According to references [Groves dictionary of musical instruments I think] the number of instruments in the percussion family exceed six hundred. In reality most of the instruments will be closely related and very rare. Furthermore the standard orchestral range of instruments is smaller still. Even so, I work on a broad variety of instruments, and yet I am still asked if I repair guitars or whatever. My brain can hardly cope with all the knowledge associated with my own specialism without taking on other sections of instruments, I will leave those instruments for those instrument makers!
So to demonstrate the diversity of what I do do [hehe], below are all the posts I have written, in chronological, order starting with the two latest (which are featured on the home page) and going backwards into the depths of time.
Thursday 13 December 2018
There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding which model of Premier vibraphone people have. This post is a list of vibraphones produced by Premier arranged in reverse chronological order.
There are some of Premiers more modern models missing from the list, which may well be added to the list at a later date, but for now the list should be sufficient to answer most questions about identifying the model of your vibe.
Wednesday 10 October 2018
In the immortal words of Axl Rose, “All we need is just a little patience (Patience)
Mm, yeah”
Changing the damper felt on a vibe is something that anyone can do; this post shows how I do it