loose handle
when vitamin-d played the lakeside lounge a few weeks ago the handle started coming loose! i was quite concerned because i love this handle, which was made by my friend joe. he somehow interlaced climbing rope with the brackets that were already there. he had made a similar handle for a friend's small amp which i think is still in working order. maybe the 45 pounds of the vibraphonette was just too much for it. it started slipping out of the brackets!
even though i was there when joe put the handle, i was still weary of trying to fix it. i carefully unwrapped it - but not all the way - and tied a knot at the end that was slipping so that it would be more difficult to come loose. it might take a while to find out if the fixed worked. but even if it doesn't, the fix only took about 5 minutes so i could just do it again.
the next gig for the vibraphonette is my friends tom and kerry's wedding next saturday!
even though i was there when joe put the handle, i was still weary of trying to fix it. i carefully unwrapped it - but not all the way - and tied a knot at the end that was slipping so that it would be more difficult to come loose. it might take a while to find out if the fixed worked. but even if it doesn't, the fix only took about 5 minutes so i could just do it again.
the next gig for the vibraphonette is my friends tom and kerry's wedding next saturday!
posted by dennis at
12:55 PM
this small vibraphone was made by galanti somewhere in the 50s or 60s. it is built in a suitcase and ranges two octaves (f to f). it was purchased by dennis in september of 2005 and accompanies him on some of his performances.
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joe's coming back on sunday, dennis. and by the way, the handles on my amps have had to be repaired too. i think joe is still perfecting the art of the handle, but these new ones seem to be holding up just fine.
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