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M55 Frame Upgrade: Before, After and Between
Here's a diary of a recent M55 Upgrade completed 5/23/2024 Features added: PIPERvibe Gel Damper Pad PIPERvibe Caster Kit: Four Medical...
John Mark Piper
May 26, 20241 min read
John Mark Piper
Dec 1, 20230 min read
PIPERvibe Musser/Piper M58 Patent
I was awarded this patent back in 1996 for the first PIPERvibe. In the process I learned a ton about patents. I was so proud to have...
John Mark Piper
Sep 28, 20231 min read
The Start of the PIPERvibe Grips
PIPERvibe Mallets with Grips When I first started using grips on vibe mallets, there was no one else using them. I was a street musician...
John Mark Piper
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Musser M55 Caster Upgrade
Vibraphone Project for M55 owners who would like to make repairs (upgrades) to their instrument - starting with CASTERS! $125.00 for a...
John Mark Piper
Jun 28, 20233 min read
Music and Improvisation
Improvising in Music/bringing it to the surface: Many don’t realize what they are experiencing when they listen to improvised music. I...
John Mark Piper
Jun 25, 20233 min read
FREE Gel Pad for your Video
Email a video of you performing any of the solo vibe pieces from "Seven Songs for Vibraphone" and I'll send you a FREE PIPERvibe Gel Pad....
John Mark Piper
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Free Gel Pad! ($250 value)
Email a video of you performing any of the solo vibe pieces from "Seven Songs for Vibraphone" and I'll send you a FREE PIPERvibe Gel Pad....
John Mark Piper
Apr 19, 20231 min read
The Playing Mantis
The Playing Mantis: Interesting thought I woke with this morning: I've been a bit consumed by the current project of making a vibraphone...
John Mark Piper
Apr 19, 20233 min read
V I B R A P H O N I C S
Zen and the Art of Vibraphone Repair and Design PIPERvibe frame for DEAGAN BARS 1999 This is a frame I designed and builT for Deagan...
John Mark Piper
Mar 26, 20231 min read
GOOD VIBES
This is about my hobby: GOOD VIBES I like tinkering with upgrades and creating new inventions for improving vibraphone frames for myself...
John Mark Piper
Oct 28, 20224 min read
CONGRATULATIONS TO RYAN BOND OF UNLV - Recipient of GOOD VIBES III
Ryan Bond is a Graduate student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He gives much of his time helping students at UNLV with...
John Mark Piper
May 15, 20224 min read
$800.00 raised to help GOOD VIBES RESONATE for Destin Ramos! COMPLETED 7/29/22
Here's Destin playing his customized M55 "The Tall Vibe for Destin". PIPERvibe Good Vibes raised the money and remounted the instrument...
John Mark Piper
Feb 19, 20222 min read
John Mark Piper
Feb 16, 20220 min read
Good Vibes Update for Jen Martinez-Bre. COMPLETE 01/25/2022 $5147.00 Raised
The donations to help Jen Martinez-Bre is COMPLETE. I estimated cost of the project $6000.00. Every "Good Vibes" donation sold up to...
John Mark Piper
Sep 2, 20211 min read
Good Vibes @ PIPERvibe dot com
Every penny of "Good Vibes" purchased at PIPERvibe.com store will be used to help musicians pay for items and services from the store....
John Mark Piper
Sep 2, 20212 min read