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Forum Topic: Piper Musser - pedal disconnected

This week I've been playing a Piper Musser at one of the local community colleges, and a couple days ago the pedal fell complete off... with no apparent way to get it reattached. From what I know at this point, the bolt was cemented in, and we can't get the whole bolt out. What to do? I can upload photos of the problem area if anyone (maybe John Piper?) could advise us.

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Forum Topic: Vibes tuning in Canada?

Hey everybody,

I got an old set of Deagan keys I want to get tuned. I have used Gilberto in Chicago before, but am now in Montreal, and was wondering is anyone knows anyone in Canada who is capable. I just don't want to have to deal with USA customs, and extra shipping etc.... (I guess this is where I make some negative comment about Trump, but I just don't have the energy)

you can e-mail me direct with recommendations: mnomusic (at) mac (dot) com

thanks

Michael

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Forum Topic: Musser M55, Minor maintenance

Hey guys, first post! Recently got a wonderful used M55 from the 80's, and only for $800! It's in really excellent condition, but it's definitely an old instrument. I recently bought this repair kit (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vibraphone-Repair-Kit-Felt-Cord-Belts-Rubber-Po…~) to replace the felt on the dampening bar and the rubber posts. Might save the cord for when they break.

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Forum Topic: M75 Motor trouble

Hi All,

I'm hoping some of the more handy people on the site might be of some help. I acquired an older M75 recently. It's in great shape and plays wonderfully, but the motor got damaged in transit.

This isn't too serious of an issue for me, since I often don't use the motor and I'm not performing on this instrument. But it would be nice to have fixed, as it worked before it got sent to me.

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Forum Topic: Loose mallet heads?

Has anyone ever had any problems with mallet heads coming loose?

I've been playing a set of Malletech MM13s for a little over a year now. The yarn is still in good shape, but there is at least one mallet head that keeps coming loose. I end up just screwing it tight, but after a little while of playing it's loose again and makes an undesirable sound when I strike a bar.

Should I just try to unscrew it and put some glue in the hole? I don't want to ruin a set of otherwise good mallets.

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Forum Topic: Making the bars an even height on an M55

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.

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