Maintenance

I hate to even have to write this post but I’m hoping that there maybe other vibe players who could give me some insight on this.

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.

Hey , anyone out there know of anyone in the San Francisco area who works on vibraphone keys?

thanks

Michael

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

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.

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.

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.

Hey All,

Interested to hear what everybody uses to clean their vibe bars. I typically tell people not to worry about it too often, unless you have a particularly dirty instrument on your hands, but I'm curious as to what cleaners/products people have had success with.

Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d3GxQVj1Kg

Video explains the issue, but pretty much my m55 has been squeaky. I've oiled up the pivot points and the eye, still can't figure out whats going on. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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.