quite cheaper than an M-55.

Thanks!

Jacob

Hi
I have an M55 that I would like to rebuild just the wooden harp on...I broke an inner rail sometime ago and although it is repaired, the pull from the spring makes the instrument uneven and spongy. I have a beautiful piece of wood that I want to use but I don,t want to either mess it up or have the cost of a professional woodworker include an unneeded amount of trial and error.. What I want to make is a minimal design, like the prototype for the M48 that GB had in the 80's - no big end caps just an even frame all the way around. I dont use a motor ...