Vibraphonette vs. Vibraphone

The vibraphonette made its way to Bushwick, Brooklyn in Laurel Lindahl's Saab for Vitamin-D's weekend recording session. We recorded at a studio called The Fort with Jim Bentley as engineer and Adam Druckman flew in from Detriot as producer. We also brought Adam Gold's medium sized vibraphone for a song called "Summer Crossing."

Now, moving Adam's vibraphone was quite the chore as compared to the vibraphonette. The process involved taking off the bars and the resonators first. Then, you fold up the frame. It requires a few people to carry everything - or a few trips. The vibraphone barely fit in the car and once it was in, there was hardly much room for much else. The vibraphonette is close to 50 lbs, but it is much much easier to travel with than an actual vibraphone -- score one for the little guy.

After getting home and listening to the tracks, the vibraphone might have had too much sustain for one of the parts it was playing. I might have to record it again with the vibraphonette -- maybe score another one for the little guy.

Click here for pictures of the studio session.