Gary Burton demonstrates the Burton Grip

I was looking on Youtube and there's not many videos that teach you the Burton Grip for 4 mallets. So I found this video on the Vic Firth website and decided to upload it. This is Gary Burton (the guy that developed this grip) demonstrating the Burton Grip.

I do not own the rights to this video, the rights belong completely to Vic Firth and Gary Burton.

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[bryan770]

I am such a huge fan of Gary Burton. I love playing four mallet vibraphone parts. Just something about it that makes you feel like you're on top of the world.

[Conn210]

@bryan770 Dang right!

[jimova72]

I really admired and I am fan of Gary Burton

He is very honest to say that about the grip. In Chiapas Mexico, the traditional marimba players used that grip since 100 years ago, and they don't know Gary Burton, they called traditional grip. In Mexico we call that the Traditional grip, and the "Traditional grip" used in Japan we called "Japanese grip". So please, Gary Burton say it, is not Burton Grip, always Americans wants to be the owner of all things in the world.

[Conn210]

@jimova72 There is a difference between traditional and Burton grip though. Are you not mistaking it for actual traditional grip?

[boybawang9997]

vibes is an instrument i always wanted to play anyone know a cheap set of vibes i can find cuz they are all expensive.. :(

[Conn210]

@boybawang9997 the way you'll find them cheap, is if it's really old and worn out, or damaged.

[pbkblackbelt]

Stephens Grip is With your hand turned over so your fist is vertical, so it is more sturdy than demonstrated.

[rosskay]

@boybawang9997 you can rent them too.

[drummerboy2591]

@boybawang9997 you have to check craigslist constantly. At least a few times a week. I just picked up a 1971 musser one nighter that is in very good shape and I paid just over $1,000 for it. That is inexpensive in the world of percussion considering the cheapest new musser vibraphone is slightly over $2,000. Then you also have to look into finding one with graduated or ungraduated bars. It's preference on that really.

[SpedunkTV]

Why does he remind me of Palpatine...

[wantatank]

@wadoryu2u yes and no, steven's grip is widely accepted by collages and music conservatories, but burton is widly bcome accepted as the prime grip for vibraphone, as the mallets are more flat to the board than stevens, and stevens grip is not the the "best" grip, each grip: crossgrip (traditional), musser, burtons and stevens have their pros and cons, stevens has wide intervals and mallet independance, as burton has better intervals short of an octave and it is easier to learn...im 15

[gh3master1199]

@wadoryu2u Umm no. Personally I find Burtons easier and much better.