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About James Moyer
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Anything in percussion or drums.
Macintosh computers or music software
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30 years of professional playing and 25 years of teaching at all levels in percussion and drums. I taught middle school, high school and college students since 1978.
I used to work for Apple. I know the computer line and operating system at expert level and teach music technology at my college.
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American Federation of Musicians
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Author of Four Mallet Method for Marimba - Studio 4 Productions
3 guitar transcriptions for marimba available at Steve Weiss Music
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Bach. Music Ed. - Susquehanna University
Master of Music - University of Oklahoma
Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Oklahoma
Associate Professor of Music - Millikin University 1986-98 and Lafayette College 2004-present.
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You are here: Experts > Music/Performing Arts > Musical Instruments > Drums & Percussion > jenco vibes
Expert: James Moyer - 11/3/2009
Question
I have an old set (1960ish) of Jenco Vibes and I am wondering what they are worth. The frame and the tubes are in good shape with some scratches but no splits or dents in the tubes.
The wooden keys have been stored in a moisture proof container and are in great shape.
Thanks
Answer
Denny,
Thanks for your question. First of all, what you describe are not Vibes, (vibraphone), instead it sounds like a xylophone or possibly a marimba. Jenco made both. Jenco was based in Decatur, IL and went out of business in the early 80's. The company was purchased by someone else and changed their name to Decatur, which closed about 10 years ago.
A vibraphone has aluminum bars and a damper pedal. Xylophones and marimbas have wooden bars, usually rosewood, and no motor or pedal. The xylophone has a 3.5 octave range and the bars sound higher than a marimba. Marimbas are larger, typically 4 octaves (in the case of Jenco) and the lowest note would be a C.
If you have a xylophone - it may be worth $1,000 if it's in good shape. The marimba, perhaps $1500. Jenco, and later on Decatur, were student quality instruments intended for budget minded schools. So they never really carried much respect among professionals. Hope this helps.
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