Instrument Makers

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

I'm looking into buying my first set of vibes around Christmas this year and I have narrowed my options down to these two. I've played on the m-55, but I'm curious as to how the Yamaha sounds (I've heard great things from other people.) I definitely don't want to make a decision I will regret, so I'm looking to you guys to help with this decision. Any input would be great.

So I saw a picture recently on eBay (it might still be on there) of someone who was able to collapse an M75 and put it in cases. Is this the case with all M75's or just the newer ones? Has anyone ever collapsed an M75 and put it in cases?

Hi,I`m going to look at a 3.5 Deagan Imperial on Thurs.I know next to nothing about the instrument,and was wondering if there was anything in particular,that I should be aware of.I know this can`t be any newer than 1942,amd was wondering if the tuning wanders as the rosewood ages and presumably dries.Is $2k reasonable,assuming good appearance and no problems?Thanks for any help. Tom

I am currently looking to invest into a pro vibe. Before hand I used a Ross from the school I taught at to play gigs. I am looking for a good vibe to gig and move around alot, but I don't want to compromise sound. I am asking to get info from people who have used top of the line models. I am looking at either the M48 or the M55 from my understanding the M55 is the standard. Yamaha, I have done some research but cannot really narrow it down to some models I can look at. I do not really see many prime artists play with Adams.