dennis & the vibraphonette

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Bars For Sale! Bars For Sale!

I often think of designing and constructing my own vibraphonette.  But I think, "Where will I get the bars from?" and, "Where will I find room in my apartment to do it?"  Well, if only I had my own shop because here are original vibraphonette bars for sale!

Michael, one of our readers, has recently acquired a few complete sets of vibraphonette bars for the 2.5 octave version.  They were in the original packaging!  These are the thicker bars and they look like they are in near-mint condition.   These would be great for anyone who might happen to have their own case without the bars.  Or I bet they would sound great if they were hung.  A friend of mine bows the bars of his vibraphone with a viola bow to get some very beautiful harmonics.

Do you have a shop and the know-how to make these bars sing?  I think Michael is taking offers so send him an email at mrusso5@gmail.com.  I don't think he will sell them by-the-bar.  He has more photos so make sure to ask for them, too.

1 Comments:

  • Hi. I'm building a portable vibraphone, and I'm using aluminium for the bars. It's hard to tune, but it's cheaper and sounds good, it's for little gigs overall. Regards!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:57 AM  

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