SpiritKid Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 hey guys i was just wondering what ur favorite grip is.... I play traditional grip (Claw Grip, "C" Grip).....ehehe..and i love it.......thats how i was brought up..........taught myself.....went to stevens first....HATED IT.... TRADITIONAL GRIP ALL THE WAY BABY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritKid Posted November 21, 2004 Author Share Posted November 21, 2004 poo on stevens grip..................... :P TrAdItIoNaL GrIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhiatt Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 Stevens grip for marimba 'cause it's the only one I was taught for that instrument. Burton for vibes, though. Matched grip for everything else with the exception of timpani. French grip for Timpani, which I never mastered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl306 Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 Stevens for Marimba, Burton for Vibes... that's how I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkrhapsody Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 I am a huge fan of Steven's grip. Its always felt very natural in my hands. However, I use Burton's on vibes, since its better for dampening purpoes and stuff like that. You also don't generally need the mallet independance on vibe parts that you need in marimba parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggbert Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Don't forget Musser grip. It's not the same as Stevens. Gives a bit more power. Musser uses the muscles of the fingers to produce a wipping motion which is especially good for the outside mallets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritKid Posted November 23, 2004 Author Share Posted November 23, 2004 i've heard of Musser grip but have never seen it....if anyone could get me some links about Musser grip that would be fantastic......im still expirimenting with grips......ThAnKs! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritKid Posted November 23, 2004 Author Share Posted November 23, 2004 and if anyone has any links to information of the following grips PLEASE please post them LHS Stout Miceli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Could someone explain or show pictures of the various grips? I'm a brass guy and don't know any better. Funny tho...when someone mentioned "French" grip, I thought you were referring to a specific grip used for fencing weapons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitcorps Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 and if anyone has any links to information of the following grips PLEASE please post them LHS Stout Miceli <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As far as Stevens technique goes, do yourself a favor and buy Methods of Movement. Even if you never play with his technique, Stevens has some very valuable ideas which can be applied to a plethora of areas in percussion playing. From talking with Stout, he said that his grip is essentially what happens when you learn traditional grip wrong. He has pretty much said that he won't teach his grip or write anything on it because he knows that there are superior grips out there. He keeps using it because it happens to work for everything that he wants to do, but reccomends trying all sorts of styles. Havn't heard of Miceli... Really, your best bet in learning any new technique is studying with someone who has learned it already. I had the great fortune a few years ago to study with Leigh Stevens and She-e Wu and strongly reccomend doing that if you're at all insterested in learning Steven's technique. hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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