For those of you also interested in vibraphone-- the vanderPlas LW Series of vibraphones is now available in the USA through Fall Creek Marimbas. These are the custom built, technologically and acoustically advanced instruments made by Nico vanderPlas in The Netherlands. They are the only vibes in the world with triple harmonic tuned bars, completely silent frame and perfectly even, buzz free damper system.
Further info at www.marimbas.com and www.vanderplas-perc.nl
Bill Youhass