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Holding Steady at 8,000 Outlets
Dealer Count Continues Decade-long Pattern of Gains and Losses In Alternating Years…
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MMR Musical Merchandise Review® (ISSN 0027-4615) founded in 1879, is published monthly by Symphony Publishing, LLC, 21 Highland Circle, Suite 1, Needham, MA 02494 (781)453-9310, publisher of School Band and Orchestra, Choral Director, Music Parents America and JazzEd. All titles are federally registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Symphony Publishing, LLC. Subscription Rates: U.S.A., US possessions, one year $32; two years $40. Canada one year $80; all other countries one year $159. Single issues $5 each. May Supplier Directory $35. Periodical-Rate Postage Paid at Boston, MA and additional mailing offi ces. POSTMASTER/SUBSCRIBERS: Send address change to Musical Merchandise Review, P.O. Box 8548, Lowell, MA 01853. Periodicals circulation is directed to music dealers and retailers, wholesalers and distributors, importers and exporters and manufacturers of all types of musical instruments and their accessories, related electronic sound equipment, general musical accessories, musical publications and teaching aides. The publishers of this magazine do not accept responsibility for statements made by their advertisers in business competion. No portion of this issue may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. Copyright ©2008 by Symphony Publishing, LLC, all rights reserved. Printed in USA.
JULY 2008 VOL.167 NO. 7 Contents28 Profi le of the American Music Dealer
MMR’s 17th annual census of the music retail industry indicates some modest gains despite a challenging economic landscape.
34 Fresh FacesWe check in with fi ve M.I. outlets that opened within the past fi ve years.
38 B&O Profi le: U.S. BandMMR chats with Mark Ragin, president and CEO of St. Louis-based wholesaler, U.S. Band.
40 Report: IMRA and MSO MergerA brief overview of the recent formation of the IMRA/MSO Coalition, currently made up of 250 independent community-based music retailers.
44 Summer Buyer’s GuidePart II of our midsummer guide to new products being intro-duced at Summer NAMM, MIAC/PAL, and elsewhere.
78 NAMM Summer Session Exhibitor Listing
86 17th Annual Wholesaler Guide
4 Editorial 6 Upfront 22 Letters 117 Supplier Scene129 Classifi eds136 Advertisers’ Index
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Editorial
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Volume 167, Number 7, July 2008
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PUBLISHERSidney L. Davis
EDITORChristian Wissmuller
MANAGING EDITORKevin M. Mitchell
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERRick Kessel
ADVERTISING SALES Iris Fox
CLASSIFIED AD SALESMaureen Johan
PRODUCTION MANAGERLaurie Guptill
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Laurie [email protected]
CIRCULATION MANAGERMelanie A. Prescott
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTPopi Galileos
WEBMASTERSanford Kearns
SYMPHONY PUBLISHING, LLCXen Zapis • Chairman
Lee Zapis • [email protected]
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Do Numbers Count?
Afunny thing happened as we prepared to send this issue off to our printer’s cyberspace. The modest net increase of 23 new
store fronts as reported in the 17th An-nual Profi le of the American Music Dea-ler (page 28) was literally halved with the closing of the ten-unit Texas based Holze Music. The venerable chain had been in operation since 1937 and within the past four years had more than doubled its size from four stores in 2003, most likely in response to the previous demise of the 63-unit Te-xas based Brook Mays.
As noted in this year’s Profi le, the past decade has seen a continued pattern of gains and losses in alterna-ting years. Does store count really matter? A few years back, we were questioned as to how dea-lerships could fade from the scene while overall industry sales have increased. The obvious answer was the emergence of the big box stores, the proliferation of Internet sales, and to some degree higher retail price points. Less obvious is that a small num-ber of what might be loosely categorized as “independents,” such as Victors House of Music and Washington Music, register more volume in their home base than all but the very largest music chains.
Store count, by itself, is not an in-dication of the health of any industry. Indeed most retail spectrums, ranging from sporting goods and hardware to toys and books, have had marked de-creases in the specialty arena, however
their presence has been enhanced by the Staples and Home Depots of present day. As we have painfully learned (can you say, “MARS?”), the music products industry does not lend itself to a cookie cutter approach. We are, in a very real sense, a “mom and pop” operation – a throwback to a bygone era known as the “family business.” While the industry has its ten-pound gorillas on both sides of the aisle (i.e. Guitar Center, Sam Ash, Yamaha, and Roland, to cite but a few…),
the main supplier core is a roster of small and medium sized manufacturers and wholesalers who rely on the Johnson family in Dra-cut, Mass. or Bob Kovner’s Central Music in Brockton, Mass. (a small plug for the home state contingent) to
buy and sell their wares. In keeping with this theme, while we
note the untimely closing of Holze Mu-sic, we also devote a section of our Profi le report to some new store operations and how they have progressed since their re-tail debut. And, fi nally, if you are thin-king of entering the retail arena have we got an opportunity for you. Victor Tibaldeo is selling his Miami keyboard store (not to be confused with the pre-vious mentioned Victor’s House of Mu-sic) after 60 years in business and, as he points out, (see adv page 66): “The store put my children through Yale and is avai-lable along with my mansion on Biscayne Bay with dock and boats…” Who says numbers don’t count?
“We are, in a very real sense, a ‘mom and pop’ operation – a throwback to a bygone era known as
the ‘family business.’”
sdavis@ symphonypublishing.com
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The world’s largest music print publisher, Hal Leonard Corporation has acquired a majority equity position in Holland-based De Haske, Europe’s leading print publisher of instrumental music. Hal Leonard presi-dent Larry Morton and De Haske co-direc-tors Jan de Haan and Garmt Van der Veen announced at this year’s Frankfurt Musik-messe that they had reached an agreement in principle, and the deal was fi nalized on May 29th. Terms were not disclosed.
An accomplished composer and a conductor of concert bands and brass bands, Jan de Haan started De Haske in 1983 in Oudehaske, Holland, selling sole-ly his own compositions. He subsequent-ly added works by many successful young composers, including his brother Jacob de Haan and Belgian composer Jan Van der Roost. After a short time, the pub-lishing house outgrew its original facility and moved into a larger space in Heeren-veen, in the north of Holland. De Haske quickly made a name for itself in many countries around the world. In 1989, the company opened its fi rst international branch in Switzerland, followed in rapid succession by offi ces in Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom.
De Haske was co-owned by De Haan and Van der Veen. De Haan has sold his
shares in the company, but remains a creative adviser and exclusive composer, working in a consultancy capacity. Van der Veen has retained a minority equity posi-tion in De Haske. He has become manag-ing director, overseeing De Haske’s opera-tions. Hal Leonard senior vice president Herman Knoll has moved to Holland to work closely with Van der Veen during the ownership transition. Hal Leonard and De Haske have enjoyed a successful his-tory of working together since the spring of 1999. Hal Leonard has exclusively dis-tributed in North America, Australia and other international territories publica-tions from De Haske and its high-profi le imprints: Curnow Music Press, Fentone Music and Anglo Music, as well as their recently acquired Dowani publications for classical musicians. De Haske has distrib-uted in Europe certain segments of Hal Leonard ’s educational music catalog, par-ticularly concert band and wind ensemble arrangements. De Haske has also trans-lated fl agship Hal Leonard methods – Es-sential Elements, the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library and FastTrack, to name but a few – into various European languages for sale abroad.
The De Haske catalog boasts more than 10,000 publications including its various
imprints. In addition to one of the most robust band catalogs in the world, the company’s bestsellers include play-alongs, hymns, carols and classical publications for a wide variety of instruments.
UpfrontTen-Store Holze Music ClosesThe Waco-Tribune has reported that Holze Music Co., a longtime fi xture in the Texas market, is offi cially out of business. Owner Rob Gibson, who had acquired the company in 1991, released a statement saying that the 71-year-old company has ceased all business opera-tions at its 10 stores statewide.
In April, the Texas state comptrol-ler’s offi ce revoked the company’s sales tax permits because Holze owed nearly $200,000 in sales tax payments. Gibson was able to make good on that debt, but it turns out the operation had been in gen-eral fi nancial trouble for nearly a year. He
said he pursued bank and venture capital fi rms but to no avail.
Conn-Selmer had recently taken back nearly $600,000 worth of rental contracts.
Customers with instruments that were being repaired are left with little recourse. Gibson is advising them to contact the landlord or property owner of each store, as lawyer Larry Kelly says in a released statement: “We have no money, no em-ployees, and no locations. This necessarily means we have no phone number that can be answered and no access to Holze Music Co. computers or records. Thus, referring people to us… is less than useful.”
Kelly also says that customers who no longer want their instruments and do not want to continue making payments could make arrangements with their bank or credit card company to stop the pay-ments. They then could wait for creditors to contact them about the instruments.
Rob Gibson had been with the compa-ny for 31 years. He was a band director in the Waco schools for several years before joining Holze Music as manager of the band and orchestra department. He pre-viously served on the board of NAMM. Holze Music company started as a small repair shop in 1937 by Lewis Holze.
Hal Leonard Acquisition of De Haske Completed
Loud Technologies Reports More LossesFor a fourth quarter in a row, Loud Technologies announced more losses. In the quarter ending in March, the company lost $2.5 million on sales of $15.8 million. This comes on the heel of losses reported on the previ-ous three quarters, making for a total of over $8 million lost by the Seattle-based company in the last 12 months.
Loud’s family of brands include Mackie, Ampeg, Tapco, EAW, Alva-rez, St. Louis Music, Martin Audio, and Knitting.
The company continues to consoli-date. Earlier this year they all but shut down the St. Louis Music operation in St. Louis, using it primarily as a ware-house and keeping only 40 employees, down from a high of over 300 employ-ees prior to Loud buying it in 2005.
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Beijing’s People’s Court has ruled in Yamaha’s favor on an intellectual prop-erty lawsuit, fi nding fault with three Chi-nese manufacturers of electronic musical instruments who were infringing on “Style Data” found in many of Yamaha’s keyboards, such as the PSR-640. (Style Data was defi ned as Yamaha’s automatic accompaniment function technology.)
Yamaha brought a lawsuit against Deli Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., and two other manufacturers in November
2006. In December 2007, the court, after proceeding with a portion of its delibera-tions on evidence, issued a judgment rec-ognizing Yamaha’s claims as justifi able.
The defendants then began appeal procedures. Following deliberations on further evidence other than that already examined, the court issued a settlement proposal to Yamaha and the defendants, in consideration of its previously issued judgment, and a settlement favorable for Yamaha was reached last month.
The court’s judgment was the fi rst in the world to recognize that “Style Data is intellectual property that is subject to protection under copyright laws” and that “unauthorized copying of such Style Data is an infringement of copyrights.” Yamaha believes this judgment is an ep-och-making legal development and holds the content of the settlement arbitrated by the court in high regard since it rec-ognizes virtually all of Yamaha’s asser-tions.
UpfrontYamaha Wins China Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
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Rick Kessel, a 25-year veteran with MMRhas been named associate publisher. He will also retain his position as publisher of Symphony Publishing LLC’s music education titles, School Band and Orches-tra, Choral Director, and JAZZed. Rick re-
ceived a bachelor’s degree in Music and Audio Tech-nology from In-diana University and an MBA from Clark University, Worcester, Mass. An avid musician, he is the principal clarinetist with Symphony Pro-
Musica. Christian Wissmuller has been named
editor of MMR. Christian joined the com-pany in 2002 as an associate editor and was
later named editor of Symphony’s music ed-ucation titles. He was the founding editor ofJAZZed, which was selected by the National Library Journal as one of the best new trade publications of 2006. Christian is a gradu-ate of Boston University with a bachelor’s
degree in English and holds a BM in Music Produc-tion & Engineering from Berklee Col-lege of Music. He performs in three bands and did copywriting for, and performed on songs that appeared in, the fi rst two
Guitar Hero games, as well as performing on one track in the Rock Band video game.
Associate editor Kevin Mitchell will assume additional responsibilities as man-
aging editor for MMR. He joined Sympho-ny Publishing in March 2007 after several years of freelance assignments. Kevin is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a degree in Music Com-position and a minor in Journalism. He
formerly worked for Alfred Publish-ing as their mar-keting and public relations director. Mitchell is the author of eleven books, including the Songwriter’s Rhyming Diction-ary and the Ulti-mate Musician’s
Joke Book. He is also a working musician fronting a jazz quartet and teaches piano and guitar. He will continue to work from his home offi ce in St. Louis.
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Out of Business: Hammell Music, New England PianoAfter 60 years of business, Detroit’s Hammell Music closed its doors and started a public liquidation sale on May 4. It was a longtime Steinway Dealer and Michigan’s largest piano dealership.
In addition to selling the Steinway family of pianos (Steinway, Boston,
and Essex), the store also sold Kohler & Campbell, Knabe, Pianodisc, and Roland instruments.
The 30,000-square-foot facility typi-cally had over 400 pianos on display. President Tim Hoy was not fi ling for bankruptcy and was reported to simply be going into semi-retirement.
In unrelated news, New England Pi-ano, founded by Dan Galipeau, is also shuttering its doors this week. Galipe-au had 25 years of experience when he opened the retail outlet in Framington, Mass in 1995. New England Piano had carried Kawai, Baldwin, Hardman Peck, and Pearl River lines.
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Jordan Kitt’s Music Acquires Steinway of Chicago
Upfront
Conn-Selmer, Inc., a subsidiary of Stein-way Musical Instruments, Inc., recently announced that it will be closing its brass manufacturing operations in Elkhorn, Wis. The production at the 58,000-square-foot plant will be transferred to the Com-pany’s facilities in Eastlake, Ohio.
John Stoner, president of Conn-Sel-mer, comments, “Our Eastlake facility is well-known for its production of French horns and other brass instruments under the C.G. Conn and King brand names. The addition of the Holton product to Eastlake production takes advantage of the expert craftsmanship already estab-
lished there. We have suffi cient inven-tory to meet customer needs during the transition of production, which we ex-pect to be completed over the next two months.”
The Elkhorn plant closure will impact approximately 70 active employees. Over the second and third quarters of 2008, the company expects to incur charges of $1.3 to $1.7 million in connection with the plant closure. In addition, gross mar-gins in 2008 are expected to be negatively impacted by an additional $0.5 to $0.7 million as production is transitioned from Elkhorn to the Eastlake facility.
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Jordan Kitt’s Music has acquired all inter-est in Steinway of Chicago from Schmitt Music of Minneapolis. The nation’s larg-est piano retailer is now the exclusive au-thorized representative of new and used Steinway pianos in the Chicago area.
The current store is located in Downers Grove, Ill., and plans for a second loca-tion will be announced next month.
Jordan Kitt’s chairman and CEO, Richard Grant, says, “We are very excited about both representing Steinway & Sons in metropolitan Chicago, and offering area piano consumers the same award winning customer service that we’ve provided to over a quarter million families since our own founding in 1912. The Chicago mar-ket has tremendous growth potential.”
Other piano lines to be offered include Family of Steinway brands Boston and Essex, Roland digital pianos, and Cristo-fori. The store will also house Keyboard Learning Centers. Piano rentals, tunings, moving, and general maintenance will also now be available.
Headquartered in metropolitan Washington, D.C., Jordan Kitt’s Music represents Steinway & Sons pianos at each of its other nine locations through-out the Mid-Atlantic and South.
Conn-Selmer to Close Elkhorn Facility
Fender Acquires Groove TubesFender Musical Instruments Corpora-tion (FMIC) announced that it has ac-quired certain assets of Groove Tubes LLC. Among other assets, FMIC pur-chased the Groove Tubes brand. Groove Tubes company founder Aspen Pittman will continue in a consulting role.
Groove Tubes was founded in 1979 and is a long-time leader in the develop-ment of high quality amplifi er tubes. The business has also grown to include devel-opment and production of microphones, accessories and other electronics.
“We are pleased to announce that Groove Tubes has joined the FMIC fam-ily of brands,” says Bill Mendello, chair-man and CEO of FMIC. “Under Aspen Pittman’s leadership, Groove Tubes has grown from a small business to an im-portant, internationally respected com-pany and we look forward to fostering even more success together.”
“After 30 years building Groove Tube products for the best players in the world, I am thrilled to join Fender, the most respected player in our industry,” comments Aspen Pittman. “I knew Leo personally and he inspired me as a great inventor and changed my life. I also knew and deeply respected Bill Schultz as the great leader who revitalized Fend-er. Now, I am both blessed and humbled by the invitation to join this incredible team where my life’s work has been se-cured under the most favorable circum-stances I could have ever imagined, like a dream come true.”
For more information on FMIC brands and products, visit www.fender.com and www.kamanmusic.com.
NAMM introduced Wanna Play? Mu-sic Week from May 5 - 9, an initiative designed to attract media attention and promote recreational music making to the general public.
In addition to spreading the word on the CBS Morning Show the week before, NAMM president/CEO Joe Lamond embarked on a satellite media tour of 15 news markets with Scott “Piano Guy” Houston. Wanna Play? Music Week was also promoted widely on radio and Internet news channels. Lamond’s interviews highlighted the fun of making music as a hobby, as well as scientifi c research validating its benefi ts for people of all ages.
“Although we’re still compiling the national and regional media results, it seems that our fi rst Wanna Play? Music Week was successful,” says Scott Robert-son, NAMM’s director of marketing and communications. “By dedicating a week to music making, we tried to give many non-musicians some new reasons to think about playing and made the local community music store the focal point for where it all happens. As always, we’re very interested in feedback from our members about the campaign and how we can constantly improve it to better serve their needs.”
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Upfront
Top Communities for Music Education NamedThe NAMM Foundation announced the results of the ninth annual “Best Commu-nities for Music Education” survey, which includes 110 school districts across the U.S. The designated programs exemplify com-munity commitment to include music edu-
cation as part of a quality education for all children. The NAMM Foundation and its music education advocacy efforts work to ensure that all children have access to qual-ity music education programs that encour-age lifelong participation in music making.
This year’s roster of musical schools represents 29 states with New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia representing the most districts.
For a list of the top 110, go to www.namm.org/press-room.
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Musicorp to Distribute SonorMusicorp and Hohner Inc. announced the addition of Sonor drums to Musi-corp’s distribution line. The new Sonor products will include the Force 507 series and Force 1007 series of drum kits and will be immediately stocked in Musi-corp’s Louisville, Ky., central shipping facility.
“Musicorp was a logical partner when we were looking for distribution,” says Scott Emmerman, Hohner’s director of market-
ing and sales. “Their breadth of products and dealer reach is unmatched in the industry.”
Kimberly Hawthorne, Mu-sicorp product manager says, “We’re excited about the ad-dition of a legendary brand like Sonor. The addition of Sonor will add choices and round out our booming percussion division.”
In 1864 Antonin Petrof built his rst concert grand piano. Since then his family has continued in the same tradition of expert instrument craftmanship. Petrof Piano Company of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic has extended their international success to the U.S. market with the formation of PETROF U.S.A., LLC, a factory owned subsidiary that is responsible for all sales, distribution and marketing in the United States.
PETROF’s great success for the past 140 years and current sales records in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, Iceland and Asia have afforded the company the ability to produce new, improved and tested scales and furniture styles that will be offered in the U.S.
The high standards of the PETROF company will be maintained and dealers should know that they can expect in-depth inventory, nancing and service never before experienced.
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Fender is launching Fender University, an exclusive new music education program for guitar enthusiasts worldwide. The inaugural session will take place Aug. 21 - 24, 2008 and will offer exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the company’s manufacturing headquarters and world renowned Fender Custom Shop in Corona, Calif. The curriculum will
also include a series of music workshops, hands-on education experiences, per-formance opportunities, special guest
appearances and insight on everything musicians need to know about Fender.
Enrollment into the inaugural session is limited to 35 guitar and bass
players worldwide and is open to players of all skill levels and musical styles over the age of 21. Registration information is available exclusively through the specialty Web site at
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Detroit Debuts Robot ConductorEveryone has their favorite conductor jokes, but it’s not sure how they will ap-ply to ASIMO, the 4’ 3” childlike robot made by Honda who took the baton in front of the Detroit Symphony in late May. He/she/it delighted a crowd of 250 schoolchildren.
ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innova-tive Mobility) conducted the orchestra
in “The Impossible Dream” from the musical Man of La Mancha, gesturing with one or both hands and nodding its head in the direction of certain sec-tions. One of the musicians following the metal maestro was guest cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Honda Motor Co., which has been developing humanoid robots since the mid-1980s, brought ASIMO and Ma to Detroit as part of its recent $1 mil-lion donation to the symphony for mu-
sic education efforts. The donation will pay for introductory music training and outreach in schools and will help young musicians get access to instruments and private lessons.
Leonard Slatkin, the Detroit Sympho-ny’s music director, says ASIMO can serve as a kind of mascot for the city’s efforts, since it relates well to younger people. But he joked to the students that he’s not con-cerned about losing his job to a robot.
Source: Associated Press
New Music Program Launched in HospitalAdvocates of the healing power of music will certainly applaud this: The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Med-ical Center has turned its seventh fl oor into an experimental music school as the hospital’s youngest patients have been giv-en the opportunity to make music.
In a closely watched new program, UCSF recently hired Gabe Turow as its musician in residence and is teaching young patients to play musical instru-ments. “There’s 100 good reasons you’d want to have music or other kinds of art in this environment, [including] because it’s otherwise so sensory de-prived,” Turow told the local ABC news affi liate KGO-TV.
The mother of one 10-year-old, whose daughter has for more than a month been battling a malformation in her brain, told the reporter that while the music class only fi lls a couple of hours in her week, the difference is huge.
Turow has been researching the im-pact of music on the brain at Stanford, and believes in the healing power mu-sic can offer.
UCSF was able to hire the musi-cian in residence because of a grant from the group Rock Against Cancer. But the grant will only cover the cost of having him on staff through the end of the year. Hospital administrators are looking for donors who can help them keep this program going.
Source: KGO-TV
C.G. Conn Website Now Live On The InternetConn-Selmer has launched a new Web site for C.G. Conn horns, www.cgconnhorns.com. “The C.G. Conn family of horns are known for their tremendous response, excellent projection, and unique sound qualities,” says Mike Kamphuis, direc-tor of marketing for French horns. “With this new website, we are also looking for a tremendous response, as well as an excel-lent way to project what’s new with C.G. Conn horns.”
The new website will be the clear-ing house for all information regarding the complete line of C.G. Conn horns,
including the introduction new instru-ments as the website announces will hap-pen this summer. The site also includes links to other resources such as an artist list, accessories available through Conn-Selmer, a complete list of Conn horns, press releases, a dealer locator, and ad-ditional resources for educators. Using Twitter, a free service that allows people to stay in contact with each other via the web, phone or IM, interested individuals can receive “connproshop” updates on a regular basis.
www.conn-selmer.com
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NAMM has once again co-sponsored the School Band & Orchestra Magazine Es-say Contest, alongside Alfred Publishing, SupportMusic.com, Hershey Fund Rais-ing, Yamaha Corporation of American, and Avedis Zildjian Co.
In 250 words or less, entrants from grades four through 12 were given the chance to explain how their school’s music program has added to the quality of life in their com-munity. The School Band & Orchestra Edito-rial Board judged the essays. They selected 10 winners from thousands of entries. The
ten student winners received $1,000 each, and their local NAMM music store, which presented them the check, received a $1,000 worth of musical instrument supplies.
Some of the dealers involve include Musician’s Supply, Lexington S.C.; Groth Music, Minneapolis, Minn.; Music & Arts, Charlton, S.C.; Don Wilson Music, Louisville, Ky.; and Ken Stanton Music, Lincoln, Neb.; among others.
For a complete list of the winners and to read the winning essays, go to www.sbomagazine.com
NAMM/SBO Awards Essay Winners Announced
Samick to Host Indie “Jam” Night at NAMMDuring Summer NAMM in Nashville, Samick will be hosting a special event at B.B. King’s Club, which is located within walking distance from the con-vention, on Thursday evening, at 7 p.m. Samick will be opening the doors to all independent dealers to come par-take in food, music making, and more. The event will feature a special event by guitarist Ladd Smith, winner of Guitar Player magazine’s “Guitar Hero 20007” honor.
Also part of the event will be members of the MSO/IMRA Independent Music Retailers Coalition. They will be there to answer any questions about their new Independent Dealer Trade Organization, and the merger of the two groups.
UpfrontLyon Lands on Cereal BoxesWashburn’s Lyon Hannah Mon-tana guitar is featured on specially
marked boxes of Post Honeycomb and Chocolate Honeycomb as part of Dis-ney’s Rock Out with Hannah Mon-tana Instant Win Game. The lucky
participant who fi nds the winning game piece in either a box of Post Honeycomb or Choco-late Honeycomb will win the grand prize of an autographed
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Kimberly Handman of South High School, Minneapolis and scholarship winner Benjamin Lei.
Bill Bucher, principal (Lux Middle School), Tim Pratt, president, Dietze Music, Lincoln, Neb. Darcie Olsen, Band Instrument Dept. Mgr, Dietze Music Alan Hux, Scholarship winner, Del Whitman, Orchestra Director (Lux Middle School), Bill Roehrs, String Specialist (LuxMiddle School)
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18 MMR JULY 2008
NAMM concluded its four-city Town Hall tour on May 21 in Natick, Mass. with a gathering of 103 dealers, suppliers and sales reps in attendance. According to Scott Robertson, NAMM director of Marketing and Communications this
was the largest audience for the open fo-rum event which has traveled to nine cit-ies in the past two years.
Joe Lamond, NAMM president and CEO emceed the meetings which were aimed at communicating NAMM’s mis-
sion to music product deal-ers, along with opening a two-way dialogue on indus-try concerns and a discussion on how the trade association can better serve its member-ship. He pointed out during the past year NAMM had reinvested $11.5 million in a host of sponsorships rang-ing from a fl oat in the Rose Bowl New Years’ Day parade (viewed by millions) to uni-versity research projects on how music affects the learn-ing process. NAMM staffer Morgan Ringwald made a brief presentation on the organization’s Market Devel-opment and out reach pro-
grams and Sarah Jordan outlined their involvement with music education pro-grams and legislative bodies.
During an extended open discussion attendees voiced their opinions, pro and con on opening a day during the indus-try’s winter Anaheim show to the public; the need to further control non industry people at the event and the possibility of extending the show hours. Several deal-ers noted that the NAMM University ses-sions have increased in importance and CEO Joe Lamond noted that in Septem-ber many sessions will be available on-line for NAMM members.
NAMM Concludes Four-City Town Hall Tour 103 Members At Boston Event
Joe Cardinale, Cardinale Sales with NAMM past president Jack Coffey and Bob Kovner, Central Music, Brockton, Mass.
NAMM president Joe Lamond, addresses the Boston meeting that included dealers from the six state New England region.
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I was recently asked what I like most about my
job (which, by the way, is directing NAMM’s
Market Development department). In addition
to the usual responses, “the people in the
industry,” “the music,” etc., I couldn’t get
past the idea that I most enjoy creating
and providing tools to help our Members’
businesses grow. I’m aware that our Market
Development programs might not be the answer to every
problem the industry might face, but I do feel good when I get e-mails from
people who have participated in our programs that say, “Thanks for being
there, NAMM.” I feel so fortunate to be in this industry that we are all so
passionate about—and to be a part of the activities and programs that help
to create new music makers and grow the industry.
So, while the musician in me dreads the task of having to write down all that
we’re doing this summer in such a limited space, the rest of me relishes the
opportunity to have such a large platform to reach as many of our Members
as possible. This is NAMM’s chance to present some opportunities we hope
you’ll consider taking advantage of—because, by the time you actually
read this, the annual summer hoopla will be in full swing with blockbuster
movies, festival concert extravaganzas, vacations, summer camps … you
name it, every kind of entertainment diversion imaginable competing for
the public’s attention—and its dollars.
So, head out there with us this summer. Take advantage of NAMM’s Wanna
Play? initiative and opportunities to market your store by tying into high-
prole events, such as the Vans Warped Tour, Summerfest or Drum Corps
International, along with other occasions where consumers are screaming,
“I love music!” Who knows? You might just get a few new faces in your
store! And that’s something we can all feel good about.
Morgan Ringwald
Director of Market DevelopmentNAMM
Note from Joe Morgan
NewsJULY 2008
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NAMM Members Get in the Rhythmof DCI World Championships with Local PromotionsNAMM is again sponsoring the Drum Corps International (DCI) 2008 season, helping retailers in over 60 markets get involved with an opt-in marketing program that provides promotional tickets and materials to distribute to their customers within the Wanna Play?initiative. There are DCI events happening all summer, all across the country, which means there are still plenty of opportunities to get involved.
NAMM Hits the Road with Disney Music Block Party TourThe first-ever Disney Music Block Party Tour kicks off this summer, and NAMM will be there
at each of the 23 live shows in 9 markets across the Northeastern United States, sharing the benefits of music making with more than 150,000 kids—ages 4 to 8 years old—and their parents. The festival features live music acts and a variety of interactive activity zones focused on stimulating the imagination through music, arts and play, in a fun, kid-friendly environment, including the Wanna Play? Musical Instrument Area. In addition, there will be an area for advocacy materials and a dealer locator that will help parents find their closest NAMM Member Retailer for instruments and lessons!
Does Your Company Want to Get Involvedin These Outreach Programs?As a NAMM Member, it’s easy to get involved in these Wanna Play? programs and many others. Please log on to www.namm.org/initiatives/opt-in or call 760-438-8001 to learn more.
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LettersI read with interest the articles in the May issue of MMR concerning health care and health insurance. We continue to bemoan the increases in premiums and reduction in services of the policies we provide for the people in our fi rms.
Unfortunately, there is little that can be done given the current mind-set prevalent in both our nation’s capi-tal and the various state seats of gov-ernment. The politi-cians for the most part
must tread softly as the health care lobby (insurance companies) are a huge source of funding for the re-election coffers for representatives on both sides of the aisle.
It seems that yearly there are new tweaks that are supposed to ease the pain of the cost of covering our valuable employees. All that is accomplished is the creating of more jobs for bureaucrats to tell us what to do while they enjoy the cradle to grave cov-erage given only to Federal employees.
Case in point: Health Savings Ac-counts. Our fi rm became very excited about the ability for employees to contrib-ute tax free to an account to be used for any legitimate health expense; coupled with the ability to roll the amounts over each year tax free, and to eventually use these tax-free funds for health care ex-penses in retirement. Unfortunately, the devil is in the details. High Deductible Health Plans look enticing on the surface. However, it quickly becomes apparent that while the high deductible burden for an individual may be affordable, the family deductible (double or more) must be met before dollar one can be expended from the HSA. This becomes a deal breaker for most hourly employees. Keep in mind deductibles on most plans currently as-sign deductibles fi rst to individuals with benefi ts paid when that individual’s de-ductible is met, not when the family’s de-
22 MMR JULY 2008
ohnsonJDon 1949-2008
My deepest sympathies on the loss of Don Johnson. Don will truly be missed as he was an industry icon. He always had a smile and a kind word. A true gentleman and one of a kind.
Jerry Donegan Avedis Zildjian Co.
We, Japan Music Trades,are deeply sorry to hear about Don’s passing
away. And allow us to send our heartfelt con-dolences to his bereaved family and friends. We are thankful for Don’s kind assistance for a long time.
Mayumi KobayashiJapan Music Trades
Co., Ltd.
We are so sorry to hear of the passing of Don John-son. I only met him once at
ductible is met. $3,000 is a big chunk for a person earning $12-$15 per hour before receiving benefi ts, not to mention the em-ployee’s portion of the premium cost.
For a small business, self-insurance may seem to be the answer. Sadly, one terminal illness can break the bank as our fi rm has found out. Even fully funded plans are ter-ribly unfair to any fi rm with fewer than 1,000 participants. Experience rating plans result in huge penalties for a small business if a cata-strophic illness affl icts an employee or family member. Unfortunately, all participants in the plan end up paying for that illness.
Pooling such as the MEWA concept noted in the second article could be an answer except for the real danger of scams present in many such plans. We are retailers and suppliers, and most of us have neither the resources nor time to determine if such plans are legitimate.
The sensible answer to excessive pre-mium creep is mandated Community Rating whereby premiums are based on an entire population rather than the ex-perience of the fewer than 100 partici-pants noted by each of those interviewed for the article. People are too quick to cry “socialized medicine” rather than think-ing things through and realizing that the United States is the only civilized country on the Planet that does not provide health coverage for its citizens. In addition, the
USA is no longer number one in providing quality health care to its citizens in spite of the fact we spend more per person on health care than any other Nation.
The alternative may be to go out of business, as it is diffi cult to attract good employees without adequate ben-efi ts. Please do not throw up emotionally charged references to the plans in Canada and Great Britain. There are as many who will tell you their system works as who tell horror tales of interminable waits.
I am neither an advocate of universal health coverage nor socialized medicine. I am an advocate of a level playing fi eld for small business. The NFIB Prescription sounds good but does not really address the basic problem of fairness. Most of us could afford partially employer funded health plan with HSA provisions and a community rating system in place. It is a step in the right direction. Lobbying for mandated Com-munity Rating is what associations such as NAMM should be doing. Small business can never provide affordable health care plans with the current system of Experience Rating based on the small population we all have in our fi rms. This great country can do better than to provide adequate health care only for a select few in Washington, DC
David M. FletcherFletcher Music Centers, Inc.
Clearwater, Fla.
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Letters
24 MMR JULY 2008
our NAMM booth in Chicago (McCor-mick), and I remember his kind face and curiosity at our Stick instrument.
Yuta ChapmanStick Enterprises
I always looked forward to Don’s witty and insightful reporting, and valued his perceptive commentary. He un-derstood, loved and cared about our industry. He was an outstanding jour-nalist, a wonderful person and friend.
During Don’s early years at MMR, I vividly remember his preparing to write an article about the school music market by attending a local public school’s music instrument distribution night. Needless to say, these meetings can be extreme-ly nerve wracking and hectic... and this evening was no exception. Don, as usual, remained cool, calm and collected and went about the business of interviewing students, parents, teachers and school administrators and wrote a phenomenal article about these events. He was a true professional.
The music industry has lost a dear friend... he will be missed!
Jack Coffey
It was so sad to hear the passing of Don. We kept in touch after I had left Japan Music Trades 4 years ago. We communi-cated through the industry events in Ana-heim, Frankfurt and many other places. He was a kind and reliable man. He wrote me immediately when I contacted him in need of information on the industry or was just saying “hello.” He loved his fam-ily, especially his two daughters, and was so proud of them. They were the most precious jewels to him. They appeared in every letter from him. He will be remem-bered long amongst all industry people.
Masako Koyamaex-director
Japan Music Trades
For over 20 years, Don Johnson has been my dear friend, confi dant and stellar author of so many stories in MMR. He never disappointed, forgot, overlooked or minimized the critical importance of my reliance on him to “tell the story” to
his readers with passion, humor, crisp articulation and fervor.
His demeanor always refl ected selfl essness, sin-cere interest and warmth. His style was unique to him and him only, as he softly smiled and spoke as a committed journalist to the person sitting across from him. He rarely took notes and yet never forgot a word, infl ection or innu-endo that had a bearing on the topic at hand.
His ability to hear the words, feel the intent, and understand the complexity of any story was a talent he possessed with grace and purpose. He never ended the discussion and never stopped asking the right questions. My many dinner meet-ings with Don were laced with great sto-ries of the past, prominent events, prom-inent personalities, and he loved to hear more about the most personal encounters between myself and industry notables.
He knew how to make you comfort-able and at ease without saying a word and usually encouraged more dialogue just because he was personally interested and enthused about someone else’s life experiences. He was always genuine and forgiving about the integrity of any story, and never questioned the content as pre-sented.
I will sorely miss Don at Anaheim, Frankfurt, Shanghai, Mid-West and Nashville. I will also miss his e-mails and phone calls. I feel honored to have known him so well and so very sad that he is no longer with us.
Pete LaPlacaPJLA Music
Just wanted to say how sorry I am to hear about Don’s passing. I didn’t know him beyond the occasional “hello” at a NAMM show, but I know from others in our industry that he was well liked and respected by both associates and com-petitors.
Ravi
We’re so sorry to hear this very, very sad news. Our sincere condolences to Don’s
family, friends and col-leagues.
Toby and John NadyNady Systems
I am so crushed at the news about Don. My heartfelt condolences to all.
Don and I watched the NAMM Trib-ute last January together and made com-ments on the passing of so many we both knew. While I knew he was seriously ill, it never occurred to me that I would be tearing up in his memory next January.
Mick Faulhaber Ward Brodt Music
I will always remember Don. His kind-ness and cordiality were very special and when Don spoke to you, it was always with his complete attention and goodwill in his heart. Don was a very special per-son and we’ll miss him greatly.
Ned IngbermanVintage Drum Center
It was with real sadness that we learned of the passing of Don.
I remember many times meeting with Don at Shows and industry events always fi lled with good times, drinks and din-ners over the years and I regard highly the unique presence and bond that Don had within the music industry. I will treasure and remember those many happy times we enjoyed.
Steven A. WilsonExecutive Vice President Business
DevelopmentMusic Sales Corporation
When talking to Don during the past NAMM, I realized that he must be quite ill, but still he was kind and “business as usual.” We had the opportunity to meet Mr. Johnson on numerous occa-sions such as Musikmesse, NAMM and NAMM Global Summit, and it always was a true pleasure to talk to him and we enjoyed his personality and professional-ism. He was a rare gem in our industry and we will miss him.
Elisabeth MeyerMUSIK MEYER GmbH
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LettersOur deepest regrets at the loss of your colleague. Don will not only be a loss to MMR, but a loss to the industry as well.
Joe ZonZon Guitars
What I remember most about Don John-son is his sense of humor, and general level-headedness. I worked with him for 25 years as a freelance writer for MMR,and he was always receptive to new ideas. I know he wasn’t originally a New Eng-lander, but he had that dry sense of hu-mor that they grow in the northeast.
I generally communicated with Don by phone or e-mail, and he always had a wry comment about some bizarre trend in the music products industry. He was one of those extremely bright people that didn’t seem to feel the need to prove how smart he was. I miss him already.
Dick Weissman
I was very saddened to hear of Don’s passing. I was not even aware that he was ill. I know it will leave a large void for you to fi ll, however, you are certainly up to the task.
Don was certainly a joy to work with when I was at NAMM. He was always courteous, intuitive, forthright and smart. I enjoy those kind of people and I enjoyed working with Don. I espe-cially appreciated his grin when talking about many industry subjects. He was one of the few people that made my job at NAMM a little easier. For that, I was grateful. We lost a really good one in Don. With your help and his memory, the future will be bright.
Larry Linkin
I am sorry to hear of Don’s passing. While I never met him, I held him in the highest respects by the work he did with MMR.Out of the many trade journals I have had to muddle through over the years I found MMR to be the one I look forward to each month due to its unbiased view of the industry, and its willingness to ac-tually listen to the community it chron-icles. I hope Don’s legacy of journalistic integrity continues at MMR as we need an open opinion in these truly diffi cult
times in our industry. Don Johnson was one of the few who really understood the market, and I will miss him.
Randy MillsapMillsap Music Company
We were saddened to hear of Don’s pass-ing. Don was one of the best things that could have been a part of our industry.
Layton V. RawlinsRawlins Piano
I will miss him surely.After seeing him only a few weeks ago
it seems like yesterday.All the best to his family.
Rob TurnerEMG
So sorry to learn of Don’s premature death.
He was always very fair to the Czech music industry and to me, personally. The last time Don was in the Czech Re-public we were drinking beer, watch-ing the fi rst lady and her twin daugh-ters walking by us, and sightseeing the Charles Bridge in Prague.
George Seger,Retired President
Amati /Strunal America
We are sorry to hear the sad news regard-ing the death of Don Johnson. Though we did not have the honour of knowing him personally, we knew he was respect-ed and admired by all who did.
Horst and Sabrina Wittner
I was sad to learn of Don Johnson’s pass-ing. During my 30 years as managing director of Peavey Electronics European operations I met Don and read his edito-rials. During a visit to our UK facilities I enjoyed his inciteful views on the global marketplace and his warm personality.
Ken Archard
Our deepest regrets and thoughts of sym-pathy and heartfelt encouragement from Piano Craft of Springfi eld, Mo. We enjoy getting MMR each month and value its content.
Jim Hearn
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American Music Dealer
28 MMR JULY 2008
17th Annual
Modest Increase Shows Net Gain of 23 Store Fronts
For the past decade, the music product dealer store count has
continued a pattern of gains and losses in alternating years.
Along this same pathway there has been a net gain of 23
outlets for the twelve month period from June, 2007 to the
present day. The modest .029 percent increase has inched total store count
to slightly under the 8,000 (7980). Since 1998, total dealer counts have
varied from a plus 2.9 percent in 2001 to a minus 3.7 percent in 2004.
Overall there has a marked decline of more than 400 outlets. While brick
and motor for the independent and chain dealer has decreased, overall
industry volume has grown based on a number of factors including higher
retail prices, emergence of big box music product departments, and sales
on internet-only sites, as well as e-Bay and Amazon sales.
of the
Profi le
Profile of the American Music De28 28 6/6/08 4:38:01 PM
8600
8400
8200
8000
7000
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
-3.7%+0.1%+2.9%-2.3%-1.5% +1.4%
2007
-3.2%
7,980 Stores: What Do They Sell? %of total stores 2007 2008 Change % Change selling category
Keyboard/Piano/Organ 4213 4247 34 0.81% 53.22%
Band & Orchestra 3369 3322 -47 -1.40% 41.63%
Drums/Percussion 3877 3826 -51 -1.32% 47.94%
Sound Reinf./Rec’g. 3422 3497 75 2.19% 43.82%
Fretted Inst. 4687 4851 164 3.50% 60.79%
Print Music 3701 3549 -152 -4.11% 44.47%
As the chart illustrates, fretted instruments had a plus 3.5 percent growth (164 stores), while print music recorded the largest dip in outlets (152 units). The four remaining major product categories were evenly divided with Sound Reinforcement/Recording Equip-ment and Keyboard/Piano/Organ on the plus side of the ledger and Band & Orchestra and Drums/Percussion losing some ground. The gains recorded by the keyboard, sound reinforcement and fretted instrument categories reversed the trend of the previous year when all six categories had shown declines.
One positive trend has been that 25 of the 50 states registered a gain in total stores, while 21 states and the District of Columbia had a decrease. Four states saw their store total unchanged. Among the states with the largest increase were Louisiana, Texas and Missouri. The Louisiana count rebounded when dealers, closed during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, re-opened. Some of the Texas eleven-store jump were former Brook Mays stores that re-opened or dealers fi lling the void of the bankrupt chain. States
hit hardest with overall losses were Califor-nia with a net of 15 and Hawaii with fi ve less stores.
The past twelve months have also seen a consolidation of smaller chains with se-veral operators reducing their unit totals. Among these dealerships were Critchett Piano & Organ (Iowa), Herter Music Cen-ter (Mich.) Bobb’s Piano & Organ (Fla.), Leo’s Professional Audio (California) and Mom’s Music (Ky.).
Simultaneously there are new dealers opening as evidenced by our December “Annual Economic Review” in whi-ch we sample a dealership within each state. During the past review we found three new dealers: Austin Music, Oxford, Miss., Big Bang Music, Hillsborough, N.J. and Notable Music, Denver, Colo. Our store search also uncovered one dealer’s efforts to create additional traffi c and vo-lume, veteran retailer Fred Bernardo has rechristened his Shillington, Pa. Fred’s
JULY 2008 MMR 29
2008
-0.4% +.029%
Profile of the American Music De29 29 6/6/08 4:38:13 PM
Percentage Shares by Product Type
Percentage shares by product category have remained relatively stable since we fi rst initiated the music store census in 1992. The largest variances are between the Band and Orchestra category, stocked in some measure by approximately 40 percent of music dealers, and the fretted instrument category, sold in 60 percent of the nation’s music product outlets. As we pointed out in last year’s Profi le, the number of dealers selling guitar-related products is actually closer to 75 percent if one excludes non-guitar specialty stores (drum shops, acoustic piano dealers, et cetera from the universe of U.S. music stores.
Specialty Stores RevisitedSince the inception of the Profi le of The American Music Dealer, we have applied a strict standard of “a single exclusive product category” to defi ne the music products specialty store. During the succeeding years we excluded dealers who were primarily piano outlets if they also carried a print music section and conversely a print music dealer who might have a single keyboard resource. Going forward we have revised our criteria for a specialty store as one that has (as near as we can determine based on dealer response) approximately ninety percent of their volume within a single category. Employing these standards we fi nd that 2,488 outlets of the total 7,980 are “specialists,” as compared to last year’s total of 1,615 dealerships. Basically the dealer footprint has not been altered, a similar number of specialty stores remain, however the criteria has been broadened to more accurately refl ect the product mix within the specialty store environment.
Profi le of the American Music Dealer
30 MMR JULY 2008
Sell Keyboard/Piano/Organ
Sell Band & Orch.Instruments
Sell Drums/Percussion
Sell Sound Reinf./Rec’g. Equip.
Sell Fretted Inst.
Sell Print Music
52.9%
53.22%
42.3%
41.63%
48.72%
47.94%
43.0%
43.82%
58.9%
60.79%
46.5%
44.79%
2007 2008
Keyboard/Piano/Organ 448
Band & Orchestra 369
Drums/Percussion 191
Sound Reinf./Rec’g. 448
Fretted Inst. 924
Print Music 108
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State-By-State Breakdown
JULY 2008 MMR 31
25 Year Dealer Survival Rate At 20 Pct.Fewer than 20 percent of music product stores remain in busi-ness over a 25 year period, ac-cording to a random one-city per state selection based on a comparison of MMR’s Directory of Musical Instrument Dealers for the years 1982 and 2007. We arbitrarily chose cities and towns ranging from a single dealership to as many as 24 outlets. The total number of 1982 store fronts was 486 as compared to 443 for the same cities in 2007.
Eight cities experienced an increase in stores between ’82 and 2007, the largest gainer be-ing Olympia, Wash, (from two to 12); Las Vegas, Nev. (from 18 to 30) and Tucson, Ariz. (from 22 to 29). Thirty cities had decreases, the largest be-ing Sacramento,Calif. (from 24 to 10); Ogden, Utah (from 13 to four) and Providence, R.I. (from 10 to four).
The fi ve cities with the largest number of stores that remained in operation over the quarter-cen-tury are Sacramento (six out of 24); Tucson (six out of 22)’ Akron, Ohio (four out of 12) Sioux Falls, S.D. (four out of eight and Green Bay, Wis. (four out of nine).
Depleted from the 2007 list-ings were many of the lead-ing dealerships of the ‘80’s, among them Knut Koupee, Minneapolis;Minn, Coyle Music Centers, Columbus; Ohio , and E.U.Wurlitzer, Boston, Mass.
State Total Stores Total Stores Unit Change % Change ’07 ’08
Alabama 129 133 4 3.10%Alaska 28 29 1 3.57%Arizona 136 142 6 4.41%Arkansas 91 91 0 0.00%California 1033 1018 -15 -1.45%Colorado 135 134 -1 -0.74%Conn. 133 129 -4 -3.01%Delaware 17 16 -1 -5.88%D.C. 4 2 -2 -50.00%Florida 394 389 -5 -1.27%Georgia 238 230 -8 -3.36%Hawaii 49 44 -5 -10.20%Idaho 45 47 2 4.44%Illinois 356 356 0 0.00%Indiana 192 194 2 1.04%Iowa 96 92 -4 -4.17%Kansas 88 91 3 3.41%Kentucky 132 131 -1 -0.76%Louisiana 84 92 8 9.52%Maine 42 43 1 2.38%Maryland 110 115 5 4.55%Mass. 214 210 -4 -1.87%Michigan 228 232 4 1.75%Minn. 160 163 3 1.88%Miss. 72 74 2 2.78%Missouri 160 170 10 6.25%Montana 33 36 3 9.09%Nebraska 53 50 -3 -5.66%Nevada 45 43 -2 -4.44%N.Hampshire 51 56 5 9.80%N.Jersey 199 202 3 1.51%N. Mexico 53 51 -2 -3.77%New York 495 491 -4 -0.81%N.Carolina 213 219 6 2.82%N.Dakota 27 26 -1 -3.70%Ohio 330 330 0 0.00%Oklahoma 94 95 1 1.06%Oregon 125 130 5 4.00%Penn 393 391 -2 -0.51%Rhode Island 36 34 -2 -5.56%S.Carolina 107 108 1 0.93%S. Dakota 18 19 1 5.56%Tennessee 191 192 1 0.52%Texas 417 428 11 2.64%Utah 72 71 -1 -1.39%Vermont 29 32 3 10.34%Virginia 190 187 -3 -1.58%Washington 200 199 -1 -0.50%W. Virginia 47 47 0 0.00%Wisconsin 152 156 4 2.63%Wyoming 21 20 -1 -4.76%
7957 7980 23 0.29%
Profile of the American Music De31 31 6/6/08 4:38:34 PM
Gainers (25)AlabamaAlaskaArizonaIdahoIndianaKansasLouisianaMaineMarylandMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNew HampshireNew JerseyNorth CarolinaOklahoma
OregonSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasVermont Wisconsin
Decliners (22)CaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaKentucky
MassachusettsNebraskaNevadaNew MexicoNew YorkNorth DakotaPennsylvaniaRhode IslandUtahVirginiaWashingtonWyoming
Even (4)ArkansasIllinoisOhioWest Virginia
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Biggest Gain (Units)Texas (+11) Missouri (+10) Louisiana (+8)
Biggest Gain, Large State (Percentage) Missouri (6.25%)
Biggest Gain, Small State (Percentage)Vermont (10.34%)
Biggest Loss (Units)California (-15)
Biggest Loss, Large State (Percentage)Nebraska (5.56%) Georgia (3.36%)
Biggest Loss, Small State (Percentage)Hawaii (10.20%)District of Columbia (50%)
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Fresh FacesMMR Checks in With Five MI Outlets That Opened Within the Past Five Years
Fat ToneIn August of 2007 Phil Vickman left a ca-reer in the computer industry and opened Fat Tone Guitars (www.fattoneguitars.
com), located in a warehouse just outside of Chi-cago. With nine months as a busi-ness owner under his belt, Vickman has no regrets or intentions of returning to his former occupa-
tion. During March, April, and May of 2008 Fat Tone has seen its highest sales since opening. As Vickman puts it, “We have been building our reputation and it seems to be working.”
Of course, as with any new business, there have been growing pains and a learning curve. “There have been some tough sells,” Vickman acknowledges. “I plan on phasing out two amp lines
and three guitar lines, two of which I thought to be my fl agship brands. But it is those brands that have been sitting in the same spot in the shop since the day I opened.” Some of Fat Tones’ best-selling guitars have been Eastwood, Gretsch, and Nash. The surprise seller has been Fano. “When I told people that I was interested in Fano, they told me that I was crazy and that I would be losing money. Now I can’t get them in the store fast enough, which is made even more diffi cult by the fact that Fano’s output is one or two guitars at a time. Fano is my fourth-largest source of revenue, af-ter amps such as Peavey and Orange.” Vickman is inundated with e-mails and phone calls from people asking when the Fanos will be in.
In addition to Fat Tone’s success with Fano and their fast-growing, local cus-tomer base, internet business is boom-ing from sales on their Web site and eBay. Mostly, they have increased their
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Web traffi c and business through ven-dors and ads placed on Google. As Vick-man points out, “The internet allows customers to purchase what they want, the way they want it.” Vickman views Fat Tones’ Web site as one of the most important aspects of his business, sec-ond only to knowing his customer base. “You have to fi gure out who your cus-tomers are and what products are best for them. You can’t let vendors dictate your inventory. It’s not about vendors
having a sale. I want to continue to pro-vide a creative alternative to, not only big boxes, but other independents, who are not looking at their customer base. For example, I have no heavy metal gui-tars because I have no metal customers. Don’t get me wrong, I like metal, but my customers don’t.”
“You have to fi gure out who your customers
are and what products are best for them.
You can’t let vendors dictate your inventory.” Big Bang Music
CenterCraig Buchman, on the other hand, does have heavy metal customers com-ing into his shop, thanks to the Guitar
Hero and Rock Band phenom-ena. May 2008 marked the one-year an-niversary of the opening of Buchman’s small music shop, Big Bang Music Center
(www.bigbangmusiccenter.com), in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Buchman says the wildly popular video games have eager young students fl ocking to his shop to learn how to play like their heroes. They and their parents have become Buchman’s customer base and business has been growing.
Because his customers are pre-dominantly young novices, low-end sales have been fruitful, but it has been diffi cult for Buchman to sell his high-end inventory, “When the big stuff moves, it’s a great bonus,” he says. He has had success with Crate amps, particularly the affordable solid state models. His more pricey Mesa line has been a bit more diffi cult to move, but Dean guitars have done well at Big Bang. Buchman, who employs about eleven teachers, also reaps his rewards by giving young musician a place to learn and test their chops with qual-ity instruments. He has big hopes and plans for the future. “I want a new lo-cation for a bigger store. Man, I want this place to be musical Disneyland!”
Auburn Music GroupSteve Auburn of Auburn Music Group (www.auburnmusicgroup.com) also ca-ters to the student market, but on a larger
scale. Auburn’s Music Group in Longview, Texas, features a mu-sic school, retail store, and record-ing studio. Since opening in April 2006, business has been growing at a steady pace,
most of which has come from the mu-sic school and recording studio. They’ve outgrown their space of 6,400 square-feet and are moving into one that’s 9,800 in a high-traffi c shopping complex, with neighbors such as Target and Kohl’s; they will be one of only two non-na-tional brand stores. Because retail has not been as fast-growing for Auburn as their music school, they are waiting to restock until they are in the new space. At Au-burn, which is located in eastern Texas, sales of mid-level imports and electrics have been slow, while acoustic and custom-made products have fared much better. “I could have a $300 electric guitar hanging on the wall for a year and no one would touch it, but a $2,000 mandolin would be gone in a day,” notes Auburn. “It has a lot to do with where we are – this is Blue-grass country.”
Since opening their doors, they have adjusted their inventory according to customers’ requests, which have includ-ed more pro-sound options and home recording equipment. At the new loca-tion, Auburn will be adding percussion to his inventory, featuring two custom lines and one full-price line. Taking note of the growing Latino market, Auburn will also add accordions, cuatros, and harmonicas. In expanding his inventory, Auburn says that he has received great support from manufacturers and his cli-ents – his customer base has grown and so has their loyalty.
Auburn says that he didn’t go into business to run his competitor out of town, but he is seeing new customers come in. “We are gaining patrons who have been frustrated by high prices and a lack of customer service. I have had
people tell me that they have been in our competitor’s store for an hour before being asked if they need help by a staff member. That would never happen in this store. I always say that we are more like a barber shop than a
music store. People like coming in and talking about what’s going on in their lives. We have created a strong relation-ship with the community and are very involved in the area, as a whole.” Auburn adds that his relationship with custom-ers is symbiotic. “Sometimes people just come in and thank us for being here.”
“We are gaining customers who have
been frustrated by high prices and a
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Double D MusicDan Andreas opened Double D Music, a 1,400 square-foot musical instrument shop in McMinnville, Oregon, during
October of 2005.
Andreas, a mu-sician, has found owning a business a fun and exciting venture. He opened the store with a friend and fellow musician, but bought him out a year ago. He now runs the business with his son Doug.
Double D also offers music lessons and currently has an enrollment of 42 stu-
dents. Double D is the only music store in the area and Andreas has seen quite a bit of growth over the past couple of years: “Our growth has come in four- to six-
month spurts.” He has maintained the same product lines since opening, with brands such as Dean, Ibanez, and Morgan Monroe. Andreas would like to offer lines like Gibson, but says, “I am still too
new to buy the amount of stock required to carry those brands.” The shop has been selling, on average, fi ve to six gui-tars a week, with accessories being their biggest movers. With growing sales and a new, professionally designed Web site about to launch, Andreas continues to look ahead.
“I am still too new to buy the amount of stock required to
carry [certain] brands.”
Notable MusicBuffy Macsherry is always looking ahead and seeking out new growth opportuni-ties for her business. In September 2006,
she opened Notable Music (www.nota-blemusicnc.com) in Denver, North Caro-lina. As a retired mu-sic teacher, Macsherry wanted Notable’s fo-cus to be on music
lessons. This has been her formula for success and it seems to be working. “The fi rst couple of months were pretty lean, but after running some ads during the holidays, things were just exploding by January. Sales have increased steadily every month and although we have done
well with accessories and printed music, it’s really the lessons that pay the rent and keep the lights on,” Macsherry says.
As for the future – Macsherry wants to not only expand her studio and store space, but also her student enrollment, which is currently at 110. In June, Nota-ble will begin their summer music camp, which she hopes will yield more enroll-ments for private lessons. She also wants to work with kids to form bands and create a space where they can practice with a teacher looking on as an in-house producer of sorts. Macsherry wants to expand the age range of her students as well and plans on reaching out to seniors to encourage them to experiment with music.
“The fi rst couple of months were pretty lean, but after running some ads during the holidays,
things were just exploding by January.”
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Don’t tell Mark Ragin about tough times in the music instrument
business.
“Every year for us has been a record year,” U.S. Band’s president and CEO says. “Last year sales were up 28 percent, and this year, just the fi rst three months, they were 30 percent above that. So for us this is the best of times.”
Why?“We just have a lot to offer.”
And there’s a lot of hard work in-volved, too – Ragin regularly works six or even seven days a week, up to 12 hours a
day. “It’s just what you have to do when you want to grow a business,” he shrugs.
Retailer Turns WholesalerRagin grew up near U.S. Band’s current
home in St. Louis, and at the age of 17 found himself working in one of the St. Ann’s Music store chains. He also found himself quickly moving up the ladder: “Shortly af-ter I started working, a manager quit right before the busy season started, and so they made me a manager,” he recalls. Seventeen years later he was president of the entire re-tail operation. When that company’s own-er eyed retirement, Ragin was then poised to buy the largest music chain in Missouri with a partner, but the deal fell through at the last minute and Brook-Mays came in and swooped it up.
But Missouri’s musician’s loss would turn into a gain for re-tailers everywhere else. St. Ann also operated a wholesale company, called Wolf Imports.
Ragin was actually president of that segment of St. Ann’s opera-tion, and while he had a job offer on the table from Brook-Mays to continue working there, he decided to take on the wholesale company in June of 1999.
In an era where there seems to be few-er wholesalers all the time, it certainly seems risky to start one, but Ragin knew from his years of experience that there was a niche to be fi lled. “When I was in retail, there was no one place I could call and get everything I needed,” he says. For the band and orchestra dealer in particu-lar, waiting for that special order to be fi lled was all too typical. “After all, who would carry nine different timpani mal-lets and keep them all in stock?”
Ragin then shows off a 104-page col-or catalog and points out what is on the fi rst page: valve oil, tuning slide grease, and cork grease. Certainly not the sexi-est stuff in his warehouse, but that’s the point. “With this page, we lay the founda-tion that we’re a band accessory specialty house, fi rst and foremost.” (Not that they are above into expanding in other areas – most recently the guitar market, offer-ing some instruments and accessories in that category.)
U.S. Band has served 3,000 dealers at one time or another, and about half of those buy from them regularly, Ragin says. His sales team is growing, and he now has six onsite and two offsite. “That’s something else we do a little differently than other suppliers,” he says. “Our sales
BAND & ORCHESTRA
On the RunSt. Louis-Based Wholesaler Has Big Plans in Mind
U.S. Band
Cleo, the company’s mascot.
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people come already having a connec-tion, a rapport with dealers. We don’t just divide up the territories, for example.”
Ragin is interested in highlighting other things the company is doing to dis-tinguish itself.
“We’re very big on drop-shipping,” he explains. His Drop Ship program al-lows dealers to deal directly with their customers yet have full, instant access to the 7,000 items in their warehouse. How it works is the dealer supplies U.S. Band with their store’s logo, which is upload-ed into their computer. “We have a very high-tech computer system, and when we get an order, we put the retailer’s informa-tion on the label and ship it directly to the customer immediately. It comes out real nice and looks like it came directly from the dealer. Even the receipt inside contains all the retailer’s information. There is no mention to U.S. Band on anything.”
Yet that’s not even the biggest thing on the proverbial plate of U.S. Band.
“Our biggest initiative, what I believe will really send our growth rate soaring, is our Dealer Catalog Program,” he says, again referencing his full-color catalog. Next year they plan to print up to 100,000 of the catalog for each of their top 100 dealers who are interested in participat-ing in the program. “They will own the front and back cov-ers, and that’s where information about the individual retail-er will be. They can talk about the store, their rental pro-gram, whatever they want.” Again, it will not have U.S. Band’s name on it anywhere, and all that is needed is the payment of a modest co-op fee and a minimum order run of 1,000.
“Excitement about this is growing very quickly,” Ragin says. “It’s the biggest thing we can do to support dealers, and will be a serious tool for them. When I was a re-tailer, I really wanted my own catalog but could never have it. Now retailers can.”
There are other programs being insti-tuted including a Road Rep Flyer, where U.S. Band will supply monthly promotional of-fers to their dealers which again will appear as they come directly from the individual retailer with their logo and information on it. They will feature pre-planned programs like “March is Clarinet Month,” etc., with
specials related to that. “Again, this is some-thing else that is not being done by any other band wholesaler, but we really understand the business,” he says. “You have to live and breathe that side of the business, really work with band directors like I did for 25 years, to come up with programs like this.”
Other dealer-friendly aspects include a Web site where a dealer can log on and look at what the inventory levels at U.S.
Band are at any time. This allows the re-tailer who is fi elding an inquiry by a band director about a cer-tain kind of wood-block to see that it’s there and ship it out immediately, for ex-ample. There’s also another Web site for the public that shows
what’s available, and then points them to a local dealer who they can get that from. “We never sell direct to the public.”
EK Blessing’s BlessingIn an unusual deal, instrument man-
ufacturer EK Blessing has recently part-nered with U.S. Band.
“At the past Midwest Convention, we met with [EKB’s] Randy Johnson and Vince Mc-Bryde, and they expressed that they thought it was time for them to turn over all sales and marketing to someone else,” Ragin ex-plains. A partnership was soon struck; one that Ragin says will be mutually benefi cial. “They instantly have access to over 1,000 of
our dealers, and now almost every day we are opening a new dealer for them.”
EK Blessing is a 102-year-old company, and the oldest manufacturer of instru-ments in the historic town of Elkhart. They are currently producing 41 different instrument models, 35 of which are made in the U.S., which is to Ragin a major mar-keting point. “The whole concept here is putting American workers back to work.” But that doesn’t mean the instruments are expensive, as the EKB line covers student, step-up, and professional lines.
Another big selling point is there is no demand for big buy-ins with the instru-ment, and there are many retailers out there who for other reasons don’t have ac-cess to some of the larger brands. U.S. Band has not only brought many dealers access to the instruments, but is going to be ex-posing the instrument to many more band directors. “Last year, EKB was at fi ve state music teacher conventions. Next year, they will be at 50. They will have more dealers by the end of this year then they probably ever had in their distinguished history.”
A distinguished history is what U.S. Band seems to be aiming for, too. If achieved, it will simply be because Ragin still thinks like a retailer himself.
“I have real experience, defi nite ideas about what a retailer can and can’t do. Most know what they want to do in terms of promotions, but the reality of running the store keeps them from doing all that they want to or should do.
“That’s where we come in.”
L to R: Gail Rose, vice president, Mark Ragin, president & CEO, and Jim Marshall
“You have to live and breathe that side of the business,
really work with band directors like I did for 25 years,
to come up with programs like this.”
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Gordy Wilcher, of Owensboro Music Center, was voted president of the group. He has been a member of both the MSO and the IMRA. “Gordy was elected be-cause he embodies the proactive, co-operative, and highly personable com-munity oriented style that independents recognize as the model for success,” says IMRA board member Frank Hayhurst, Zone Music.
Harry Gillum (Showtime Music), for-merly president of the interim IMRA ex-ecutive committee, was voted vice presi-dent. Pat Oliver (Treble Clef Music) and Chris Lovell (Strings n Things) were vot-ed treasurer and secretary respectively.
The new Board voted unanimously to make the MSO forum IMRA’s pub-lic discussion forum for indie retailers. The MSO directors currently manag-ing the forum will continue to do so as before.
“This is a great step forward for IMRA,” says Gillum. “We have formed a coalition of two of the most forward thinking groups of indie music retailers in our industry.”
Looking for ‘Competitive Equality’“The more we got to know each other,
the more we thought we should unite,” Wilcher says of the merger. “We both had the same goals, and merging just made sense on many levels.”
The immediate goals do not include becoming a buying group. “But we will
perhaps help smaller groups within the organization form co-ops and buying groups – there are a lot of dealers inter-ested in doing that. Our bylaws have the states divided in eight regions, and they may end up [individually] becoming buying consortiums.”
The dealer-to-dealer forum on MSO’s site will be a big draw, he adds. Here deal-ers have blunt conversations about what is moving in their store and what isn’t. Also being discussed is which vendors are naughty and which ones are nice …
“We’re currently doing an interest-ing survey and it’s a good tool to help our members know which manufac-turers are striving to help independent retailers.” Also part of this survey is an informational census of their member’s operations – square footage of their stores, number of students being taught, etc. “That’s been a real eye-opener – just 30 members participating in that survey adds up to a collective ‘store’ that is teach-ing over 5,000 students a week and bring-ing in over $25 million a year. It proves that we are the industry’s best choice for growing the market.”
Wilcher says this organization’s ability to survive and thrive is more important than ever. “We’re losing more communi-
Coalition of Independent Music Merchants FormsIMRA and MSO Merge, “Not a Buyer’s Group”
The directors of MusicStoreOwners.com (MSO), a forum for
independent music merchants, and the directors of the Independent
Music Retailers Association (IMRA) have merged to become the
IMRA/MSO Coalition. The combined membership of the two organizations
is 250 independent community-based music industry retailers, and the
group projects that number to grow to 800 by 2009 Winter NAMM show.
“We are the industry’s best choice for
growing the market.”
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ty-based stores than ever before, and there are more struggles and challenges. Basi-cally we want to recommend and encour-age manufacturers who give independent music stores ‘competitive equality.’”
The board voted to continue both or-ganizations under their current names for 2008, with discussion of a new iden-tity possibly in 2009. Pat Oliver (IMRA) and Maureen Johnson (MSO) will con-tinue to manage the respective budgets.
Other board members of the collation include Dave Byers (DC Music), Hayhurst (Zone Music), Bob Campbell (Camp-bell’s Music Service), Johnson (Johnson Music), Bill Wagoner (Wagoner’s Music Shop), Peter Hix (Hix Brothers Music), Jeff Simons (Watermelon Music), and Don Ulrich (Yenney Music Company).
Joining the organization is free to all independent music retailers, but those
who pay the $25 a year fee will have vot-ing privileges.
Like any good organization, they have their priorities straight: “One board mem-ber jokingly told me that my fi rst order of business needs to be throwing a really great party,” he laughs. Wilcher did not shirk from the challenge: on Thursday June 19, in Nashville, the group will be hosting a meet and greet event with Samick at B.B. Kings featuring live music from Ladd Smith, fol-lowed by an industry jam.
After that they will get down to busi-ness with a meeting Friday June 20, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This meeting will be open to all independent retailers inter-ested in learning more about the group. The session will include introductions and testimonials.
For more information go to www.musicstoreowners.com.
IMRA/MSO Coalition Mission StatementThe IMRA/MSO coalition is an alliance of independent community-based mu-sic industry retailers who intend to thrive in the challenging current marketplace by creating regional and national partnerships that benefi t all participants.
Our proactive approach welcomes and includes everyone willing to con-tribute to growing sales and the market by utilizing our greatest strength – our strong presence and connection to our local communities.
We intend to work with NAMM, so that the voice of independents is once again heard and valued. We intend to help direct NAMM to uti-lize accumulated resources to more effectively market music making within our communities.
We are committed to increased collaboration with a select group of manufacturers and suppliers who share our goal of growing sales and the market within our communities.
We share the industry wide concern for creating more music-mak-ers … and we believe that we are the industry’s best bet for growing the community of music makers in our current economy. WE are the grass roots organization that can grow the market, because we actu-ally serve our communities face to face on a daily basis.
We welcome increased cooperation among independent retailers – actively sharing insights, advice, support, and effective strategies with each other for our mutual benefi t. We recognize that our strate-gic alliance creates stronger independents, which benefi ts not only the retailers involved, but NAMM and our industry manufacturers and suppliers as well.
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DKLDKL Guitars introduces the “Wild Card Collection” of handmade elec-tric guitars. The series features fi ve models: “Joker,” “King,” “Queen,” ” Jack,” and “Ace.” Each class features the Stretcher string anchoring system, and the color coordinated fret board inlays. The “Joker” model sports an open chamber format.
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Beard GuitarsBeard Guitars, LLC and twelve-time Grammy Award win-ner Jerry Douglas announce the fi rst deliveries of the “Jerry Douglas Signature Resonator Guitar.”
Two models are being produced. The Jerry Douglas Sig-nature Edition features a unique “E™” body confi gura-tion with solid mahogany back, sides and a Pomele Sapele top. The Jerry Douglas Signature Limited Edi-tion features a unique “E” body confi guration with solid Pomele Sapele top, back and sides. The availabil-ity of this wood will limit production to fi fty handcraft-ed guitars. This guitar will feature a new concept: a cus-tomized spider bridge and pickup system, co-developed by Larry Fishman and Paul Beard, that is compatible with Fishman’s new Aura imaging pedal.
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DeeringDeering Banjo Company introduces the Goodtime plectrum banjo. The Goodtime models are made of rock maple for the tradi-tional brightness, power, and sparkle required with mu-sic played on this type of four-string banjo. With a scale length of 26-¼”, like their fi ve-string counterparts, plec-trum style players will fi nd the banjos have the same re-sponsiveness, portability, and ease of play that have made the Goodtime banjos a favorite. They have a MSRP of $479 through $1,159.www.Deeringbanjos.com
DnR GuitarsDnR guitars presents Brace-ade, a soundboard support system that fl at-tens raised sound boards on vintage guitars. It maintains action and into-nation, enhances the guitar’s natural tone and feel, and increases vibration and volume. It allows the guitarist to lower or raise the action of the in-strument in sections with the strings staying in tune. It retails for $99.99.www.braceade.com
DolseyMichael Dolsey Guitars are currently shipping their TELE neck thru series p90s. It comes with a top-quilted ma-ple body, alder neck, and mahogany and maple thru body with rosewood fi ngerboard. The neck is a solid alder body attached to a multiwood neck. Features include a vintage design saddles and pickups. There are three vintage voiced single coil p90s pickups with alnico magnets on the guitars.www.shop.dolsey.com
Epifani The Epifani Piccolo bass amp was de-signed for easy travel. It features 600 watts at 4 ohms, a total weight of less than 8 lbs, and its size is easy to nego-tiate: 9” wide by 8” deep by 3” high. The amplifi er employs Epifani’s pre-amp circuitry for studio-quality tone. The Street price $799.www.epifani.com
FishmanStarting with a fully digital (Class D) power amp capable of producing 220 watts, the Fishman SoloAmp features ultra-high excursion drivers and servo power amp implementation that eliminates the need for subwoofers, yet produces a full, rich sound comparable with high-priced consumer audio systems.
SoloAmp features two mic/instrument input channels with 3-band EQ, phantom power and high-quality preamps that accept a wide range of input
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with a padded carry bag and stand. MSRP is $1539.95.www.fi shman.com
GretschThe Gretsch Electromatic series now features a double cutaway hollowbody model, the Electromatic G5122DC guitar. This features a Gretsch-profi led double-cutaway laminated maple hollow body and neck com-plete with bound rosewood fi ngerboard, Neo-Classic™ “Thumbnail” in-lays, 22 frets, and chrome-plated vintage-style tun-ers and hardware. It also has twin dual-coil hum-bucking pick-ups, a Bigsby B60 Vibrato Tailpiece, and rosewood-based Adjusto-Matic™ bridge. It has a MSRP of $900.www.gretsch.com
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G&LG&L has in-troduced three new semi-hol-low models. All feature swamp ash bodies, hard rock ma-ple neck with rosewood or maple fi nger-board, G&L Dual Fulcrum vibrato with chrome plated brass saddles, chrome hardware, three-ply white pickguard, fi ve-way pickup selector switch, and a PTB system. With a 12” neck radius and neck width set at the nut of 1 5/8”, all models are offered in Standard and Premier fi nishes. www.glguitars.com
Genz BenzDue to popular demand Genz Benz has now expanded the Shuttle series of bass
Graph TechGraph Tech Guitar Labs is now shipping ResoMax Bridges, which allows guitar-ist to easily upgrade with a Tune-O-Ma-tic bridge. Each bridge contains Graph Tech’s performance String Saver Saddles in a tune-o-matic bridge. It is specifi -cally designed to enhance harmonics, reduce string breakage, increase sustain, and improve tuning performance for the player’s electric guitar. Every String Saver Saddle is impregnated with Tefl on. The
Hutchins GuitarsHutchins Guitars release the fi rst in their Signature Series of world-famous guitars: The Brian Jones’ Teardrop. Produced in association with, and fully licensed by the Brian Jones Trust, this limited edition guitar is based on the one Jones played when he was with The Rolling Stones. Each Hutchins Brian Jones Signa-ture Teardrop Gui-tar features a back-plate engraved with an individual serial number and comes complete with a certifi cate of
amps with new, ultra lightweight and compact extension cabinets. All the ex-tension cabinet’s features, components, cosmetics and dimensions compliment the existing Shuttle combo amplifi ers.
The Shuttle extension cabinets fea-ture birch ply construction, compression tweeters, Speakon and ¼” inputs, cast frame neodymium drivers and heavy-duty, “nubby-textured” vinyl covering. The new models are the STL-8T, STL-10T, STL-12T and STL-210T and will be available in early July 2008. Prices TBD.www.genzbenz.com
Tefl on in String Saver eases the grip be-tween the saddle and string, spreading the stress over a greater portion of the string, which is designed to reduce string breakage. www.graphtech.com
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IbanezThe 2008 reissue RG770DX features a basswood body fi nished in either LB Laser Blue or RR Ruby Red, original Edge tremolo, USA-made DiMarzio/IBZ pickups. The neck dimensions are the same as the original Wizard neck, but the 2008 version features 5pc maple/walnut construction for even greater strength and stability.
The list price of the RG770DX is $1733.32 and includes a deluxe hardshell case. www.ibanez.com
JazzKat JazzKat’s new TomKat ampli-fi er features a 10” Celestion speak-er. Offering 125 watts of power, the amp comes with an extension speaker jack giv-ing the player the opportunity to widen their sound by adding an extension cabi-net. It features two channels, three EQs, 16 digital effects, headphone jack, effects loop, and switchable power supply. The TomKat also adds another dimension, a Tube. A switch that allows the user to switch between either using the tube or playing without it.www.jazzkatamps.com
Jet Fretz Jet Fretz is offering newly designed frets that have stabilization plates on each side of the fret. The dovetail base of the fret slides into a specially slotted custom fret board. The product aims at offering the ability to allow all the notes to be bal-
Gary Kramer GuitarGary Kramer Guitar releases of the Cus-tom, a modern version of a guitar that bore Kramer’s name. The Custom is a double cutaway solidbody electric. Its carved al-der top, fully bound neck and body, real mother of pearl neck inlays, and ebony fi ngerboard, are new enhancements to the original design. But keeping with the 1980s theme, the Custom is equipped
authenticity and an authentic 60’s style hard shell case. Brian’s signature appears on the guitar and on the case. It’s limited to 250 pieces worldwide. www.hutchinsguitarsusa.com
anced, and allow for an increase in vol-ume at the point of the string. It promises 35% sustain ability.www.jetfretz.com
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M&M MerchandisersM&M Merchandisers introduces the new Kona Select Series Five String. The body is made from solid walnut and maple combined with a natural oil hand rubbed fi nish. It features true neck through body, rosewood fi ngerboard, and dual humbucking Wilkinson active pickups.www.mmwholesale.com
Orange AmpsOrange launches a Tiny Terror combo. This compact combo features a classic 1970’s Or-ange OTR Combo look. The amp section of the new combo is identical to the original Tiny Terror and uses a Celestion 30 watt G12H anniversary speaker.www.orangeamps.com
Parker Guitars Parker Guitars announces the addition of two new guitars and a bass to the Parker family. The PM24V is based on their PM20 with the Parker Vibrato with Fishman piezos for versatility. Available in Green Burst, Co-gnac, and Black. MSRP: $1,149.90. The P44PRO fea-tures the Seymour Duncan JB at the bridge and Jazz at the neck with dual coil tapping. Sper-zel locking tuners and the Parker Vibrato with Fishman piezos are standard. Avail-able in Trans Wine Red, Trans Green, and Natural Mahogany. MSRP: $1,399.90.
The PB65SP is a fi ve string bass and features a mahogany body with neck-thru construction combined with a brass nut. MSRP: $2,099.90www.parkerguitars.com
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PeaveyPeavey introduces the PXD™ Series, a “new breed of extreme electric guitars that cap-tures the aggression and attitude of modern metal players.”
The Peavey PXD Series launch-es with four dis-tinct models, the Tomb™, Twenty-Three™, Tragic™ and Void™, with a range of feature options including Kahler® tremolos, adjustable bridges with a string-through design and wicked designs that
ship with Coffi n Case® cases or gig bags. The initial launch of PXD guitars will offer satin black fi nish with aged aluminum pick-guard, inlay and truss rod cover, with additional options to fol-low.
PXD guitars feature high-output Peavey VFL™ active pickups, or EMG® pickups with the EMG-AB Afterburn-er™ tone circuit, which boosts input gain up to 20 dB. MSRP for the PXD Series ranges from $399.99 to $899.99. www.peavey.com
Randall Amplifi ersRandall Amplifi ers announces the RM-100KH custom Kirk Hammett amp which comes complete with three MTS preamp. The custom head has 100-watts of power,
and the three custom Kirk Hammett modules allow for tones that run from classically clean to brutality crunchy. The MTS preamp modules are fully swappable
and interchangeable, allowing musicians to pair existing modules with Kirk’s leg-endary tones. It has a MSRP of $1,999.00.www.randallamplifi ers.com
Recording KingRecording King introduces an all-solid Century guitar series. These guitars feature 000 style bodies with 12th fret neck joints and a hand-buffed nitrocellulose finish found on original fretted instruments from the early 20th cen-tury.
The ROS-626 is rep-licated from a 1902 original. This model features an AAA solid Sitka spruce top, solid fi gured mahogany back and sides, one-piece mahogany neck with a vintage ‘V’ pro-
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fi le and slotted headstock. This model also comes with herringbone purfl ing, M.O.P. diamond fretboard inlay, and pyramid style ebony bridge. Solid rose-wood back and side options are available on the ROS-627. Each guitar comes with vintage style archtop hardshell case with seven-ply wood construction and fi tted hygrometer. They begin at a MSRP of $999.www.themusiclink.net
Revival AcousticsMajor Music Supply’s an-nounces that they have added the “Traditional Series” of gui-tars to their Revival Acoustics line. The Traditional Series consists of three new models: The RG-33, RG-30V and the RG-31. The RG-33 is an all-solid “000” style guitar with an Engleman Spruce top, and features walnut back and sides.
The RG-30V fea-tures a solid Engleman spruce top and solid Indian rosewood back and sides. It comes with an ebony fi ngerboard, grained ivroid binding, her-ringbone inlays, and grover tuners. The RG-31 also has a solid Engleman top, grained Ivroid binding, and an Abalone Rosette fi nish.www.majormusicsupply.com
Santa Cruz GuitarThe Santa Cruz Guitar Company unveils its newest model, the “Otis Taylor OT signature acoustic,” coined after blues musician Otis Taylor. This represents the latest in Santa Cruz Guitar Company’s catalogue to feature Elixir Strings. Based on its H-13 model, Santa Cruz Guitar Company’s new Otis Taylor OT signa-ture acoustic is strung with Elixir Strings Acoustic Light with NANOWEB Coating and consists of Madagascar Rosewood back and sides, Italian Spruce Top, Ad-irondack spruce bracing with hot hide
glue as well as customized tint, OT fret-board and headstock. It has an MSRP of $6,905.www.santacruzguitars.com
SpectorSpector is shipping its NS-2JA-R bass gui-tar, which is a limited edition bass made in their Czech Republic factory. This is a reissue of their U.S. made NS-2JA from 1983 and features the original Spector NS curved body design. Other features include a maple body, chrome hardware (Leo Quan bridge, Schaller tuners), and EMG active J pickups with EMG BT ac-tive tone controls. They are available in high gloss fi nishes: solid white, solid black, and natural gloss. No more than 83 of each fi nish will be produced. The MSRP is $2,099.www.spectorbass.com
TakamineTakamine’s Kenny Chesney Signature (KC70) model features an OM body with a satin-fi nish solid cedar top, solid ma-hogany back and mahogany sides. The
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rosette is adorned with Kenny’s original “Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lotta Love” icon inlays; these are also inlaid into the 12th fret of the fi ngerboard. Kenny’s signature is laser etched into the rosewood fretboard, and Kenny person-ally signs each label inside the guitar. A palm tree is inlaid into the top of the headstock. The KC70 is powered by the Takamine CT4B preamp. The guitar has an MSRP of $2,219www.takamine.com
Washburn Washburn Guitars announces the re-lease of the WV66GT Gregg Tribbett Signature Guitar. Greg Tribbett has
played in Mudvayne and the metal su-pergroup, Hellyeah. The WV66GT has a mahogany body with mahogany/set neck and includes the Buzz Feiten Tun-ing System. Other features include Gro-ver Exclusive tun- ers, 1 EMG 81 pickup, a Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop tailpiece. It will be available in Black or White and as a MSRP of $1,329.90.
Washburn is also launching the HM Series. There are a total of 9 gui-tars in the series and they fea-ture three dif-ferent body shapes, all created for the heavy metal player. The three body shapes in-clude a V for the WV540, WV40
and WV40V, the Idol body for the WI550, WI50 and WI50V, and a Strat style body for the WM520, WM24V and WM24. www.washburn.com
WavesWaves announces GTR Solo, which de-livers the sound of real amps, cabinets, stomps, and mics into the user’s comput-er. The studio guitar sounds include 10 amps, 10 cabinets, and 13 stomp boxes. It can create the sounds of Fender, Mar-shall, Vox and other amps. It also includes a bass amp based on a Hartke. www.waves.com
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Big BangBig Bang, distributor of Ahead Drum Sticks, is offering four new pad models. From the two 7” and 10” 8mm mountable single sided pads to the 10” double sided and exclusive snare sound, each offers a range of pad options. All four pads feature a cut out handle for easy transport and come with signature Ahead black and gray tops.www.aheaddrumsticks.com
GretschGretsch’s Renown Maple (RN-F605) 5-piece groove kit features a 16 x 20 bass drum, 8 x 10 and 9 x 12 rack toms, 14 x 14 fl oor tom and a 5 x 14 maple snare. Other specs include: Gretsch formula maple shells with Silver Sealer interiors; 30-de-gree bearing edges with a slightly rounded outside edge; Die cast hoops on the tom and snare; GTS tom suspension system and chambered FT rubber leg tips; Die case bass drum claw hooks with rubber isolator; Evans EMAD (bass drum), G2 (toms) and G1 (snare) batter heads.
Gretsch’s premium Deep Inca Gold Sparkle lacquer fi nish features large, multi-colored metallic fl akes that blend to create a multi-hued fi nish. Also avail-able in Autumn Burst (AB), Cherry Burst (CB), and Slate Silver Sparkle (SSL) fi n-ishes. Autumn Burst and Cherry Burst fi nishes retail for $2,540, while
Deep Inca Gold Sparkle and Slate Sil-ver Sparkle have an MSRP of $2,695.www.gretschdrums.com
Mapex Mapex’s special edition “Zebra Wood” Pro M component pack is available in a six-piece confi guration that includes a 22x18 bass drum, 10x8 and 12x9 tom toms, 14x14 and 16x16 fl oor toms and a 14x5.5 snare drum. The pack also include a TH675 tom holder for the bass drum mounted toms.
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The Mapex Special Edition Zebra Wood component pack (in Blue Zebra fi nish) is available in limited quantities and is not available as part of Mapex’s MY PRO M Custom Kit Building pro-gram. MSRP is $1,959.99.www.mapexdrums.com
Mike Balter MalletsMike Balter Mallets presents a new series features extra long birch handles with heads wrapped with durable microfi ber, making them suitable for playing indoors or out. They are 17 5/8” long and the head covering will produce both the warmth of yarncovered mallets and the articula-
tion of a cord-covered mallet. The series is available in a range of six hardness lev-els, from Extra Soft to Hard.www.mikebalter.com
PanyardPanyard un-veils the Jumbie Jam, an authen-tic beginning Steel Drum Musical Instru-ment. The kit is packaged in a colorful car-rying case that includes steel drum, height adjustable/collapsible stand with “fun feet,” playing mallets, and beginner’s guide/song book with play-along CD. The kit is not just aimed at children, but for all who would
RolandRoland announces the TDW-20 Expansion Board for their V-Drums TD-20 Percussion Sound Module. This accessory enables drummers to extend the power of their V-Drums with wider dynamics, new sounds, new ambience effects, enhanced V-Editing, and im-proved functionality. The TDW-20 Expansion Board can be user-installed easily, adding hundreds of new drum and percussion instruments. The TDW-20 also features improved expressiveness and dynamics, additional ambience effects, and advanced editing features.www.rolandus.com
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SKBSKB announces they have updated their ATA Rail Pack Utility Cases with advance-ments developed for airline security. They feature a match valance system to accom-
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SabianSABIAN introduces the Vault Crossover Ride, an all-new 21-inch versatile cymbal featuring a modern jazz design that is highly responsive yet controllable. Combining vin-tage darkness and modern response con-cepts, the Crossover Ride is a medium-thin model with a medium-size bell, plus unique lathing and hammering combinations on its top and bottom surfaces. The Crossover Ride is handcrafted from Sabian B20 bronze. It is available in Natural Finish only.www.sabian.com
KEYBOARDRolandRoland announces the new JUNO-Stage synthesizer, a professional-grade 76-key synthesizer that includes an 88-key ste-reo multisampled piano derived from the Fantom-G. Two slots for SRX expansion boards add more options. This JUNO includes features simple split and layer functions, separate reverb and EQ knobs, an intuitive top panel and LED display, and the “Favorite” function. A USB memory port enables playback of .MP3, .WAV, .AIFF, or .SMF fi les from standard USB fl ash memory.www.rolandus.com
YamahaYamaha introduces the new MM8 Mu-sic Synthesizer. Like the MM6, the MM8 features sounds from the Motif Series, real-time control, street-smart grooves, seamless computer integration, and an
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The MM8 synthesizer features sounds from the Motif. Jamming over the built-in grooves in Performance Mode sparks creative ideas and is a great way to write songs. These grooves and keyboard parts can then be recorded directly to the on-board sequencer, or connect the MM8 to a computer via USB and use it as the cen-ter of a music production system with the included Cubase AI software. The MSRP is $1,299.www.yamaha.com
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Big Bends Big Bends is now offering a new, smaller version of their “Groove Luber” guitar nut sauce applicator called “Lil Luber.” Formulated to help improve tuning sta-bility and eliminate string breakage, Nut Sauce is now featured in a new web site video, showing how the lubricant is used on all sorts of guitars, including Joe Satriani’s. The new “Lil Luber” comes with instructions and an ultra fi ne-point microbrush for ease of application and clean-up. A Nut Sauce sticker and reseal-able zip bag is also included. www.BigBends.com
BOSSBOSS introduces a twin pedal that trans-forms guitars, keyboards, and vocals into groove instruments. The SL-20 Slicer features 50 onboard slice patterns with adjustable attack and duration, including a Harmonic Slicer feature that generates percussive melodies. The SL-20 offers an internal Tap Tempo feature, as well as the ability to sync to an external MIDI clock.
It features a variety of output modes, in-cluding the unique 3D duration, level, and direct level. The product is aimed at guitarist, but can also be used for bass, keyboard, iPod, or any other instrument with a music-playback device. www.rolandus.com
D’AddarioD’Addario announces an improved ver-sion of their Zyex violin strings, which uses a new confi guration of the composite Zyex synthetic core material. Zyex is a new gen-eration of synthetic material. The strings are versatile, and are excellent for a variety of musical styles, from classical to modern and jazz to country. The core confi guration al-lows musicians to have an even greater abil-ity to control the fi ner nuances of their tone. The strings also remain stable in tuning.www.daddariobowed.com
Jim DunlopDunlop Strings introduces the Kerry King Icon Series set of strings. Designed to withstand the “ferocious, full-throt-tle right-hand picking style, combined with… aggressive vibrato and bends,” that King employs in his work with metal legends, Slayer, The Kerry King Icon Se-ries set comes in high grade nickel-plated steel in gauges .010-.046 with an added .052 for drop tunings. List price: $10.99.www.jimdunlop.com
Epilog LaserEpilog Laser is shipping the Legend EXT. a large-scale laser engraver that allows
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the player to personalize their instru-ment. Users can create beautiful designs that add style and fl air to the instrument of their choice – even large or uniquely shaped items such as guitars.www.epiloglaser.com/mmr.htm
G&GG&G Quality Case updates their Regal Series. The case has had its internal shell upgraded to a thicker stronger top and bot-tom. It features nickel polished combina-tion locks and hand made leather handles. The exterior has been decorated with the
company’s logo and covered in a faux suede that is durable. The interior is lined in clas-sic poodle velvet (that is exclusive only to G&G) and has been modeled after the iconic 1954 electric guitar compartment. www.ggqualitycase.com
GatorGator releases the G-Tour case that holds four handheld wireless microphones with clips, body packs, headsets, and extra bat-teries. The case, called the G-Tour-Wire-
König & Meyer Connolly Music Company, the U.S. dis-tributor for König & Meyer, announces new saxophone stands, Models 14330 (E-fl at Alto) and 14335 (tenor), made in Germany. The new jazz stands feature solid aluminum legs with integrated rubber feet, and pro-tective rubber surfaces at all points where the instrument contacts the stand. Using the central screw-lock mechanism, the stand folds easily and compactly, and slips into the included velour bag for conve-
les4, has a sectional built in foam nest with compartments to hold all the gear includ-ing a battery cutout section that holds 16AA batteries and confoluted foam in the lid.www.gatorcases.com
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nient, safe in-bell storage. The weight of the E-fl at alto stand is 10.5 ounces, and of the tenor stand is 14 ounces.www.connollymusic.com
LaceLace Music Products celebrated Earth Day by introducing its new replacement bass pickup, the Aluma P. The technology used
to make them helps reduce the need for natural resources and the energy re-quired to produce pickups in general, while producing a zero noise, light weight, and full fi -delity tone. These
pickups use 95% less copper. It also elimi-nates the need for a battery. The MSRP price is $159 (black) and $179 (chrome).www.lacemusic.com
Levy’sNew from Levy’s are embroidered polyester gui-tar straps in seven orig-inal “De-signs from the Crypt.” Pictured are items MT8E-001, -002, -003, -004, -005, -006, and -007.
Addition-ally, Levy’s continues to fi nd things to pierce with body piercing jewelry. New this year are cotton guitar straps with suede median strips pierced with curved and circular barbells with and without spikes. Pictured are models M12BP1, 2, 3, and 4.www.levysleathers.com
Mighty Moe Mighty Moe is shipping their 3W speaker on a leather guitar strap with a dedicated
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signal cable. The whole unit, with battery, weighs just 12
ounces. It comes with a headset jack that cancels the speaker.www.mightymoe.com
NeotechsNeotechs’ has expanded their Slimline Strap series and they are now slightly wider, and available in several connec-tion options and many materials, includ-ing webbing, leather, and textile grille cloth. The antimicrobial material pulls away moisture, which easily dissipates while keeping the player cool. Available in four connection options: Standard (leather connectors), Slimlock, Banjo, and Acoustic End Pin Jack. www.neotechstraps.com
Planet WavesPlanet Waves debuts its new Metronome Tuner. It comes equipped with onboard tempo, beats, and time division varia-tions, and also the accurate chromatic meter-style tuner, with an oversized LCD readout. Any electric instrument can be plugged into the Metronome Tuner thanks to the ¼-inch input jack adapter. Plus, a built-in condenser microphone makes it equally adept at tuning acoustic instruments. It has a MSRP of $49.99.www.daddario.com
AlfredAlfred is ship-ping the album-matching folio to Radiohead’s new album In Rainbows, in-cluding the six exclusive bonus songs. In Rainbows topped the U.S. Bill-board 200 Chart, the UK Album Chart, the United World Chart, and the Canadian Albums Chart. The all-new guitar TAB edition of In Rainbowsincludes complete note-for-note TAB transcriptions to all the great songs on the CD including the six special bonus tracks. Alfred also offers the In Rainbows folio in a Piano/Vocal/Chords arrangement.
It has a MSRP of $21.95.www.alfred.com
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Hal Leonard Hal Leonard releases four unique new Real Book publications. A CD-ROM of the C Edition of The Real Book – Volume 1, Real Book Staff Paper, and Low Voice versions of The Real Vocal Book – Vol-umes 1 and 2.
The cross-platform Real Book CD-ROM allows any musician with Internet access to print one copy each of all 400 songs in this bestselling book. This inno-vative release allows jazzers to view the lead sheets online, and gigging musicians to pick and print just the songs they will need for a particular gig.
The Real Book Staff Paper features manuscript pages that are designed to allow plenty of room for notes, ledger lines, text, and other musical notation. Each sheet is perfo-rated with three-hole punches and nine staves per page.
Low Voice editions of The Real Vocal Book – Volume 1 and Volume 2 are com-panions to the existing High Voice Real Vocal Books published by Hal Leonard in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Now sing-ers of any voice type can fi nd the 300 jazz vocal standards in each volume in ranges comfortable for them. www.halleonard.com/dealers
Hudson MusicHudson Music presents Steve Smith’s Drum Legacy: Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants, a DVD that provides a history of jazz drumming. Smith’s combines his drumming and musicianship with analysis of major innovations made by jazz drumming giants Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, and Tony Williams on this double-DVD. The fi ve-hour Drum Legacy program features the complete live performance of Smith’s Jazz Legacy group from the 2006 Modern Drummer Festival (including two previ-ously unreleased compositions). Follow-ing each performance Smith, aided by
jazz drummer, edu-cator, and author John Riley, there are discussions and demonstra-tions of the unique
style and signifi cant contributions of each
artist. View free video and audio clips at www.hudsonmusic.com.www.halleonard.com
Mel BayMel Bay is expand-ing its best-selling Modern Guitar Method series with a new set of supplemental books. Each book is indicated by Grade diffi culty to go with the master method book. New books include: Modern Guitar Method Grade 1: Learn Rock Favorites, Modern Guitar
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Method Grade 2: Blues Jam Play-Along, Modern Guitar Method Grade 3: Rock Studies, Modern Guitar Method Grade 4: Rock Studies and more.
Mel Bay also announces they are now the exclusive distributor for the Learn Roots Music DVD series. This series of-fers instruction and insight from many of the top players in many roots music genres. Products include: DADGAD Gui-tar With Simon Fox, Essential Banjo Licks with Ross Nickerson, Rockabilly Slap Bass With Pete Turland, and more. www.melbay.com
Omnibus PressOmnibus Press announces a new photo book on Bob Dylan and a new biogra-phy of Pete Townshend. Real Moments: Photographs of Bob Dylan 1966-1974 are collected photos by Barry Feinstein, who took Dylan’s photo for The Times They Are A Changin’ album cover. It has a MSRP of $34.95. They are also releasing Who Are You: The Life of Pete Townshendby Mark Wilkerson. It retails for $24.95. www.omnibuspress.com
Anthem Music Group Anthem Music Group is now shipping their new custom ABS stackable cases. Anthem cases feature a durable 4mm
B&O
ABS plastic, stackable ridges, and are currently available for fl ute, clarinet, trumpet, alto sax, and tenor sax. The trombone model is due out this summer, and they plan to expand their ABS case line to include tubas, French horns and euphoniums in early 2009.
CecillioCecillio Music is currently shipping their clarinets, which are available in six differ-ent colors. They feature high-grade ABS body, durable nickel-plated keys, a 60 mm bore neck, inline trill keys, and adjustable thumb rest. They include plush lined ny-lon covered hard shell case with backpack straps, hanky swab, and a box of six extra reeds. They have a MSRP of $349.99.www.cecilliomusic.com
Conn-SelmerConn-Selmer debuts the Holton Colle-giate line of student brass instruments. Model BB430R is a ¾-size tuba created for junior high students. It features a .640” bore, 13.8” upright bell, three top-
action pistons, and a sturdy hard shell plastic case with wheels. The BB440R 4/4 Tuba has a .640” bore, 15.75” upright bell, four top-action pistons and a sturdy hard shell plastic case with wheels. www.conn-selmer.com
Wood ViolinsWood Violins is shipping two entry-level products: The Sting-ray SV-4 electric violin and the Wood Electric Violin Ampli-fi er. The Stringray is a four-string fretless electric violin kit, complete with pre-amp, headphones, bow, case, rosin, and more. It comes in red sparkle and black gloss. The amplifi er is a custom-voiced amp
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AcesonicAcesonic announces the KOD-1200 Jukebox. The jukebox comes complete with two 12” woofers, four tweeters, two side-mounted mid-range drivers, a bill collector, and front panel controls, all in a sturdy black wooden cabinet. The Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox accepts cash in exchange for song credits. Juke-box owners can set the cost per song at anything from $0 to $20. Owners can also see how many total songs have been
ordered, total funds collected, and total credits accumulated. www.acesonic.com
Allen & HeathAllen & Heath releases the ZED 4-Bus range of small format, USB-equipped mixers for live performance, recording, and performance. Available are: ZED-420 (16 mono + 2 dual stereo channels), ZED-428 (24 mono + 2 stereo), and ZED-436 (32 channel + 2 stereo) mixers.
Similar to the smaller ZED-14, the four bus series features the DuoPre TM padless preamp, which is a microphone circuit and an optimized line input cir-
cuit, rather than one pre-amp handling both mic and line signals. It uses a two stage design with controlled amounts of gain in each stage, offering high head-room and a low noise, clean signal path. The ZED 4 bus series has a four-band, two-swept mids EQ with in/out switch, six aux sends, four sub groups, direct outputs on each mono channel, separate L, R & M main buses, 100mm long throw faders, two matrix outputs, and a talk-back facility.www.allen-heath.com/zed
American DJAmerican DJ is shipping the Quad Gem DMX, a four-lens effect packed with 224 high-output red, green, blue, and white LEDs. Confi gured in groups of 56 per lens, the LEDs project four moonfl ower effects from a single unit, covering a wide area of the club or dance fl oor with brilliant, ra-zor-sharp beams. It is portable and DMX
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compatible, and designed for mobile DJs and clubs. It features an advanced glass optical system, and has an output equiva-lent to four 250W halogen lamps (based on visual comparison), yet it consumes only 20W of power. It also offers 12 built-in programs, fast to slow strobing, and 0-100% electronic dimming and can be operated in three modes: sound active; DMX; or with American DJ’s UC3 option-al universal controller (sold separately). It has a MSRP of $349.99. www.americandj.com
GeminiGemini presents the MM-4000, an af-fordable rack-mount DJ FX mixer. Es-pecially suited for vocal manipulation and mixing, this unit comes equipped with four ¼” mic channel inputs (un-balanced), one balanced XLR master microphone input, plus a rotary control FX Selector with Dry/Wet rotary control that allows the user to choose between 16 high quality built-in effect choices such as room reverbs, chorus, fl ange, and de-lays. It has a MSRP of $319.95.www.geminidj.com
CarvinCarvin introduces the LSX Series loudspeaker systems. Designed to address a wide range of SR applications, from portable PA systems for mobile DJ’s and performing musicians through large venue sound systems. Consisting of 17 models — 10 non-powered and seven powered — the new LSx Series includes 18-guage steel grills, recessed steel han-dles, high order-low loss crossovers, plus Neutrik Speakon and quarter-inch connectors. Manufactured in San Diego, CA USA, the LSx Series enclosures are built with 18mm multi-ply hardwood and fi nished with a multi-layered, catalyzed poly urethane Duratex fi nish designed to withstand the rigors of the road. Each enclosure is designed, tuned, and ported using LEAP software and measured with LMS software for optimum system performance. The systems have a MSRP of $179.99 to $799.99.www.carvin.com
KeystoneKeystone Electronics has developed a se-ries of new, additional colors to expand its line of rugged devices which replace wire-wrap posts and turret terminals.
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The new colors consist of Brown, Green, Blue, Purple, Gray which, in ad-dition the existing Red, Black, White, Yellow and Orange, may be used on .062 and .093 thick PCB’S with a variety of gripping devices. Among these are J-Hooks, EZ-Hooks, Grabbers, Alligator Clips, Tips and Probes. The new designs also serve to keep on-board terminals perpendicular to the PCB so that relative position, during and after wave solder-ing is maintained. All ten colors now of-fered are available for use with the fi rm’s Miniature, Compact and Multi-Purpose Test Points. www.keyelco.com
M-AudioM-Audio’s Studiophile BX5a Deluxe and Studiophile BX8a Deluxe monitors feature new waveguides, enhanced driver integra-tion, and other advancements to deliver a cohesive and refi ned sound. The monitors update the M-Audio BX5a and BX8a sys-tems with custom amplifi er tuning, a new low-frequency transducer in the BX5a De-luxe, and tight tuning in the BX8a Deluxe. Both monitors feature Kevlar low-fre-quency driver cones. Magnetic shielding allows users to set up the monitors near other electronic equipment without fear of interference. The BX5a and BX8a De-luxe have MSRPs of $399.95 and $599.95 per pair, respectively.www.m-audio.com
MBTMBT Lighting & Sound intro-duces the LED Moon Doggie Ef-fect Light. With multi- colored LEDs that seem to “bloom” to the music,
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PioneerPioneer unveils the MEP-7000, which en-ables users to play MP3/AAC fi les stored on various memory formats. The system
YamahaYamaha unveils the AUDIOGRAM 6 and AUDIOGRAM 3, two new Computer Re-cording Systems designed to turn a com-puter into a powerful, yet intuitive tool for recording and editing audio from virtually any microphone, instrument, or audio device.
Packaged as complete computer music solutions, the AUDIOGRAM Series bundles a hardware interface with audio inputs and
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this energy effi cient effect light uses 469 bright LEDs (280 red, 63 green, 126 blue), arranged in seven clusters. It can be used as a stand-alone light, grouped together in a master/slave mode, or be controlled manually with a standard DMX control-ler. It includes nine channels of DMX control, three-pin XLR DMX in and out connections, and a 10 DIP switch bank for DMX addressing and function selec-tion. www.mbtlighting.com
can also be setup to playback and mix mu-sic automatically using playlists. The MEP-7000 transforms into a Karaoke playback device when a CD-G disc is inserted. The MEP is also the fi rst rack mount dual CD player that has a scratch jog similar in touch response as the CDJ-1000.
The MEP and the SEP-C1 (also avail-able as a separate unit) works as a soft-ware controller when used in conjunc-tion with compatible software such as Serato Scratch Live or the bundled “DJS” from Pioneer. www.PioneerProDJ.com
outputs, soft-ware for record-ing and produc-ing music and a USB cable for connection to a computer. Re-cording music from instru-ments, micro-phones, CD players, or MP3 players is as easy as installing the included music-production application, CUBASE AI, on your computer and connecting the audio interface using the USB cable provided. The AUDIOGRAM 6 has a MSRP of $199.99, and AUDIOGRAM 3 has a MSRP of $139.99.www.yamaha.com
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Merano Musical Instruments 719MI Distributing 644MIAC - Music Industries Association of Canada 2105Michael Kelly Guitar Co. 328Microboards Technology 407Microsonic 504Middle Tennessee Technologies Corp, 264Mid-East Mfg. Inc. 1144Mighty Bright 1412MIX 922MixMeister Technology 400MJS Music & Entertainment 1506
Mogami Cable 344Mojo Musical Supply 1642Moody Leather, Inc. 1323Moog Music Inc. 2030Morgan Hill Music 1404Morley 243Morrell Music Co. 1248Motion Sound 744MPR Enterprises 1410Multi-Platinum Pro Tools 1715Murga Boot Co 225The Music & Sound Retailer 836Music Dealers Resource Group LLC 2036Music for All, Inc. 2105
Music Inc. 1029The Music Link 1336Music Magazine Publishers Association 924Music Marketing Inc. 247The Music People Inc. 309, 310Music Player Network 926Music Sales Corporation 166Music Wizard Group 345Musical Instruments Distribution Canada Ltd. 1617Musical Merchandise Review 1031Musician’s Wholesale America 1526MusicMags 924Musicorp 436Musiquip Inc. 117MXL Microphones 344Nady Systems, Inc. 501National Association of School Music Dealers 2105National Music Funding Corp. 1043Nechville Musical Products LLC 1426NEMC 838Neo Products, Inc. 236New Sensor Corp. 1518NewBay Media LLC 926Normandy Guitars 1342NOTION Music, Inc. 305Numark 400Ochenrider Concepts, Inc. 228Odyssey Innovative Designs 1609Oliver Musica USA Inc. 440OME Banjos 1523Onori Accessories 1328On-Stage Stands 309, 310Oscar Schmidt Division of Washburn International 162Ovation 536Pacifi c Store Designs 2039The Paige Capo 1613Paige Musical Products 1613Palmer Speaker Simulators 2042Palmerino Music 605Pantheon Guitars, LLC 1326PANYARD, Inc. 806Parker Guitars 162Passport by Fender 107, 108Paul Shelden Global Productions, Inc. 2052Peace Musical 702Peaceland Music 318Peak Music Stands 721John Pearse® Strings 1006Peavey Electronics 2010Pelosi Guitars 1243Penton Business Media 922Percussion Marketing Council 2105Perri’s Leathers Ltd 2055Personal Cooling Concepts LLC 220Peterson Electro Musical Products, Inc. 418Phil Jones Bass 1541Phoenix Musical Instruments 445PianoDisc 737Pick Guy, Inc. 212
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Pikcard USA 1009Pintech Canada Inc. 605Pintech USA, Inc. 605Planet Waves 2006Play It Now Tunes 918Players Music Accessories 831PMI Audio Group 323Power Group 637Premier Guitar 2037Pro Audio Review 926Pro Sound News 926Pro Stage Gear 911Pro-Active Websites 206ProFile 900PROGRESSION 305Pro-Mark Corporation 601ProSing 2025Protec 200Pure Sound 2006PZtronics 202Q Lighting 1629Quik Lok 900Qwik Tune 1528R S Custom Guitars 341Jose Ramírez Guitars 1100Randall Amplifi cation 162Red Witch Analog Pedals 1318Redland Music Products 337Wm. Rees Instruments 823Remix 922Remo, Inc. 711Rental & Staging Systems 926Retail Print Music Dealers Association 2105Retail Up! 844Retro-Sonic, Inc 1646Reverend 1429Rhythm Tech Inc. 248Rico Reeds 2006Ritter Bass Guitars 1536RJM Music Technology, Inc. 250RoboKey USA 2005Roché-Thomas Corp. 1039Rock Stand by Warwick 1318Rockbag by Warwick 1318Rockbass by Warwick 1318Rockcase by Warwick 1318RockNRoller Multicarts 1318ROCKTRON 1507Roc-N-Soc Inc. 604Roland Corporation U.S. 109, 110, 127, 130, 180, 800RS Berkeley Inc 829S.I.T. Strings Co. Inc. 1300Sabian Ltd. 708Saga Musical Instruments 1110Saint Blues Guitar Workshop 1545SaintFishy’s Distribution, LLC 1621Samick Music Corporation 636Santa Cruz Guitar Co. 1211Scary Productions 1443Schenk Guitars 1522Sennheiser Elec Corp 401Sensaphonics Hearing Conservation 405Sewing Machine 252
Shanghai Max Precision Instrument 721She Sings Out, Inc. 240Shredies Gloves 1704Shubb Capos 1010Sierra Guitars 436Simba Products, Inc. 1606SIMS America, LLC 1344SKB Corporation 628Solid Cables 210Sonic Distribution LLC 232Sony Electronics, Inc. 410Souldier 1505Sound & Communications 836Sound Enhancement Products, Inc. 243
Sound Ideas Music LLC 2043Sound Innovations 262Sound To Earth, Ltd. 1523Source Audio LLC 641South Gulf International 1504Southland Music Distributors, Inc. 1140Spectr Audio 227Spectrafl ex, Inc. 1640Sperzel 1146SPL Electronics GmbH 326Squier Guitars & Basses 107, 108Stage Ninja 424Stagg 1236Starkey Laboratories 507
Cremona bowed instruments have set the pacefor the vibrant student and rental markets for over25 years. Strict adherence to international sizingrequirements, domestic educational set-up standardsand continuous quality improvement have madeCremona Violins, Violas, Basses and Cellos provensales leaders.
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Stephen Paul Audio 323Steptime 221Sterling Company 747String Swing Inc. 1636Studio Devil 204Studio Projects 323Super Sticks Music 258SWR Bass Amplifi cation 107, 108Synergy House 727Systems Contractor News 926T-Rex Engineering 1318T.G., Inc. 1436Takamine 536TalkingTabs 918Taloose Group, Inc. 808
Tama 618Tanglewood Guitar Company UK 117Taye Drums 707Taylor Guitars 105, 135TC Electronic 319TC-Helicon 319Teaching Guitar Workshops 2105Telefunken USA 320TELESCRIPT INC. 347Testa Communications 836The Recording Academy 172Thomastik-Infeld GmbH 1126Thunderfunk 243Timara Custom Shop 241Timberline Guitars 1409
TKL Products Corp. 329TL Audio 247Toca 536Today@SummerNAMM 836Toft Audio Designs 323Tonareli Music Supply 442Tornavoz Music 1100Traben Bass Company 328Trace Elliot 2010TRAF Group, Inc. 1039Traveler Guitar 1405Trillium Amplifi er Company, L.L.C. 1444Tri-Technical Systems, Inc. 1039TV Jones, Inc. 1427Tycoon Percussion 1336Tyler Retail Systems, Inc. 1037U.S. Band & Orchestra Supplies, Inc. 443Ultimate Ears 219Ultrasone Inc. 304Unigrip 348UpBeat Daily 1029US Music Corp 162V & R Remote 1701Valley People 323ValveTrain Amplifi cation 1446VAM Acoustics Inc. 1703Ventura Guitars 2043Veritas Instrument Rental Inc 819VH1 Save The Music Foundation 2105Vision International, Inc. 337Visual Sound LLC 911Vox Amplifi cation 102Voyage-Air Guitar, Inc. 1544V-Picks 1619Walden Guitars 900Warehouse Guitar Speakers, LLC 2028Warrior Instruments 152Warwick Basses and Amps 1318Washburn International Inc. 162Watch & Learn, Inc. 840Waterstone Musical Instruments, LLC 1644Wave Distribution 426Wechter Guitars 1327Wedgie Products 1404Wendler Instruments 2046West Coast String Instruments 729Westone Laboratories, Inc. 306Wilkins Guitar 1443Willis Music Company 1018Wilmington Fibre 1227Woodsound Flutes 542Wristies Inc 2024Wyman Piano Company 745Xcel Drumsticks 606XP Audio, Inc. 744Yamaha Corporation of America 104, 136Yorkville Sound Inc. 300Z Right Stuff 216Zaolla Silverline 428Zoogee World Inc. 2047Zuni Custom Guitars 1625ZZYZX Snap Jack 1247
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guideALABAMAHoward Core Company, L.L.C.1821 McCall Dr.Anniston, AL 36207 (256) 238-9966(800) 633-2302 (orders only)Fax (256) 238-VIOL (8465)E-mail: [email protected] site: www.howardcore.comAlex Weidner, managing partnerTom Core, sls. mgr.Categories: S&F, ACC, luthier sup-plies, books, tools, cases, strings & bows.Principal Brands: Instruments - Jo-hannes Köhr; Karl Höfner; K500 se-ries; Toussaud Lee; Alois Riedl; S.I.R. Cellos; HC Master Series; BOWS - Al-fred, Hartmut, & Gerald Knoll; Horst Schicker; Lothar Seifert; Glasser fi berglass and composite; STRINGS - Thomastik, Pirastro, Larsen, Super-Sensitive, Jargar, D’Addario, Goldbro-kat, Westminster, Strad, Prim, Hill, & Corelli; CASES - Freistat, Bobelock, Core Cases, Winter. Accessories
- Teller, Aubert Mirecourt Bridges, De-spiau Bridges, Herdim, RDM Prod-ucts, Ulsa end pins, Wittner metro-nomes & string adjusters, D’Addario Accessories, Intellitouch tuners. Ex-clusive U.S.A distributor for Herdim tools, U.S.A. agent for Editrice Turris (Cremona), Strad Library.
ARIZONADBL Distributing LLC16648 N 94th StreetScottsdale, AZ 85260(480) 596-8636(800) 733-6766Fax: 800.388.9636E-mail: [email protected] site: www.dbldistributing.com Bruce Kuperman, SVP of Sales
Categories: Pro Sound and Record-ing; Stringed and Fretted; Piano and Keyboard; Percussion; AccessoriesPrincipal Brands: Pro Sound and Recording; Denon Professional; Marantz Professional; Tascam; Numark; Pioneer DJ; Gemini; Gem Sound; audio-technica PRO; Apple; Cerwin-Vega!; Ion; Ortofon; Fender Audio; Hosa; Nady; Technics; Pyle; CAD; AKG; Sennheiser; Azden; Sony; Stanton; Phonic; Eminence; Amplivox; The Singing MachineStringed & Fretted: Yamaha Gui-tars; Nady Guitars; GHS Strings; ShubbPiano & Keyboard: Casio; Yamaha;
The Singing MachinePercussion: Yamaha; StaggAccessories: Hosa; audio-tech-nica PRO; Sennheiser; Buttkicker; Ultimate Support; Stagg; Littlite; Corriciadan Slides
ARKANSASOSP Worldwide920 South DFort Smith, AR 72901(800) 281-6607Web site: ospworldwide.comChris Ward, Buyers Group Member RelationsCategories: PS/R, S&F, ACC, PRC, P/KB
CALIFORNIAAmerican Music and Sound5304 Derry Ave., Suite CAgoura Hills, CA 91301(818) 597-7711(866) 474-7711Fax: (818) 597-0411E-mail [email protected] site www.americanmusicand-sound.comLynn Martin, pres.Categories: PS/R, S&F, ACC, P/KB, PRCPrincipal Brands: Allen & Heath, Focusrite, Hagstrom Guitars, Jay Turser Guitars and Basses, KV2 Au-dio, NetCIRA, Novation, Quik Lok, Stardraw, Studiologic, Vestax, UDG
PS/R: Pro Sound/RecordingS&F: Stringed & FrettedETH: EthnicACC: AccessoriesBI: Band InstrumentsPRC: PercussionPM: Print MusicP/KB: Piano/Keyboard
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(Ultimate DJ Gear), Walden Guitars, Turbosound, Mano Percussion, Profi le, Wharfedale Pro.
Dana B. Goods4054 Transport St., Unit AVentura, CA 93003(805) 644-6621(800) 741-0109Fax (805) 644-6332E-mail: [email protected] site: www.danabgoods.com
Dana Teague, Michael Brown, Dale Titus, Craig Costigan, James Garza, Marc Boomer, Jimmy ChristenCategories: PS/R, S&F, ACCPrincipal Brands: Warwick, ADK Mics, RockBass by Warwick, T-Rex Engineering, Red Witch Analog Pedals, Lehle Switchers, Rock-NRoller Multicarts, RockCase, RockStand, RockBag, RockCable, Humfrees.
Dealer Direct P.O. Box 8798 Newport Beach, CA 92658Shipping address:Dealer Direct1891 Alton ParkwayIrvine, CA 92606Orders: (800) 211-3319Supplier/Vendor: (949) 863-0019Toll-Free Fax: (866) 643-7406Supplier/Vendor Fax: (949) 752-0056Web: OrderDealerDirect.comTony Blair, pres./CEOAlex Folken, import/export mgr.Michael Haberern, controllerCategories: S & F, ETH, PS/R, ACC, BI, PRCPrincipal Brands: Kay guitars, banjos, mandolins, resonator guitars, ukuleles, violins, elec-tric guitars, electric bass guitars, amplifi ers, harmonicas, pitch pipes, and accessories; Santa Rosa guitars, cuatros, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, violins, electric guitars, and accessories. Performance Plus guitars, amps, guitar, banjo, ukulele, violin, viola, cello, cuatro and chromatic pitch pipes, wood and metal classic guitar foot stools, woven and hootenanny guitar and banjo straps, pegwinders, capos, picks, guitar parts, pickups, guitar cables, patch cables, speaker ca-bles, adapter cables, transformers, mic mixers, recorders, violin bows, rosin and cases, chipboard cases, ABS cases, tweed cases, polyfoam core cases, wood hardshell cases, vinyl bags, nylon bags, mic cables, microphones, microphone acces-sories, mic stands, speaker stands, music stands, orchestra stands, amp stands, display stands, key-board stands, keyboard benches, guitar hangers, guitar stands, karaoke stands, drums, bongos, congas, bell kits, percussion kits, snare kits, tambourines, cymbals, thrones, drum sticks, timbale sticks, small percussion products, drum keys and accessories; Cable Corp guitar cables, patch cables, linking plugs, speaker cables, midi cables, microphone cables, adapter cables,) Hohner, Danelectro, Qwik-Time, Dean Markley, Fender, Guild, Gretsch, Rotosound, Audio-Tech-
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nica, Savarez, Augustine, Remo, Vic Firth, Pro-Mark, Toca, D’Addario, Rico, Vandoren, Evans, Planet Waves, Black Diamond, La Bella, Kyser, Dunlop, Herco, Super-Sensi-tive, Hamilton, Kay, Santa Rosa, Performance Plus, Cable Corp, TKL, Korg, Wittner, Seiko, MXR, Gibraltar, Matrix, Ultra, Vox, Latin Percussion, V-Tech, Signal Flex, Schaller, D’Andrea, Grover, Yamaha, National, Mel Bay, etc.
Digital Edge Distribution 2660 3rd St. #201 San Francisco, CA. 94107 (415) 285-9860 Dealer Order Line: (800) 811-1991Fax: (415) 285-9862 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.Digitaledge.CC Categories: Music software and digital audio-related products. Principal Brands: Ars Nova, BBE Sound, CakeWalk, Emedia, Cool SFX, Harmonic Vision, Image Line, MakeMusic, MiBAC, M Audio/Midi-man, Musitek, PG Music, Sonic Network, Sony, Sound Quest, Tas-cam, U&I Software, Waves
European Crafts, Inc.3637 Cahuenga Blvd.Hollywood, CA 90068(323) 851-4070(800) 851-0750Fax: (323) 851-0148E-mail: [email protected] site: www.europeancrafts.net Mirek Strizka, pres.Categories: S&F, ETH, ACC, BI, PRCPrincipal Brands:Savarez, SKB, Remo, Rico, Speedfi re, Hohner, Martin, Shure, Pro-Mark, Regal Tip, Vater, D’Addario, Dunlop, Selmer, Bach, Electra, Estrella, Ace, Wittner, Augustine, Aranjuez, DeVillier, Schaller, Amati, Strunal, La Bella, Super-Sensitive, Domi-nant, Yamaha, La Voz, Jones, Otto Link, Rovner, Lee Oskar, Hamilton, Pignose, Gorilla, Grover, Trophy, Tric, Blitz, Ping, Shubb, Kyser, Universal Percussion, Danmar, Atlas, Neotech, Berg Larsen, Bobby Dukoff, Meyer, Clayton, Kun, Dean Markley, D’Angelico, Fort Bryan,
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Glasser, Harmon, Herco, Micro, K & M, Kratt, Leo Quan, Pro Co, Rhythm Tech, Resonans, Rotosound, Claude Lakey, American Plating, John Pearse, Dunlop, Pyle Amplifi ers, Lone Star Guitars, Bari Reeds, Miri Reeds, Zildjian.
Kaman Music Corp.3690 Jurupa StreetOntario, Calif. 91761(909) 969-9200Principal Brands:(Please see Connecticut listing.)
Major Music Supply918A Clement St., Suite 103San Francisco, CA 94118(888)-996-2567 (orders only)(415)-221-6666Fax: (415) 221-9666E-mail: [email protected] site: www.majormusicsupply.comWeb site: www.revivalacoustics.comMike Mulqueen, sls. mgr.Categories: S&F,ETH,PRC, ACCPrincipal Brands: Instruments: Revival Acoustic Guitars, Revival Mandolins, Revival Resonators, Vivace Stringed Instruments, Makai Uke Co., Adagio Violins, Verano Classical Guitars, Armor Cases, MMS World Instruments, WB Per-cussion.
The Music Link Corp.380 Valley Dr.Brisbane, CA 94005(415) 570-0970(888) 552-5465Fax: (415) 570-0651Web site: www.themusiclink.netE-mail: [email protected]: PS/R, S&F, ETH, ACC, BI, PRC, P/KBPrincipal Brands: Johnson acous-tic & electric guitars, amplifi ers, resonators, mandolins, ukuleles; Re-cording King banjos, acoustic gui-tars & art guitars; The Loar archtop acoustic guitars & mandolins; Paris Swing Co. mandolins; Dell’Arte gypsy jazz acoustic guitars; AXL guitars & amplifi ers; Palatino violin-family instruments & accessories; Palatino band instruments; Palatino pianos; Lucida classical & traditional mariachi guitars; Antonio Hermosa
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classical guitars; Koloa professional ukuleles; Guardian bags & cases; Baltimore guitars; Antonius violin-family instruments; CODA drums & percussion; Savannah folk instru-ments; AXL guitar accessories & cables.
Saga Musical InstrumentsP.O. Box 2841137 Utah Ave.South San Francisco, CA 94080(650) 588-5558(800) BUY-SAGA (289-7242)Fax: (650) 871-7490Web site: www.sagamusic.comE-mail: [email protected] Keldsen, pres.Categories: S&F, ACC, ETH, folk insts., parts.Principal Brands: Cremona, F. Cervini, H. Siegler and A. Breton bowed instruments; H. Siegler and J. La Salle bows; Blueridge, Duran-go and Trinity guitars; Gitane Gypsy Jazz Guitars; Regal wood and metal body resonator guitars; P. Saez, and A. Burguette Spanish classical guitars; Valencia classical guitars; Gold Star and Saga banjos; Ken-tucky and Trinity College mando-lins; Rover Mandolins and Banjos; Mahalo Ukuleles; Hamano Ukule-les; Superior and Golden Gate bags and cases; Travelite cases; Golden Gate fretted instrument parts and accessories; Anton Breton bowed instrument parts and accessories.
Trax Distributors16851 Victory Blvd. #11Lake Balboa, CA 91406(818) 902-0619(800) 334-TRAXFax: (818) 902-2126E-mail: [email protected] site: www.traxdist.comErnie Taylor, pres.Categories: PS/R, Karaoke Systems, hardware, Microphones, CDG, DVD, VCD software & CD acces-soriesPrincipal Brands: Pocket Songs, Multimusic Karaoke, Latin Stars, Legends, Panorama Hits Monthly,RSQ, Vocopro, ARK, Pro-2, Audio 2000,V2Go, Chartbuster, Singing Machine, Just Tracks, RJ Tech,
Thayer’s, Stage Stars, Todos A Cantar.
Tornavoz Music1455 19th St.Santa Monica, CA 90404E-mail: [email protected] site: www.tornavozmusic.com(310) 586-1180Fax: (310) 586-1181Categories: Jose Ramirez, Cordo-ba, Paco de Lucia, Aparicio, Contre-ras, Loriente, Matsuoka, Sakurai-Kohno, Iberia, HumicasePrincipal Brands: S & F
Vitali Import Company, Inc.13020 Whittier Blvd.Whittier, CA 90602-3045(562) 698-6508(800) 325-8154Fax: (562) 698-2429E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.vitaliimport.comLauretta Craven, pres.Categories: S&F, ETH, ACC, PMPrincipal Brands: Aubert Bridges, Corelli, Jargar, D’Addario, Kun Shoulder Rests, La Bella, Millant rosin, Pirastro, Prim, Savarez, Su-per-Sensitive, Thomastik.
COLORADODJ Miller Music/PROsing Karaoke6365-53rd St. North, Suite BPinellas Park, FL 33781(800) 776-7464Fax: (888) 388-9740E-mail: [email protected] site: www.prosing.comDale Miller, pres.Judi Miller, v.p. Categories: PS/R, products for singers, karaoke, CDGs, DVDs, equipment, accessories.Principal Brands: Sound Choice, MMO/Pocket Songs, VocoPro, RSQ, Chartbuster, Forever Hits, IXT Sys-tems, Emerson, Audio 2000 Disney, V2GO.
CONNECTICUT FBT - U.S.A.P.O. Box 8144Berlin, CT 06037(800) 333-9383
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Wholesaler GuideFax: (860) 829-1026E-mail: [email protected] site: www.fbtusa.netTom Concord, v.p.Carol Concord, cust. svc. mgr.Dennis Marturano, tech. spt. mgr.Categories: PS/R, PRC, Guitar AmpsPrincipal Brands: FBT Profession-al Audio, AUBE Audio, Kempton Audio, JTS Microphones & Wire-less Systems, Cicognani Guitar &
Bass Guitar Amps, Drum Art Snare DrumsEquipment: FBT Maxx, Hi Maxx, Verve, Jolly, PSR powered and passive speakers, Formula series mixers, Symbol amps, Amico por-table sound systems, FBT Modus powered and passive line arrays, Qube Audio powered & passive line arrays and speakers, Qube amplifi -cation, Kempton GT, PW Speakers, Kempton KA series amps, Kempton
mixers, Cicognani series guitar and bass amps, Brutus series guitar amps, Imperium series guitar amps, Indy series bass guitar amps, Dragon effects pedals, JTS Micro-phones, JTS UHF wireless mic sys-tems, JTS in ear wireless systems, Drum Art handmade snare drums
Kaman Music Corp.20 Old Windsor Rd.Bloomfi eld, CT 06002(860) 509-8888(877) KAMANMUSICFax: (860) 509-8891(Sales) (877) KAMANFAXE-mail: [email protected], [email protected] sites: www.kamanmusic.com (portal to Kaman brands), www.km-conline.com (ordering), http://kdn.kamanmusic.com (dealer support materials and specials ) .Ed Miller, pres.Larry Dunn, v.p. fi nance, CFOPaul Damiano, Senior v.p. sls. & mktg.Robert E. Lee, v.p. sls.Bob Crescitelli, v.p. opns. Chuck Bashaw, v.p. purchasing & int’l logisticsFrank Untermyer, v.p. & g.m. Ova-tion/Hamer/Gretsch DrumsCategories: PS/R, S&F, ETH, ACC, BI, PRC, PM, P/KBPrincipal Brands: Ovation, Adamas, Applause, Celebrity, Takamine, Jasmine, Hamer USA, Hamer, Slammer, Genz Benz, Latin Percussion, Gretsch Drums, Toca Percussion, Gibraltar Hardware, Sa-bian Cymbals, Dixon Drums, Dixon Hardware, Fender Accessories, CB Drums, CB Educational Percussion, Rhythmix, Vic Firth Educational Percussion, Tranzamp, Seiko, Cherub, Matrix, Hercules Stands, Lee Oskar, Dean Markley, Adamas Strings, Elixir Strings, Levy’s Leath-ers, Eldon, Becker, Academy, Schuster, Kessler, Belmonte, Glen Ingles Display Products, Montana, Powerfl ex, Retro Parts, SignalFlex, Ultra, Windsor, Martin Strings, Monster Cable, TKL, Harley Da-vidson musical accessories, Remo World Percussion, Reunion Blues, Gretsch guitar accessories, Bigsby bridges, Guild guitar accessories.
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Magnamusic Distributors Inc.74 Amenia Union Rd.P.O. Box 338Sharon, CT 06069-0338(860) 364-5431Fax: (860) 364-5168E-mail: [email protected] site: www.magnamusic.comMadeline Mix Hunter, pres.Categories: ACC, PM, recorders & historical woodwindsPrincipal Brands: Recorders: Aura, Coolsma, Dolmetsch, Hahl, Zen-On. Historical Woodwinds: Moeck. Publishers: Anfor, Ascolta, Avon-dale, Barandol, Broken Consort, Cheap Trills, Consort Music, Dolce Edition, Dolmetsch Library, Dove-house, Early Music Library, Edition Baroque, Hawthorne, Harpsichord & Fortepiano Magazine, Hug, Jolly Robin Press, London Pro Musica, L’Oiseau Lyre, Loux, Magnamusic, Marlborough, Mayfair, Moeck, Muses Gardin, Musica Budapest, Pan, Peacock Press, Muro, Pelican, Polyphonic Publications, Recorder
Magazine, Schott, Sweet Pipes, Tomus.
The Music People! Inc.154 Woodlawn Rd. Suite C Berlin, CT 060371-800-289-8889Fax: 860-828-1353E-mail: [email protected] site: www.musicpeopleinc.comJim Hennessey, pres.Categories: PS/R, ACC, P/KBPrincipal Brands: Microphones: AKG, Astatic, Audio Spectrum, Au-dio-Technica, Audix, Beyerdynamic, CAD/Equitek, CAJ Countryman, Crown, Earthworks, Electro-Voice, Sennheiser, Shure, Sony, Telex, Wireless - Audio-Technica, Beyer Dy-namic, Electro-Voice, Gemini, Nady, Samson (N. Eng. only), Shure, Sony, Telex. Headphones: AKG, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, Sony, Acces-sories - On-Stage Stands, On-Stage Gear, AKG, Atlas, Raxxess, VERSA-TEK, Zeppelinn Guitar Parts. Drum Sticks: On-Stage Sticks, Sound Systems: Celestion, dbx, Electro-
Voice, Fostex, Gemini, Numark, Phonic, ProCo, Sabine, Sony, Spirit, Stanton, Stewart, TOA, Williams Sound. Audio: Ampex, Anchor, DAS, InterM, Marantz, RDL, Sony, Teac, Telex, Cables & Connectors & Hot Wires: Pro Co. DJ/Lighting: Gemini, Numark, Stanton.
On-Stage StandsP.O. Box 270648West Hartford, CT 06127-0648(860) 236-7134 (800) 289-8889Fax: (860) 233-6888Jim Hennessey, pres.Categories: ACCPrincipal Brands: On-StageStands: microphone, guitar, key-board, speaker, amp, lighting, rack, karaoke, orchestra and sheet music stands. On-Stage Gear: microphone accessories, mic clips, pop-fi lters, windscreens, Posi Lok locking microphone booms, etc. Hex-Base mic stands, studio booms, conduc-tor stands, Flip-It guitar stands. P&D Wholesale Music Supply
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Wholesaler Guide1660 Barnum Ave.Stratford, CT 06614(800) 823-5188Fax: (203) 377-2576Pete D’Addario, ownerJohn Rampino, natl. sls.Outside Reps: Gary Castelluccio & AssociatesCategories: PRC, ACCPrincipal Brands: Drums & percussion: Active Percussion & Drums, Basik Drums, R.C. Interna-
tional Acrylic Drums, Tree Works, Swingtime Percussion. Acc. and Drum Hardware: Aquarian, Dan-Mar U.S.A, Cannon, Rhythm Tech, Grover, Trophy, Duplex, Noble & Cooley, Zero-Rings, Stick Handler, TPS, Neary Drum Torque, Lug Lock, Pro-Mark, Remo, Muffl ’s & Practice Pads, H.Q. Percussion, Real Feel, Shine On, Trick, Groove Juice, Blitz, Buckaroo, XL Specialty Percussion Cases, Ace, Latin Groove, Nomad,
Kaces, SKB, Drum Heads, At-tack, Remo, Drumsticks, Mallets, Brushes; Vic Firth, Pro-Mark, Regal Tip Hotsticks, Mike Balter, Vater, Innovative Percussion Inc., Swing-time Percussion, Slug Accessories; Cymbals: Sabian Solar, Imported Brass; Latin American Products: Bongos, Congas, Timbales, Cow-bells, Maracas, Fort Bryan, Kaces, Perfekktion Bags, Qwik Time.
Tamarkin Company, Inc.177 Rowley St., #2Winsted, CT 06098800 521 5464Fax: 860 379 4834E-mail : [email protected] site: tamarkincompany.netJohn Macbeth; pres.Tom Daley: whse. Mgr.
Principal Brands: Hardshell,Chipboard Cases, Gig Bags, Grand Prix Cases, MusiCoveralls, Edge Microphones,Bedford Stringed Instruments, Blitz, Hamilton, Kyser, Huang, Hot Picks, Flint-hill, Fort Bryan, Grover, Intelli, Intellitouch,Qwik Tune, Concerto Manuscript, String Swing, Sound Barrier, Solar Sabian, SKB, RDM, Topp Pro, TKL, Jensen, JJTubes, Latch Lake, Mighty Mite, Palmer, S101 Guitars.
FLORIDAGerman American Trading Co., Inc.P.O. Box 17789Tampa, FL 33682(813) 961-8405Fax: (813) 961-8514E-mail: [email protected] Neidhardt, pres.Categories: S&F, ETH, ACC, BI, P/KBPrincipal Brands: August Foerster, Bohemia, Discacciati, Silvetta, Hopf, Musima, Wilhelm Eberle, Anton Schneider, Lenzner, Ratz & Pschera, Goldbrokat, Rub-ner, Adler, Meinel, Schlegel, Weis-senberg, Gebr. Moennig, Otto Jos. Klier, Fisoma, Eberhard Meinel.
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West Melbourne, FL 32904(321) 724-1477Fax: (321) 952-1080E-mail: [email protected] Kundrat, pres.
Tropical Music Export Enterprises, Inc.6850 S.W. 81st TerraceMiami, FL 33143(305) 740-7454Fax: (305) 740-7456E-mail: [email protected] site: www.tropicalmusic.comPeter Marrero, U.S. sls. mgr.Categories: PS/R, S&F, ACC, PRC, lighting. Branches in Chile, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Guatemala.Principal U.S. Brands: American Drum Works, Biscayne, H. Hoffer, Juggs, Mano Percussion, MAS, Palmer, Palmer Espana, Pro-Lok, Snug Fit, Starforce, Topp Pro Music Gear, Windfi eld, Afrosound Per-cussion, Vizcaya Guitars, Palmer Marquis.
WD Music Products, Inc.17570 N. Tamiami TrailNorth Fort Myers, FL 33903(877) WDMUSICFax: (239) 337-4585(800) 449-9348 E-mail: [email protected] site: www.wdmusicproducts.comWendy Davis, pres.Larry Davis, v.p.Categories: S & F, ACCPrincipal Brands: Kent Armstrong Pickups, Deep 6 Baritone Guitar Products, Kluson Deluxe Tuning Machines, L.R. Baggs, “Q” Parts, TonePros, Steelbender, Stromberg Jazz Guitars, TKL Cases, WD Fend-er-Licensed Replacement Necks, Moses, WD Finished Bodies, WD Custom Pickguards.
IDAHOChesbro Music Co.327 W. Broadway St.P.O. Box 2009Idaho Falls, ID 83403-2009(208) 522-8691(800) 243-7276Fax: (208) 522-8712
E-mail: [email protected] site: www.chesbromusic.comVanetta Chesbro Wilson, CEOTerry L. Orme, pres.John R. Davis, VP of sales & mktg.Marvin Kropiolinksi, VP of operations Tana Jane Stahn, CFOCategories: S&F, PS/R, ACC, PRC, PM, P/KB, ETHPrincipal Brands:Tama, Ibanez, CMC Perc., books & sheets of all publishers, consignment music programs, major-brand music in-strument and accessories, display fi xtures/literature racks, futrure Primitive, Musi*Key reference publication, Harmony Jewelry, Chesbro Music, Designer Gifts, accessories incl. Hohner, Lee Oskar, Rico, Remo, Vic Firth, Vater, Pro-Mark, Macrolus, Mike Balter, TKL, Rapco, Dunlop, Martin, LR Bags, Ernie Ball, Mighty Mite guitar parts, Cleartone Strings, Onerr Effects Pedals
ILLINOIS Advantage Wholesale Music Supply Co.3319 N. Ridge Ave.Arlington Heights, IL 60004(800) MUSICAL (687-4225) (847) 398-5480Fax: (847) 398-5441E-mail: [email protected] site: www.advantagewhole-sale.comCategories: All categories musical merchandisePrincipal Brands: California,
Eleca, Oscar Schmidt, Silvertone, Kansas Guitars, Dunlop, Dean Markley, Audio-Technica, LP, Martin, Morley, Kyser, D’Addario, Pyle Pro, Rico, Amati, Wittner, D’Carlo Violins, MXR, Pyramid, Rhino, Ace, Ace, Pignose, Jim Dandy, Pro-Co, Qwik Tune, Attack Heads, Pro-Mark, Basix, Royce, Solar, Stick Handler, NRG, TKL, Lone Star, Lauren, Regal, Gorilla, LM Straps, Mighty-Mite, Ultra, D-Tech, Herco, Tastee-Reeds, MTS, Leeder, lolite, Trick, Rocktek, Area 51, and many other instruments and accessories.
Entertainment Music Marketing Corp. (EMMC Midwest)201 Dowdle St., suite 2Algonquin, IL 60102(847) 458-6100Fax (847) 458-6116James Eaton, exec. v.p. Categories: SF, BI, P/KBPrincipal Brands: Premier, Leon Aubert, Revere, Mathias Thoma, Ve-rona, Kohlert, Revere, Starmaker, Glasser, Engelhardt, Beltone, Yamaha Recorders, Hamilton, D’Addario, Thomastik, Super-Sensi-tive, Pirastro, Gig.
Harris-Teller, Inc.7400 S. Mason Ave.Chicago, IL 60638(708) 496-2100(800) 252-4004Fax: (708) 496-2130E-mail: [email protected] site: www.harristeller.comJon Harris, pres.
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Westheimer Corp.3451 W. Commercial Ave.Northbrook, IL 60062(847) 498-9850Fax: (847) 498-5370E-mail: [email protected] site: www.westheimercorp.comCategories: BI, S & F, P/KB, PMPrincipal Brands: Basix, Cort,
Mighty Mite, Roy Benson, Royce, Drumcraft.
INDIANAAmerican Way Marketing LLCP.O. Box 1681Elkhart, IN 46517(574) 295-6633(800) 331-0664Fax: (574) 293-9888E-mail: [email protected]
John Musselman, pres.Jim Klingler, v.p.Categories: ACC, BIPrincipal Brands: Superslick,Partner, Faxx (proprietary); Al Cass, Alisyn, Antigua Stands, Bach, Bari, Berp, BG France, Blue Juice, Bob-cat, Bo-Pep, Chop Saver, Claude Lakey, Denis Wick, Emerald, Fibra-cell, Giardinelli, Hamilton, Harmon, Hetman, Hodge, Jet-Tone, Jo-Ral, Kratt, MARCA, Meyer, Micro, Mighty Bright, MTS, Neotech, Otto Link, Pack A Stand, Peter Ponzol, Red Label, Reka, Rico, Rovner, Ruryon, Selmer, Tom Crown, Valen-tino, Vandoren and Yamaha.
Black Mountain Musical Enterprises, Inc.3250 North Post Rd., Suite 279Indianapolis, IN 46226(317) 899-1524(866) 885-0881Fax (317) 899-3837E-mail: [email protected] site: www.blackmountainmu-sical.comCategories: PS/R, S&F, PRC, KB, ACCPrincipal Brands: Spencer Instru-ments, Asheville Instruments, Miller Amplifi ers, Guardian Cases, On-stage Stands, Danelectro, US Blues, Perfektion, Dean Markley, Eleca, Korg, Intellitouch, Wittner, Pamlico Sound, Matrix, Seiko, Qwik Tune, Sabine, Signal Flex, Ping, WD Prod-ucts, Wedgie, Dunlop, Fred Kelly, Picks by the Pound, Golden Gate, National, Martin, D’Addario, Black Diamond, Ernie Ball, Kyser, Shubb, Paige, Blitz, Clayton, Steven Steel, Eddie Bell, Chopsaver, String Swing, LM Straps, Fort Bryan, Mel Bay, Cas-sette & Video, Audio Technica, CAD, Hohner, Casio, General Percussion, Groove Juice, Zildjian, TKO Percus-sion, Sticks by the Pound, Beatnik, Mighty Brite, Anton Breton, Super Sensitive, Hamilton, Players, Rico, Van Doren, Grover, Trophy, Flinthill, Finger Ease, Remo.
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(574) 522-1675Fax (574)522-0034Web site: www.conn-selmer.comJohn Stoner, pres.Categories: BI, PRC, ACC, S&FPrincipal Brands: Bach, Selmer (USA), C.G. Conn, Leblanc, King, Selmer (Paris), Holton, Armstrong, Martin, Yanagisawa, Vito, Lewis, Emerson, Noblet, Benge, Artley woodwinds and brasswinds. Glaesel, Sherl & Roth, and Wm. Lewis string instruments. Ludwig drums and Musser percussion instruments and accessories. Accessories: Bach, Sel-mer, C.G. Conn, Bundy, E. Rousseau, Primo, Gigliotti, Jo-Ral, Ridinour, Van-doren, Fibracell, Gonzalez, Hemke, LaVox, Mitchell Lurie, Wolfpack, Charles Davis, Brilhart, Goldentone, Gigliotti, Rico, Ridenour, Vinson, Rovner, Kooiman, Kiwi, Olivieri, Gill, Slide-o-Mix, Roy J. Maier, Cordier, BiNak, H.W., Al Cass, Hamilton, Manhasset, B.G., Petersen, Pack-a-stand, Korg, Trombotine, Glaesel, Lewis, RAO, Scherl & Roth, Pirastro, Prim, Thomastik, Jargar, Super-Sen-sitive, Glasser, Wolf, Resonans, Kun, Kadenza, Fortissimo.
Folkcraft Instruments, Inc.22133 Main StreetP.O. Box 302Woodburn, IN 46797(800) 433-3655Fax: (317) 245-2378E-mail: [email protected] site: www.folkcraft.comCategories: S&F, ETH, ACC, PRC, PM, ocarinas, Renaissance fl utes, early insts.Principal Brands: Folkcraft Ap-palachian Dulcimers, Legend Hammer Dulcimers, Pathfi nder Hammer Dulcimers, Clarenbridge Folk Harps, Psalteries, FolkRoots Appalachian dulcimers, bodhrans, panpipes, most folk inst. & folk-re-lated items.
JA Musik USAP.O. Box 1681Elkhart, IN 46517(574) 295-7466(866) 594-8664FAX: (574) 293-9888John Musselman, pres.
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KENTUCKYDavitt & Hanser Music (A Division of Hanser Music Group) 2395 Arbor Tech Dr.Hebron, KY 41048 Orders: (800) 999-5558(859) 817-7100Fax: (800) 451-4944 E-mail: [email protected] Hanser, chairman/CEO Bill Xavier, v.p. of salesCategories: PS/R, ACC, BI, PRC, S&F, video & instruction books Principal Brands: Excel music products, Woods guitars/mando-lins/banjos, Musino violins/cellos/violas, TourGrade stands/cases/bags, Shure, Audio-Technica, Ernie Ball, D’Addario, Martin, Dean Markley, Kyser, Rico, Vandoren, Dunlop, Remo, Pro-Mark, Regal Tip, Vic Firth, Hohner, Lee Oskar, Super-Sensitive, Helicore, Pro Arte, Ham-ilton, Manhasset. Note: B.C. Rich, Kustom, Michael Kelly, Traben, and OLP are separate divisions of HMG.
Musicorp Louisville Distribution Center 11400 Interchange Dr.Ste. 101Louisville, KY 40229Web site: www.musicorp.com Dan Mahoney, pres.Don Rhodes, sr. v.p., mdsg. Dan Roberts, v.p., sls. Principal Brands:(Please see South Carolina listing)
MARYLANDInternational Violin Company, Ltd.1421 Clarkview Rd., Suite 118Baltimore, MD 21209(410) 832-2525(800) 542-3538Fax: (410) 832-2528E-mail: [email protected] site: www.internationalviolin.comLori S. Kirr, pres.
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Wholesaler GuideKen Wise, g.m.Categories: S&F, ACC, repair parts, tone wood, tools, bow hair, booksPrincipal Brands: Karl Hofner, Ernst Heinrich Roth, Aubert Luthe-rie, Dorfl er, Wittner, Geipel, Strunal, Semmlinger, Engelhardt-Link, Calvert Violins, Pro-Tec, Gottfried Sturm, Hans Royner, Arcadia Vio-lins, P&H Fiberglass bows, Glasser bows, Motrya Gold, Kun, Despiau, Bausch, Aubert, A. Mirecourt, Hill,
Playonair, Intellitouch, Sound-boni™, Micro Mesh, Herdim, Ibex, Grobet, Hacklinger, Bend-a-Light, Dunlop, Grover Rotomatic Ma-chines, L.R. Baggs, Henry Strobel, Harry Wake. Strings: Super-Sen-sitive, Dr. Thomastik, D’Addario, Pirastro, Kaplan, La Bella, Prim, Larsen, Jargar, Corelli, Black Dia-mond.M&A Sales, LLCP.O. Box 7529
Gaithersburg, MD 20898 (800) 323-6500 Fax: (800) 646-1950 Dan Mahoney, pres. Categories: S&F, PS/R, BI, PRC, ACC, KB Principal Brands: MBT Lighting & Sound, Barcus-Berry, Stageline, Dean Guitars, Sabian, RMS, Per-cussion Plus, Remo Crown, Adam, Lauren, J. Reynolds.
MASSACHUSETTSHarris Musical Products Inc.49 Rose StreeetStoughton, MA 02072(781) 341-0776Fax: (781) 341-0778E-mail: [email protected] site: www.harrismusical.comMarc HarrisCategories: BI, S & F, ACC, PMPrincipal Brands: Picks by the Pound, Sticks by the Pound, US Blues, Innersoul, D’Orazio, Guitar-lamp.
MICHIGAN Castiglione Accordion Co.13300 E. 11 Mile, Suite AWarren, MI 48089-1367(586) 755-6050Fax: (586) 755-6339E-mail: [email protected] site: www.castiglioneaccordi-ons.comJohn Castiglione, pres.Categories: S&F, ETH, ACC, B&O, PM, accordions, concertinas, but-ton boxes, amps, pickups, folk in-struments, reed instruments, used accordions, MIDI instruments, wire-less MIDI systems, Roland reedless accordions, Roland amps.Principal Brands: Beltuna, Excelsi-or, Scandalli, Paolo Soprani, Guerrini, Dallape, Bugari, Hohner, Melodjia, Strasser, Karntnerland, Castiglione, Stagi Concertinas, Tyrolean, Master MIDI’s, Musictech MIDI’s, Logic MIDI Systems, Polytone Ampli-fi ers, Centaur Amplifi ers, Delicia & Halavecek, Ciao Electronics with reedless and reed accordions, Sem Accordions, Orla Keyboards, Orlavox Reedless Accordions, Orla Arrang-
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LPD Music International32575 Industrial Dr.Madison Heights, MI 48071(248) 585-9630(800) 527-5292Fax: (248) 585-7360E-mail: [email protected] site: www.lpdmusic.comSonia Vallis, pres.Tom Vallis, v.p.Categories: PS/R, S&F, ETH, ACC, BI, PRCPrincipal Brands: AKG, Amati band instruments, American DJ, Atlas, Audio-Technica, Audix, Bel-crest band instruments, Blessing, Casio, City Limits Straps, Commu-nity, Conquest, Crestwood guitars, Crown, Danelectro, Darling Divas Guitars, Dunlop, Electro-Voice, Englehardt, EPM, Vic Firth, Furman Sound, Galaxy Audio, GCI Technol-ogies, Korg Tuners, Grab Bag, Hal Leonard, Hohner, Hosa, Italia Gui-tars, Josef Bremen Stringed Instru-ments, Latin Groove percussion, Latin Percussion, Lexicon, Lonestar Guitars, L.R. Baggs, Middle Atlan-tic, Nady, Neotech, Lee Oskar, Os-car Schmidt, Pignose, Pro-Co, Pro-Mark, Qwik Tune, Remo, Rhythm Tech, Rolls, Seiko, Selmer acces-sories, Sennheiser, Shadow, Shure, SKB, Soundcraft, Sparrow Guitars, Sperzel, String Swing, Switchcraft, Tara Guitars, Tascam, Telex, Thom-astik, TKO Percussion, Tube-Tech Stands, Ultimate Support, Windsor band instruments, Yamaha, Zildjian accessories.
M&M Distributing Co.2465 S. Industrial Hwy.Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1411(800) 98-STRAD (987-8723)Fax: (800) 99-STRAD (997-8723)E-mail: [email protected] Avsharian, pres.Categories: S&F, wholesale dis-tributor of all bowed instruments, cases, strings, and accessoriesPrincipal Brands: Pirastro, Thomastik, Jargar, Super-Sensi-tive, Sensicore, Larsen, Dominant,
Prim, D’Addario, Cushy, American Case Co., Play-on-Air, Carlsson, Heritage, Tourte, Kun, Otto Ernst Fischer, Children’s Music Series, Finkel, Schneider, Hoffmann, H.R. Pfretzschner bows, Stretto Hu-midifi ers, Nilton music stands, John Cheng workshop violins, Evy Lavrent Bows, Toshiba Cases, Over-ture Strings, Presto Carbon Fiber Bows, Embassy Cases, Plug ‘N Play Electric Violins, Cellos, Amps; Suzuki.
MINNESOTA Midwest Music Distributors, Inc. 6801 W. Lake St. Minneapolis, MN 55426(952) 925-1928 (800) 332-9872 Fax (952) 925-2541. E-mail: [email protected] site: www.midwestmusic.bizJeff Alvord, pres.Categories: S&F, BI, ETH, PRC
Instruments: Strunal, Amati, Hohner, Montana, HiLo, LPD, Danmar, Jida, Latin Percussion, Lee Oskar, Whitehall, and Cannon. Fretted and Combo Accessories and Supplies: Picks by the Pound, Feel No Fret, Famous 351’s, LM Straps, Dunlop, Sheehan Enter-prises, Shubb, Kyser, Fender, C.F. Martin, D’Andrea, Evans, Remo, Planet Waves, National, Black Diamond, Snarling Dogs, Vic Firth, Pro-Mark, Hot Sticks, Sticks by the Pound, Danmar, Universal Percussion, Duplex, Grover, Dixon, Trophy, Korg, Thomastik-Infeld, Dampits, Herco, D’Addario, Qwik Tune, Signal Flex, On-Stage, Perfektion Music, Flight Form, TKL, Schaller, Ping, Ace, Konig & Meyer, Intellitouch, Hamilton, Performance Plus, Dean Markley, and Ingles. Band and Orches-tra Accessories and Supplies: Super-Sensitive, Rico, Vandoren, Emerald, Jones Double Reed, La
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Voz, Dampits, Kun, D’Addario, Pirastro, Bari, Playonair, Kinder Chinder, Resonans, Wolf, Dresden, Bausch, Tourte Mutes, Glasser, Wittner, Becker, Kafko, Pop’s, Sherman, Hidershine, RAO, Petz, Hill, Rockstop, Bach, Selmer, Blessing, Bundy, Runyon, Neo-tech, Harmon Mutes, Micro, Fort Bryan, Hamilton, Prop-It, Belmon-te, Pack A Stand, Prestini, Herco, Original Swab Co., American Plat-
ing, Blitz, Center Pitch, Al Cass, Holton, D.E.G., Roche- Thomas, King David Batons, H.W. Padsav-ers, Corder, Yamaha, Cambridge, Tudor, Mike Balter, Remo, Grover, Trophy, Duplex, Dominant, Konig and Meyer, Wm. Kratt Pitchpipes, Modular Cases, TKL, Mitchell Lurie, Frederick Hemke, Shastock, Free Tone, Sacconi, Matrix, Seiko, Pacifi c Trends, Band Stand, and Universal Klip Light.
MISSOURIKC Music Supply LLC1300 QuebecN. Kansas City, MO 64116(816) 309-8870Order Line (toll-free) 1-877-424-9060Fax: (816) 781-7312E-mail: [email protected] Grimm, pres.Categories: S&F, ACC, PRCBrands: Shoal Creek Guitars, Kyser, Hercules, Shubb, Eleca, Performance Plus, Intellitouch, Qwik Tune, TKL, S101 Guitars, Intelli, Trophy, Ultra, Seiko, Kay, Ap-plecreek Dulcimers, Grover, Perris, California Guitars/ Amps, Might Brite, and many more.
MMB MusicContemporary Arts Bldg.3526 Washington Ave.St. Louis, MO 63103(314) 531-9635(800) 543-3771Fax: (314) 531-8384E-mail: [email protected] site: www.mmbmusic.comMarcia Lee Goldberg, pres./CEOCategories: PRC, PMPrincipal Brands: Studio 49 Orff Instruments, MMB Music, Nor-ruth Music, Etoile Music, J.B. Elkus & Son, Evergrowth Publish-ing, Laureate Music Press, Retrac Productions, Scherzo Music, Little Miracles Music, Vlazville Music.
St. Louis Music(A division of Loud Technologies) 16220 Wood -Red Rd.Woodinville, WA 98072(425) 402-6260Fax: (425) 806-6383E-mail: [email protected] site: www.stlouismusic.comJamie Engen, pres., Loud TechnologiesTeresa Stoval, Mike Huelsmann, Kat Fausset, Lang Shen, prod. mgrs.Tommy Wilson, sls. mgr. Categories: PS/R, S&F, ACC, PRCPrincipal Brands: Marketplace Accessories, Apollo Drums, Austin Guitars, Knilling Stringed Instruments, Principal Proprietary & Distrib-uted Brands: Apollo Drums, AKG, Ampeg Accessories, Atlas Sound,
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Audio-Technica, Austin Guitars, Crate Accessories, D’Addario, Danelec-tro pedals, Dean Markley, DOD, Dunlop, Fender Accessories, Furman, Galaxy Audio, Gibson Accessories, Hamilton Stands, Hohner, Hosa, Korg Tuners, Kyser, LaBella, Lee Oskar, Martin Accessories, Micro, Middle-At-lantic, Nady, Paiste, Peterson Stands, Planet Waves, Players Products, Pro Co, Pro-Mark, Remo, Rhythm Art Drums, Rhythm Tech, Rico, Sennheiser, Shubb, Shure, SKB, Saint Louis Stage Hardware, Tascam, Telex, TKL, Vandoren, Vic Firth, WD Prod-ucts, Wittner.
U.S. Band & Orchestra Supplies1933 Woodsen Rd.St. Louis, MO 63114(314) 429-3439(800) 844-9653(866) 587-2263E-mail: [email protected] site: www.usbandsupplies.comMark Ragin, pres.Categories: BI, PRC, S&F, ACC
Principal Brands: Mt. Vernon, Rico, Selmer, Yamaha, Leblanc, Vandoren, Evans, Prelude, Vic Firth, Englehardt-Link, Seiko, Manhasset, Remo, Dennis Wick, Deg, Joral, Superial, Korg , Innova-tive Percussion,Francois Louis, Zild-jian, Hohner,Mollard,Super-Sensitive,Evans,Daddario,Planet Waves, Boss, Berg Larsen,Thomastik, Zonda, Legere, TKL, Jim Dunlop.NEW JERSEY
Gary Castelluccio & Assoc.57 Crooks Ave.Clifton, NJ 07011(973) 772-3333(800) 888-1899Fax: (973) 772-5410E-mail: [email protected] Castelluccio, pres.Categories: PS/R, S&F, ACC
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Springfi eld, NJ 07081-00901-(800) MEISEL M (634-7356)Fax: 800-362-5020E-mail: [email protected] site: www.meiselmusic.comNeil Lilien, pres.Categories: S&F, Stringed instru-ments (orchestra), ACCPrincipal Brands: Meisel Stringed Insts & Accs., Chin-Chum, Mo-zart, Mittenwald, Spitfi re E-Fusion Electric Violins & Double Basses, Meisel Stands.
NEW YORK Creative Stage Lighting Co., Inc.P.O. Box 567149 Rte. 28 N.North Creek, NY 12853(518) 251-3302Fax: (518) 251-2908E-mail: [email protected] site: www.creativestagelighting.comGeorge B. Studnicky III, pres.
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Categories: Lighting Supplier, Rentals, Fixtures, Lamps, Consoles, Rigging hardware.Principal Brands: Dura-Flex, Entertainment Industry Tape, Cam-Lok, Altman, High End Systems, Osram-Sylvania, GE, ETC, James Thomas Engineering, Suspension Solutions, Entertain-ment Power Systems, Rosco, Lee Filters, Clear Com Systems, North-ern Case.
Entertainment Music Marketing Corp. (EMMC New York)770-9 Grand Blvd.Deer Park, NY 11729(631) 243-0600(800) 345-6013Fax: (631) 243-0605Jeff Saltzman, pres.Categories: S&F
Ideal Musical Merchandise Co.150 W. 22 St., 2nd fl oorNew York, NY 10011(212) 675-5050
Fax: (212) 989-9275E-mail: [email protected] site: www.emmcmusic.comKate Loeb, pres.Categories: S&F, BI Principal Brands: Stringed instru-ments by Josef Lorenz, Andreas Morelli, Jan Kulik, G. F. Heberlein, Hermann Lowendall, Roma, Wenzel Kohler Cellos & Basses, Roman Teller, Ernst Heinrich Roth, T.G. Pfretzschner, G.A. Pfretzschner, Enesco Stringed Instruments, Artur Teller Violins & Violas, Emanuel Wilfer Basses, Lothar Semmlinger, Rudy & Josef Schuster Cellos. Basses 1/10 to 3/4 size by Enesco & Roma. Cases by Gordge, Gewa, Jae-ger & Winter. Wittner Metronomes, Music Stands & Tuning Forks, Bows by Joseph Richter, Heinz Dolling, Otto Durrschmidt, Horst Schicker, Herbert Wanka, Willhelm Raum, Alfred Knoll, Lothar Seifert and C.F. Durro Carbon Fiber Bows. Strings by Pirastro, Prim, Kaplan, Jargar, Thomastik and Larsen. Cadet Band
Instruments, Musica Rotary Band Instruments, Amati Band Instru-ments, Aubert Mirecourt & Despiau Bridges, Rosin by Hill, Liebenzeller, Pop’s, Nyman. Shoulder Rests by Kun, Wolf & Resonans, violin maker’s wood & tools, Ideal Instru-ment Products.
Kent Drum Distributing Co.1520 BroadwayP.O. Box 35Buffalo, NY 14212-0035(716) 892-2275(800) 828-7676 (USA & Canada)Fax: (716) 891-7932E-mail: [email protected] Edwin, pres.Categories: S&F, ACC, BI, PRCPrincipal Brands: Company wholesales MI, BI, and perc. inst. & acc. brands.
Lou Capece Music/Music World Ent. Inc.2555 North Jerusalem RoadEast Meadow, NY 11554
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Wholesaler Guide(516) 221-5596(800) 321-5584Fax: (800) 573-3630 E-mail: [email protected] site: www.loucapecemusic.comLou Capece, pres.Categories: PS/R, S&F, ETH, ACC, BI, PRC, P/KBPrincipal Brands: Di Palo violin, Oxford violin, viola, cello, double bass, New York Pro guitar, man-dolin, electric bass, Danville amp,
Daphon effects pedal, New York Pro gig bag, New York Pro drum-sticks, Intelli Tuners, Intelli metro-nome, Kyser Capos, Shubb Capos, New York Pro tenor sax, alto sax, trumpet, clarinet, pocket trumpet, trombones, Mr. Music stands, Mr. Tambourine, Gliga Vasile violin, Oxford violin, viola, cello strings, Panasonic batteries, Schaller strap lock, Fort Bryan strap, American Pro rosin, Wittner, Loud Mouth
speakers, Dean Markley Strings, Parrott Harmonicas, Super-Sensi-tive, Buffalo Products, Sky Prod-ucts, Music Net Work Products, Drum Boy bongos & congas, Play-On Tunes.
Micro Musical Products Corp.180-08 Liberty Ave.Jamaica, NY 11433(718) 658-1030Fax: (718) 658-5942Categories: BIPrincipal Brands: Duplexo, Free-Tone, Le Pectole, Nu-Shine, SPI-VAK, Shastock, Thermo-fl ox.
New Sensor Corp. (Electro-Harmonix/Sovtek)32-33 47th Ave.Long Island City, NY 11101(718) 937-8300(800) 633-5477Fax: (718) 937-9111E-mail: [email protected] site: www.newsensor.com and www.ehx.com Categories: PS/R, ACCPrincipal Brands: Sovtek vacuum tubes, Electro-Harmonix vacuum tubes, Tungsol vacuum tubes, Mul-lard vacuum tubes, Genelex Gold Lion vacuum tubes, JJ vacuum tubes, Svetlana vacuum tubes, JJ Electronic vacuum tubes and oth-ers. Eminence speakers, EH speak-ersDunlop sound effects, Pro Co sound effects, E-Bow sound effectsJJ capacitors, Sprague Capacitors, Illinois capacitors, Xicoa capaci-tors, F & T capacitors, Switchcraft Parts, Carling Parts, CTS Parts, Alpha Parts, Marshall parts, Fender parts, Craig chemicals, Duracell batteries
Rhythm Tech, Inc.29 Beechwood Ave.New Rochelle, NY 10801(914) 636-6900(800) 726-2279Fax: (914) 636-6947Web site: www.rhythmtech.comRichard Taninbaum, pres. & CEOCategories: PRC, ETH, ACC, BIPrincipal Brands: Rhythm Tech Conga, Bongos, Rhythm Tech Tambourine, Solo Tambourine,
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Dst Drum Set Tambourine, True Colors Tambourines (10” and 8”), Traditional Tambourines (headed), Trigger Mount, DSM2 Universal Mount, DSM Quad Mount, MGT Mountable Gig Tray, Wireless Mic Clip, Active Snare System, Balance, Bass Drum Beater, Hat Trick, IT Tuners, Memokey, Studio Shaker, Live Shaker, Studio Series Cowbell, Moon Block, Rhythm Tech Cabasa, Rhythm Tech Piccolo Cabasa, Bar Chimes, Studio Chimes, Trigger Triangle, Claves, Rain Maker, Bar-bell, Maracas, Pete Engelhart Metal Percussion, Sideman, Skrather, The Laptop.
Tone King Corp.P.O. Box 1095Wyandanch, NY 11798(631) 643-8333(800) 662-3478Fax: (631) 643-8005Ilse Poike, pres.Categories: S&F, ETH, ACC, PRC, BIPrincipal Brands: Ace, Adamas, Alaska Pic, Aranjuez, Blessing, Cable Corp., Augustine, Blitz, Buckaroo, Clayton, Danmar, Darco, Dava, D’Andrea, D’Angelico, Deadringer, Dean Markley, DEG, Dr. Stringfel-low, Dr. Thomastik, Dunlop, Duplex, E-Bow, Emerald Reeds, Ernie Ball, Eudoxa, Fender, Finger Ease, Fla-geolet, Franz, Frost Rosin, Gibson, Gill, Glasser, Gorilla Snot, Grover, Guild, Guitar Now, Hamilton, Har-mon, Hearos, Herco, Hohner, Holton, Huang, H.W. Pad Saver, John Pearse, K & M Stands, Kratt, Kun, Kyser, La Bella, Latch Lake, Ludwig, Manhas-set, Martin, Mel Bay, Micro, MVP, Neotech, Pac-A-Stand, Pignose, Pirastro, Pocket Tones, Pro-Mark, Regal Tip, Remo, Rhythm Tech, Rico, Rotosound, Rovner, Runyon, Sageman, Savarez, Schaller, Selmer, Shubb, Signal Flex, SKB, Sonic II, Stephi, String Swing, Super-Sensi-tive, Super-Slick, TKL, Trophy, Ultra, Universal Percussion, Vega, Vic Firth, W.D. Parts, Wittner, ZerOring.
E.M. Winston Band Instruments Co.1156 Bowman Road, Suite 200Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 416-1167(888) 675-0100Fax: (843) 416-1147Web site: www.emwinston.comCategories: S&F, B&O, PRCPrincipal Brands: E.M. Win-ston Band Instruments (world exclusive dist.), Winston Brass & Woodwind Mouthpieces, Gill Wood & Plastic Recorders, Emilio Super Sax Strap, Puff Padded Sax Straps.
OHIO V.J. Rendano Co. Inc.755 E. 82nd St.Cleveland, OH 44103(216) 881-0599(800) 321-4048Fax: (216) 432-3642Categories: S&F, ACC, BI, PRC, P/KB, amps Principal Brands: Galveston, Mo-nique, T.J. Percussion, Texarkana,
See us at NAMM Booth 1304
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Casio, Pro Co, Audio-Technica, Karera, Shure Microphones.
Universal Percussion Inc.1431 Heck Rd.Columbiana, OH 44408(330) 482-5750(800) 282-0110Fax: (800) 979-3786E-mail: [email protected] site: www.universalpercussion.comTom Shelley, pres.Categories: ACC, PRC, two full lines of drums setsPrincipal Brands: Cannon, Mega, JAMM, Attack, Zildjian, Vic Firth, Pro-Mark, Vater, Regal Tip, Mike Balter, Drum Workshop, Rhythm Tech, Mic-Eze, RealFeel, Sound Off, Percussion Publications, Wuhan, Handzon Latin Goods, Istanbul, Beato Bags, Innovative Percussion, Black Swamp Percussion, Slug Percussion, Ayotte, Videus & Dud’s, Holz, Cymbal Cleaners Asst., Lug Lock, Latin Percussion, Ludwig, Noble & Cooley, Pure Sound, Tree Works, Trick, XL Products, Qwik Time, Evans Products.
PENNSYLVANIAAIM Gifts/ Albert Elovitz Inc.3001 Penn Ave.Pittsburgh, PA 16066(800) 233-2800Fax: 412-683-3110E-mail: [email protected] site: aimgifts.comAlbert Elovitz, pres.Categories: ACC, general music gift merchandisePrincipal Brands: AIM, Albert Elovitz Inc.
Breezy Ridge Instruments Ltd.P.O. Box 295Center Valley, PA 18034(610) 691-3302 (800) 235-3302Fax: (610) 691-3304E-mail: [email protected] site: jpstrings.comJohn Pearse, pres.Mary Faith Rhoads-Lewis, sec’y/treas.Categories: S&F, ACC, ETH, PM,
See us at NAMM Booth 1201
See us at NAMM Booth 1205
Retailers’ Source For All Things Musical
800-527-5292(L A PL AYA)
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video coursesPrincipal Brands: John Pearse Music Strings &Acc., John Pearse Books &Video Lessons; Breezy Ridge Hammer Dulcimers, Ol’ Reliable Capos, D’Angle, Artistic violin strings, Weissenborn strings, Nuage Gypsy Strings, Lil’ Nipper, Ksaire, JP Cables, JP Acoustic Pickups, Wood & Horn Sarod picks, Horn & Bone Picks, The Edge Slide, Brass KingPins, Faux Tortoiseshell Pins, John Hartford Banjo Strings, Vintage Thumbpicks, Hi-Rider Fingerpicks.
Hoshino USAP.O. Box 886Bensalem, PA 19020(215) 638-8670(800) 669-8262Fax: (215) 245-8583E-mail: [email protected] site: www.ibanez.comwww.tama.comBill Reim, pres.Categories: S&F, PRC, Guitar/Sig-nal Processing, Guitar and Bass Amplifi ersPrincipal Brands: Ibanez Gui-tars & Basses, Ibanez Electronics & Amplifi cation, Tama Drums & Hardware.
RHODE ISLANDJR Music Supply LLC93 Hazel St.Woonsocket, RI 02895(401) 762-2278(800) 333-EADGFax (401) 762-2215E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.jrmusicsupply.comCategories: Manufacturer/distribu-tor of European violin-family instru-ments & accessories.Principal Brands: Instruments: Euro Workshop, Enesco Workshop, Calin Wultur Workshop, Cracovia Workshop; Master instruments by Andrzej Swietlinski, Jan Szlach-towski, Iosef Simon, Andrzej Glodek, Wojtiech Topa, Jarek Kosci-elny, Roman Glogowski. Bows: Jean Tabary Carbon Fiber Bows, JT Prism Bows, JT Apprentice Bows, Glasser Bows. Cases: Hiscox Cello
Cases. Strings: Eurosonic, Pisastro. D’Addario, Thomastik, Hill, Jargar, Larsen, Prim.
SOUTH CAROLINAMBT Lighting & SoundStreet Address: 2456 Remount Road, Suite 305North Charleston, S.C. 29406Mailing Address: P.O. Box 63366North Charleston, S.C. 29419-3366(843) 745-8501(800) 845-1922Fax: (843) 745-8502Web site: www.musicorp.comDan Roberts, v.p., sls. Categories: S&F, PS/R, BI, PRC, ACC, KBPrincipal Brands: Barcus-Berry, J.B. Player, Percussion Plus, Arbor, J.Reynolds, RMS, Amigo, Lauren, MBT Lighting & Sound, Si-erra Guitars, Samson, Zoom, Hartke, Yamaha guitar packages and portable keyboards, Sabian, Dean Guitars, Remo Crown Percus-sion, Luna Guitars, Stageline.
Musicorp, LLCStreet Address: 2456 Remount Road, Suite 305North Charleston, S.C. 29406Mailing Address: P.O. Box 63366North Charleston, S.C. 29419-3366(843) 745-8501(800) 845-1922Fax: (843) 745-8502Web site: www.musicorp.comDan Roberts, v.p., sls. Categories: S&F, PS/R, BI, PRC, ACC, KBPrincipal Brands: Barcus-Berry, J.B. Player, Percussion Plus, Arbor, J.Reynolds, RMS, Amigo, Lauren, MBT Lighting & Sound, Si-erra Guitars, Samson, Zoom, Hartke, Yamaha guitar packages and portable keyboards, Sabian, Dean Guitars, Remo Crown Percus-sion, Luna Guitars, Stageline.
TENNESSEEEMD Music, Inc.P.O. Box 487 LaVergne, TN 37086(866) 871 5800
See us at NAMM Booth 1627
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Wholesaler Guide(615) 793-8787Fax: (877) 231-6653E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.staggmusic.com Categories: PS/R, S&F, ETH, ACC, BI, PRC
Principal Brands: StaggKaman Music Corp.1042A Fred White Blvd.Portland, Tenn. 37148(615) 325-7104Principal Brands:(Please see Connecticut listing.)
Morrell Music Distributing Co.2306 W. State St.Bristol, TN 37620(423) 968-5811Fax: (423) 968-5409Curtis Morrell, pres.Categories: S&F, ACC, PRC, PM, guitars, cases, videotapesPrincipal Brands: Morrell, Martin, Dunlop, Super-Sensitive, Anton Breton, Mapes, Hohner, D’Andrea, TKL, La Bella, Flinthill, Kyser, Lou Capece, Eleca, Saga, Onboard, L&M, Long Hollow.
The Music Link Corp. 2526 Quality Lane Knoxville, TN 37931 Toll Free 1-888-552-5465 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.themusiclink.net Principal Brands: (Please see California listing.)
TEXASAllparts13027 Brittmoore Park Dr.Houston, TX 77041(800) 327-8942Fax: (713) 466-5803Categories: S&FPrincipal Brands: Allparts, ABM-Mueller, Bartolini, Bigsby, Buzzstop, CTS, Danelectro, Earvana, Gotoh, Graph Tech, Grover, Gurian, Hip-shot, Leo Quan, Razor, Switchcraft, Schaller, Sperzel, Joe Barden, Tremol-No, Lace, Fender, Gibson, Tone-Pros, Moses Graphite, Q-Parts, Bourns.
M&M Merchandisers Inc.1923 Bomar Ave.Fort Worth, TX 76103(800) 299-9035Fax: (800) 687-0203E-mail: [email protected] site: www.mmwholesale.comMarty Stenzler, CEO, pres.Chuck Franklin, COOCategories: Acoustic, electric, bass guitars and accessories, am-plifi ers, banjos,mandolins, percussion, horns and reed instruments, instructional books and videos, DJ lighting and
See us at NAMM Booth 426
See us at NAMM Booth 501
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sound, retail supplies.Principal Brands: ZZRyder, Trinity River, Kona, Oscar Schmidt, Alpine, B.A Starr, Brand X, Fender, Pyle Pro, Danelectro, Qwik Tune, Harris Musical Products, Black Diamond, GP Percussion, Zildjian, Camber, Musician’s Workshop, Watch and Learn, Hal Leonard, Mirage, Shure, Gemini, Audio-Technica, Audix, Chauvet, Gem Sound, Phonic, Ernie Ball, D’Adario, Washburn, GHS, Maestro, Huang, Casio, Hohner, Barraza, Main Street, Fat Boy, Merano, Zebra, Audiopipe, MTX, Yamaha.
UTAHPriddis Music P.O. Box 345Pleasant Grove, UT 84062-0345(800) 326-3062Fax: (801) 785-6705E-mail: [email protected] site: www.priddis.comRichard L. Priddis, pres.
Categories: Professional perfor-mance music for singers. Principal Brands: Prosound
VERMONTMetropolitan Music Co.P.O. Box 14154861 Mountain Rd.Stowe, VT 05672866-846-5461(802) 253-4814Fax: (802) 253-9834E-mail: [email protected] site: www.metmusic.comRob Juzek, partnerCategories: S&F, ACCPrincipal Brands: John Juzek Stringed Instruments, Resonans Shoulder Rests, Ultra Practice Mutes, Ibex Luthier Tools, Juzek Tools USA, Thomastik, Pirastro, Larsen, Super-Sensitive, Prim, LaBella, D’Addario, Glasser, Kaces, Soundwear, Kun, Intelli, Wittner, Teller, Despiau, Aubert, Melos Rosin, Andrea Rosin.
VIRGINIAHohner, Inc.1000 Technology Park Dr.Glen Allen, VA 23059(804) 515-1900(800) 446-6010Fax: (804) 515-0347Web site: www.hohnerusa.comCategories: S&F, PRC, Music Ed Inst. (Orff), ACC, Harmonicas, accordions, recorders, melodicas, kazoos, guitars, ukuleles, banjos, mandolins, amplifi ers, drums, microphones, musical toys & children’s instruments, Orff instru-ments, bags & cases, instrument stands & musical accessories.Principal Brands: Hohner, Lani-kai, Sonor, Laney, Hohner Kids, Rockwood by Hohner, HSS Bags & Cases, Airwave.
Sonor Drums 1000 Technology Park Dr.Glen Allen, VA 23059(804) 515-1900
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Wholesaler Guide(877) 337-6667Fax: (804) 515-0347Web site: www.sonor.com, www.myspace.com/sonorusaCategories: PRCPrincipal Brands: Sonor Drums and Percussion.
WISCONSIN Dynamic Music DistributingP.O. Box 270655Milwaukee, WI 53227(262) 786-4130(800) 343-3003
Fax: (800) 211-5570E-mail: [email protected] site: www.execpc.com:80/~dynamicCategories: S&F, ETH, ACC, BI, PRC audio & video karaoke/combo & acc./bags & coversPrincipal Brands: Archer guitars, basses, banjos, mandolins, Gibson guitar strings, Fingerease, Arion, Sonic-II & Ear Noise Filters, Fort Bryan straps, Ace, Kyser, Dr. String-fellow, Find-A-Note, Audio-Tech-nica, Shure, Cord-Lox, Mic-Eze, K & M, Clip-Stand, Rock ’N Roller, SKB, Rico, Chartier, Avanti, DEG access., Blessing access., Trophy, Herco, Jones, Meason, Manhasset, Alisyn, Flitz, Blitz, Sterisol, Al Cass, Roche-Thomas, Rhythm Band, Franz, Pacemaker, Fanon, Super-Sensitive, Kazoo, Pocket Songs, Future Primi-tive, Pro-Mark, Regal Tip, Camber, Stick Handler, Trick, Neary Drum Torque, Duplex, Cannon, Leeder, Guitool, Hamilton, Fibracell, Martin, Mike Balter, Ultimate Support, Crown, La Voz, Hamilton, Middle Atlantic, Gemini/LyteQuest, Win-ston, Dunlop, Vater, 3M, D’Andrea, Atlas, Remo, Glasser, Leblanc, Mo-shay, Littlite, Rhythm Tech, Sho-All, Wolfpak, HQ Percussion, Zildjian, Furman, Latin Percussion.
PUERTO RICOTropical Music of Puerto RicoP.O. Box 8733Fernandez Juncos StationSanturce, Puerto Rico 00910(787) 726-1750Fax: (787) 727-8181Lourdes Vila, pres.Categories: PS/R, S&F, ACC. BI, PR, P/KB
CANADAB&J Music Ltd.(Subsidiary of Kaman Music Corp.)2360 Tedlo St.Mississauga, ON L5A 3V3, Canada(905) 896-3001(800) 268-8147Fax: (905) 896-4554, (800) 777-3265 E-mail: [email protected] Kroke, sr. v.p., gen. mgr.
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Categories: S&F, BI, PRC, ACCPrincipal Brands: Adamas,Andre Bardot, Antigua, Applause, Augustine, Austin City, Becker, Belmonte, Big Idea Guys, Bridget, CAD Professional Mics, CB Educa-tional Percussion, CB Percussion, Celebrity, Cherub, Corelli, Darco, Dean Markley, Durro, Eldon, E.M. Winston, Firstnote, Genz Benz, Gibraltar, Gretsch, Grover, Hamer, Hearos, Herco, Hercules, Hirade, Hohner, Ingles, Intellitouch, Jas-mine, Jim Dunlop, La Bella, Lee Oskar, LP, Malletech, Manhasset, Martin, Matrix, Mighty Bright, Mon-tana, Music Boy, Ovation, Perri’s Leathers, Petersen, Ping, Premier, Proel, Ramirez, Remo, Retro Parts, Rimshot, Rodam, RTOM, Seiko, Sierra, SignalFlex, SKB, Slammer by Hamer, Sousa Band, Takamine, TKL, Toca, Tranzamps, Treeworks, Trophy, Ultra, V-Tech, Vega, Vic Firth, Wittner, Zildjian, Fender.Beda Sales 2634 Shaughnessy St.
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3G6(604) 942-1257(800) 663-5800Fax: (604) 942-4022E-mail: [email protected] site: www.bedasales.caDonna L. Barina, pres.Categories: S&FPrincipal Brands: Thomastik, Pi-rastro, Hofner, Wittner, Jargar, Kun, Skylark, Aubert, Dorfl er, Hidersine, Hill, Aubert, Dick, Wittner, Weidler, Super-Sensitive, Larsen, Glasser.
Canadian Print Music Dist.4500 Sheppard Ave E. #47GToronto ON MIS 3R6 (416) 293-1200(800) 668-5767Fax: (416) 293-4318Fax: (800) 565-1816E-Mail: [email protected] site: www.musicbooks.com/cpmCategories: PM, video instructionPrincipal Brands: Print Music: Jamie Aebersold, Alfred Publish-ing, Mel Bay, Blue Rodeo, Bold
Strummer, Boston Music, Bourne Music, James F. Chapin, Cole Harbour Music, Cranford Music, Creative Concepts, Edwards Mu-sic, FJH Music, Carl Fischer, Joe Goldfeder, Ron Greene Music Dials, Groove Tubes, Henle, Frederick Harris Music, Karamar, Kendor, Kjos, Koala, Koneman, Hal Leon-ard, Mayfair Music, Minstrel Press, Montgomery Music, Music In Mo-tion, Music Sales, Ottawa Folklore, Plymouth Music, Reader’s Digest, Santorella, Shawnee Press, Sher Music, Sing Out, George B. Stone, Vinland Music, Vocal Power, Bob, Vopni, W.W. Norton, Walton Music, Warner Bros., Waterloo Music, Wil-lis Music, Video: Alchemy Pictures, Homespun, Hot Licks, MacMaster Music, MVP, Rumark Video.Coast Music (a division of Jam Industries Ltd.) 21000 TransCanada Highway,Baie D’Urfe, Québec H9X 4B7. Tel: (514) 457-2555. Toll-free tels (sales): 800-363-8460
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Wholesaler GuideFax: (514) 457-0055.and 800-263-5851. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.coastmusic.ca. and www.coastmusic.com Martin Golden, Chairman of Jam Industries Ltd.; Eddy Shenker, President of Jam Industries Ltd.; Marty Szpiro, Senior Vice-president, Jam Industries; Manuel Senra, Vice-president of Coast Music.
Product Managers: Alex Kunda-kcioglu, band & orchestral; Scott Atkins, Sonor and percussion. Product specialty: Fretted In-struments, Brass and Woodwind, Drums and Percussion, Amplifi ers and Accessories.Registered Brands: Alabama (banjos, mandolins); Alegria (vio-lins, violas, cellos); Bravo (guitars); Cortez (guitar straps); Delta Blues
(harmonicas and accordions); Jay Turser (guitars); Mano Percussion (congas, quintos, tumbadoras, bon-gos, djembes, accessories); Menzel (violins, double basses, cellos, and accessories); Procussion (drums); Profi le (parts, stands, accesso-ries); Rhythm Band (percussion, brass accessories); Trak (drums, hardware, drumsticks, accesso-ries); Univox (microphones, ampli-fi ers, headphones); and Westbury (drums, hardware, accessories).Product Brands: Attack, Amy Birch, Angel, Augustine, Bausch, Bespeco, Boblen, Cannon, Casta-lia, C.N.B., Crafter, Dean Markley, Dunlop, EPM, Falcone, Finger Ease, Generation, GHS, Graph Tech, Glasser, Grover, Gypsy Rose,Herco, Hill, Hidersine, Hobart M. Cable, Hohner, Jupiter, Kun, Leem, Ma-halo, Manhasset, Martin, Micro, Neotech, Paganini, Rhythm Tech, Roche Thomas, Runyon, Sabian, Samick, Savarez, Segovia, Schaller, Shubb, Solar, Sonor, Super-Sensi-tive, Techni-Contact, Terry Gould, Thomastik-Infeld, Trophy, Valen-cia, Vandoren, Venture, Vic Firth, Walden, and Wittner.
Contact Distribution Ltd.38 Thornmount Dr., Unit 1Scarborough ON M1B 5P2(416) 287-1144 Fax: (416) 287 1204E-mail: [email protected] site: www.contactdistribution.comBill Coons, dir.Principal Brands: APB Dyna-sonics, Countryman Assoc., Face Audio, Optocore, Projectiondesign, Production Intercom, Rane, Ren-kus-Heinz, Timax.
Counterpoint Musical Services2650 John St. #24Markham, ON L3R 2W6(905) 415-0515(800) 690-0515Fax: (905) 415-9232E-mail: [email protected] Ullmann, pres.Categories: S&F, ACC, BIPrincipal Brands: Thomastik, Bo-hemia, Amati, Blessing, Superslick,
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Stentor, Wittner, Pirasto, Hidersine, Kun, Wolf, Skyinbow, Mirage, Chop-saver.
D’Addario Canada50 W. Wilmot St., #13Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1M5(905) 889-0116(800) 268-6855Fax: (905) 889-8998E-mail: [email protected] Davidson, pres.Categories: S&F, ACC, BI, PRCPrincipal Brands: D’Addario, Plan-et Waves, Rico, Evans, HQ Percus-sion Products, Archives, Danelec-tro, Qwik Tune, Qwik Time, Shadow, Suzuki Harmonicas, Peace Stands, Vater, Kaces, Kaplan, Prelude, Dava, Terry Gould, Guitar Worksta-tion, Play Sound, Puresound, Bea-verCreek, Tycoon, Typhoon, Wedgie Products, Tremtool.
Efkay Music Group2165-46th Ave.Lachine, PQ H8T 2P1
(514) 633-8877(800) 343-0353Fax: (514) 633-8872Howard Kalisky, pres.Categories: S&F, B&O, PM, P/KB, ampPrincipal Brands: Ibanez guitars, basses, amplifi cation; Orange amplifi cation, Tama drums & acces-sories, Wuhan cymbals & gongs, Pro-Mark sticks, Carbosticks, Casio keyboards, Morley effect pedals, Warwick basses, Rocks bags, Car-los Giordano Silenzia Violins, Alice Strings, Ebtech signal processing, J. Michael wind instruments, Fra-mus guitars & amps, Corriciadon slides.
Erikson Audio21000 Trans-Canada Hwy.Baie-D’Urfé, PQ H9X 4B7(514) 457-2555Fax: (514) 457-4986Web site: www.eriksonaudio.comJeffrey Carman, div. mgr.Principal Brands: Abelton, Au-
dio Technica, Ashly, Cerwin-Vega, Camco, Focusrite, Fostex, Gator Pro, KRK, NetCIRA, Novation, PreSonus, Quad Industrial, Quik Lok Pro, Stanton, Surgex, Vestax, Wharfedale Pro.
Erikson Music21000 Trans-Canada Hwy., Baie D’Urfé PQ H9X 4B7(514) 457-2555Fax: (514) 457-0055E-mail: [email protected] site: www.eriksonmusic.comMartin Golden, chmn., Eddy Shen-ker, pres., Martin Szpiro, sr. v.p., Michael Golden, v.p., Peter Patrick, g.m.,Paul Fredrick, perc. mgr., Andrew Bujold, promotions coordi-natorProducts: Digitech, Gator, Pro-techtor, Seymour Duncan, D-Tar, Headhunter, Marshall, Vox, Mark Bass, Hagstrom, Washburn, Oscar Schmidt, Pearl, Phonic, Quik Lok, Wharfdale, Sonic Décor, Light-snake.
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Erikson Pro21000 Trans-Canada Hwy.Baie-D’Urfé, PQ H9X 4B7Western Headquarters:580 Ebury PlaceAnnacis Island, Delta, BC V3M 6M8(514) 457-2555Fax: (514) 457-4986Web site: www.eriksonpro.comChristian Bouchard, div. mgr.Principal Brands: Allen & Heath, Aphex, Compulite, DOD, JEM, KV2, Martin, Mach, Powersoft, Swefog, SLS, Doughty, Omnimount.
Geo. Heinl Co., Ltd. 201 Church St.Toronto, ON M5B 1Y7(416) 363-0093Fax: (416) 363-0053E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.georgeheinl.comRic Heinl, pres.Categories: S&FPrincipal Brands: Aubert, Carlsson, Corelli, Goldbrokat, Nyman Harts, Pops, Pyramid, Sacconi, Heinl, Handorff, Roth, Dvorak, Jaeger, Gewa, Gordge, Winter, Kolstein, Pi-rastro, Thomastik, Jargar, Schatten, D’Addario, Augustine, Hannabach, Savarez, Martin, Dean Markley, Wittner, Heinrich, Hohner, Wolf, Menuhin, Beare, Kun, Hill, Schaller, Hidersine, Grover, Gotoh, Glasser, Dunlop, Intellitouch, Prim, Yamati, Strunal, Petz, Bam, Hamilton, Gill, Dorfl er, Boblen, Bobelock.
GW Musical Products Ltd.324 Queensdale Ave.Toronto, ON M4C 2B6(416) 423-0028Fax: (416) 423-6707E-mail: [email protected] site: www.gwmusical.comGary W. Gougher, pres.Categories: S&F, ACC, luthier sup-
plies, guitar wood and parts, tools etc.Principal Brands: Dunlop fretwire, Gotoh, Schaller, deluxe guitar cases.
Korg Canada 21000 Trans Canada Hwy. Baie D’Urfe, PQ H9X 4B7 (514) 457-2555 Fax (514) 457-0055 Web site: www.KorgCanada.com Martin Golden, chmn.Eddy Shenker, pres. Michael Golden, v.p. George Capone, nat. sls. mgr.Categories: PS/R, S&F, ACCPrincipal Brands: Korg pianos, keyboards, digital recording work-stations, guitar effects & accesso-ries.
Martin Canada Professional Lighting21000 Trans Canada Hwy.Baie D’Urfe, PQ H9X 4B7(514) 457-2555Fax: (514) 457-0055
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Web site: www.martincanada.comMarty Golden, chmn.Eddy Shenker, pres.Categories: Lighting supplies, movie fi xtures, scans, DJ effects, controllers, tracking systems, fog, haze machines.Principal brands: Martin Profes-sional, JEM, MACH.
Musiquip Inc.325 BouchardDorval, PQ H9S 1AP(514) 780-2070Fax: (514) 780-2111E-mail:[email protected]: S&F, ACCPrincipal Brands: Tanglewood Guitar Company UK, Accessories:Digifl ex Cables.
Omnimedia Corporation Ltd.1875 55th Ave.Dorval, PQ H9P 2W3(514) 636-9971Fax: (514) 636-5274
E-mail: [email protected] site: www.omnimedia.caDavid S. Joseph, pres.Categories: PS/RPrincipal Brands: Samson Audio, Samson Wireless, Rane, Hartke, Expedition, Whirlwind, PAS, Zoom, Brownsville.
Power Group, Ltd.7105A Edwards Blvd.Mississauga, ON L5S 1Z2(905) 405-1229Fax: (905) 405-1885E-mail: www.power-music.comWeb site: [email protected] Larcombe, pres. & CEORick Carlson, Director of Sales and Marketing-US DivisionCategories: S&F, PS/R, Principal Brands: Ashdown Engi-neering, Audix, Body Glove Bags, Elixir Strings, Highland Guitar Com-pany, Michael Tobias Design (MTD) Kingston Series, Monster Cable, Solo Music Gear, String Swing, Stagecraft Designs
Radial Engineering, Ltd.1638 Kebet WayPort Coquitlam, BC V3C 5W9(604) 942-1001Fax: (604) 942-1010E-mail: [email protected]: www.radialeng.comwww.zebracase.comwww.primacoustic.comPeter Janis, pres.Categories: S&F, PS/R, PRC, P/KB, PS/R, ACC, interconnectPrincipal Brands: Radial, Mogami, Sonex, Jensen, Telecast Fiber Sys-tems, VAC Brick, Audio Accesso-ries, Senior Industries, ITT Cannon, EDAC, Ace Patch Bays, Acoustical Interiors, Primacoustic, Tonebone, Broadway.
Scott’s Highland Services Ltd.143 Stronach CrescentLondon, ON N5V 3G5(519) 453-0892(519) 453-6303E-mail: [email protected] site: www.scottshighland.com
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Bev Scott, CEOIan Scott, sls. mgr.Categories: PRC, Scottish & Irish ethnic music and instruments.Principal Brands: Pipers’ Choice Bag-pipe Accessories, McCallum Bagpipes, Chieftain whistles, Walton’s whistles & bodhrans, Sousata Whistles.
S.F. Marketing Inc.325 Boul. BouchardDorval, PQ H9S 1A9(514) 780-2070Fax: (514) 780-2111E-mail: [email protected] Categories: PS/R, S&F, BI, ACC, P/KB, PRCPrincipal Brands: Lighting: An-tari, Leprecon, Leviton, Lumi, SGM, Socapex, WDMXAccessories: Barkan Mounts, Canare, Digifl ex, Furman, Goo Sys-tems, K&M, Littlite, Marinco, Neu-trik, NTI Instruments, Raxxess, Re-an, Spacetek.
Pro Audio: Aviom, Dolby Lake Processor, EAW, EAW Commercial, EAW Smaart v.6, Genelec, Light Viper, Pioneer Pro DJ, QSC Audio, Shure, Symetrix, Telex, Xantech Musical Instruments: Cleartone, Duesenberg, Line 6, Mapex drums, Moog Music, NS Design, N-Tune, Schecter, Spector, Steph Accessories, Tanglewood Guitar Company UK, The Original Gig Bag Company, Tone Pros.
Wes-Can Music Supplies Ltd.2677-192nd St., Units 117-120Surrey, B.C. V3S 3X1(800) 661-9960 (North America)(604) 543-2633 (Worldwide)Fax: (800) 600-6646Fax: (604) 543-2604 (Worldwide)E-mail: [email protected] Sallay, Leslie Sallay,Paula Lemke, Cathy LaslloCategories: S&F, PRCPrincipal brands: Raimundo, Kohno, Sakurai, Aria, AER, Di-Marzio, John Pearse, Vinci, Audio
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SuppliersceneZildjian Receives Family Business AwardThe Avedis Zildjian Co. was honored at the 2007 Massachusetts Family Business Awards with the Ed Tarlow Award, given to companies with between 50 and 250 employees. Debbie Zildjian, VP Human Resources, and her two daughters, Cady
and Emily, were on hand to accept the award. The Zildjian Company, which was brought to the US from Turkey in 1929 by Avedis Zildjian III, has been a family owned and operated business since 1623.
The Massachusetts Family Business Awards program was developed by a partnership of the Northeastern Univer-sity Center for Family Business, the Fam-ily Firm Institute New England Chapter and engaged Massachusetts family busi-nesses. The purpose of the awards is to provide recognition for the accomplish-ments of all Massachusetts family busi-nesses, to spotlight and highlight success-ful Massachusetts family businesses and to provide an opportunity for all family businesses to create greater levels of suc-cess within their family businesses.
In 2007 Zildjian also fi nished in the top 20 of the Boston Business Journal’s“The Boston Area’s Largest Women-lead businesses.”www.zildjian.com
Emily Zildjian, Debbie Zildjian and Cady Zildjian Bickford.
Sabian Renames Lines Sabian announces that its Hand Ham-mered series has reverted back to its origi-nal name, HH. This coincides with a new series categorization program that sees HH and AA – their two traditional lines – des-ignated as Vintage sounds, while HHX and AAX, are designated Modern.
Sabian Signature cymbals have moved to the Vault collection. For example, what was
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Kornblum Directs Chesbro E. Coast Offi ceAfter 20 years as director of Sales at Warner Bros. Music and a stint as partner of World Music 4 All, Larry Kornblum joined Chesbro Music Co. to head up their new East Coast offi ce in early 2008. The offi ce will focus on print music and music gift and boutique sales to the East Coast and Midwest Regions.
Working out of southern Florida, Ko-rnblum will bring increased visibility, ser-vice and credibility to the company along the East Coast and the Midwest. “It is great to fi nd a home with a family-owned com-pany that has the same passion and com-mitment to the music industry that I do,” Kornblum says. “Chesbro brings some in-teresting things to the table I am confi dent will be a great addition to music dealers in the East and Midwest; particularly their live inventory system, same-day fulfi ll-
ment and the Harmony Jewelry line.”
“Larry is a trans-planted New Yorker. He does business at lightening speed, and has a ‘the-dealer-is-my-life’ attitude. We are pleased to have him head up our East Coast offi ce,” says Vanetta Chesbro Wilson, CEO.
Kornblum can be reached at (866) 640-5522 or by e-mail at [email protected].
once a Signature Fierce Ride is now a Vault Fierce Ride. The Signature brand name has been eliminated from our catalog.www.sabian.com
On June 14th The Museum of Making Music held its sixth annual “Evening of Note” and accompanying live and silent auction. Among the items up for bid was a Pearl River 50th Anniversary Butterfl y Grand Piano, similar to this gold fi nish model that recieved a “Best” nod in MMR’s “Best & Worst of Show” awards following Winter NAMM.
Caster Tray Amp Tray CartCaster Tray designed the Amp Tray Cart to offer an alternative to heavy ATA road
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Halo Custom Guitars Expands Operations to Texas
Halo Custom Guitars is ex-panding its operations to Houston, Tex. The move is part of Halo’s strategy to bring the company closer to its loyal
customers and best dealers, while having a centralized loca-tion for distribution.
Cupertino, CA.-based Halo Custom Guitars specializes in manufacturing handcrafted electric guitars in six, seven, eight, nine, and 10 string varia-
tions. Halo also offers more than 10,000 custom
specifi cations when cus-tomers order their Halo Custom Shop guitar. www.haloguitars.com
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Zoogee World Inc. is looking for re-tail distributors worldwide to promote its new and innovative line of guitar acces-sories to the following music related cus-
tomers: Guitar Manufacturers and Dis-tributors; Retail and Online Sales; Rock Bands and Fan Clubs; Festival and Event Promoters; Memorabilia Providers; Gui-tar Accessory Companies; Music Schools and Associations.
Zoogee Sales Staff can be reached at [email protected] or (866) 532-4935.
cases and casters installed directly into the bottom of an amplifi er
The Amp Tray Cart comes with three-inch casters, side handles, and a diamond aluminum plate front panel. The product is custom-made in the USA using indus-try-standard materials and allows a mi-crophone holder to be clamped on the front panel, virtually eliminating the use of microphone boom stands.www.castertray.com
Rick Rock Pick Guards from Zoogee WorldThe Rick Rock Acoustic Guitar Pick Guards is produced with a special liquid resin and manufacturing method which provides custom and retail “Photo Qual-
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E.M. Winston names Kennedy as Sales ManagerE.M. Winston band instruments of Boston has named Ross Kennedy as Sales man-ager. Kennedy previously spent 16 years as
a band director, plus has experience as a school music road representative and store owner.
In this position, Kennedy will be re-sponsible for overall company sales while focusing on building
the company’s independent dealer base while maintaining and improving upon our customer service processes, said Don Rhodes, president of E.M. Winston.www.emwinston.com.
Weissman Named Artist Relations Coordinator for Conn-SelmerConn-Selmer has announced that Re-becca Weissman has accepted the posi-tion of Artist Relations coordinator with the Marketing Department.
Rebecca was most recently em-ployed as the Ad-ministrator for the Children’s Chorus at the Crane School of Music. Prior to that position, she was the assistant to the Administrative Director for the Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, New York. She has also held positions with the Eastman School of Music.
Rebecca has a Master of Arts from Eastman School of Music and obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College where she majored in Communications and minored in Music. She is an accom-plished clarinetist and has participated in several recordings, taught privately and publicly, and has performed with various symphonies and orchestras.www.conn-selmer.com.
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Irradiant, Inc. Advances COB Solid-State LightingIn January of 2008 Irradiant, Inc, a divi-sion of Neo-Neontm, completed testing of its new 100w high power COB (Chip-On-Board) LED Module. “Testing re-
sults have proven conclusively that this new 100w COB
WLED (White Led) reaches new heights in lumens effi ciency,” notes the company.
Part of the suc-cess of this break-through stems from the struc-
tural design, the combination of a 10 x
8 array of 80pcs of LED chips, the array produces an output of 5,500 lumens from an emitting area of just 1.9cm2. An advanced re-fl ow process and precise constant current control. By using silver epoxy, the heat dissipation can be solved quickly, providing a pow-erful point source that can be easily ma-nipulated optically to provide a range of lighting solutions.
Irradiant Inc. intends to deploy this new technology a completely new range of products which opens up new markets for the application of LED as a replace-ment to high energy consuming incan-descent and discharge lamps.
For more information, contact [email protected]
Dr. Ducks Explains it All in One PageDuck’s Deluxe has introduced a new teaching and study tool for musicians, the Harmony, Nashville # System and Music Theory One Page Explanation on one side and Dr.Duck’s One Page Guitar Prescription on the other.
The One Page distills the essence of harmony and music theory for musi-cians onto one information-fi lled side of a 14 point card stock, 8.5” x 11” UV plastic coated, three hole punched, full color sheet. The Harmony, Nashville # System and Music Theory One Page Explanation side starts with the Circle
of Fifths, and shows the degrees of the scale in all 12 keys in both majors and minors, the Solfeggio of the notes in the scale and the Nashville # System desig-nation in all 12 keys, then proceeds to cover transposing, major/minor, song and chord construction, solo improvi-sation, the Modes, modulation, how to read the notes in both clefs and much more.
Dr. Duck’s One Page Guitar Prescrip-tion, a collection of guitar essentials, including the notes on the guitar fret-
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Musicorp sponsored the annual Bocce Ball Tournament in Charleston, S.C. to help benefi t the Special Olympics. The tournament was held on April 26th at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island.
This was Musicorp’s fourth year participating in this event that raised
DCI Corps Take Quantum LeapThree corps will take the fi eld at this sum-mer’s Drum Corps International compe-titions with Quantum Marching instru-
MDA Elects New Offi cersThe new slate of offi cers was installed at the recent Music Distributors Association Annual Meeting held on March 29th in Orlando, Fla. The MDA Offi cers for 2008 are president Jess Gonzales, (D’Addario
Company), fi rst vice president Tom Shel-ley (Universal Percussion), second vice president Ted Kuehnert (Yamaha Cor-poration) and secretary-treasurer Ellen Cavanaugh (Super Sensitive Strings).
The MDA expressed their appreciation for the work and leadership of past presi-dent Jon Harris for the past two years.
The new incoming president of the Music Distributors Association, Jess Gonzales of the D’Addario Company, is congratulated by the Outgoing president, Jon Harris of the Harris-Teller Company.
board fi lled in all the way up to up to the 15th. fret, the diagrams for the 5 major chord positions (A, C, D, E and G) how to Barre (bar) those chords and what the chords are then called is explained and how to read both single note and chord tablature, and more.
The One Page is bar coded for retail scanners and has a manufacturers sug-gested retail price of $8.95.www.ducksdeluxe.com
$88,000 for the Special Olympics. Musi-corp volunteers succeeded in winning up to the semi-fi nal round. The company’s own Neva Defi baugh was recipient of the “Rookie of the Year” award and earned rave reviews for her game from the judges and opposing teams.
Musicorp Sponsors Bocce Ball Tournament for Special Olympics
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Berg comes to Sennheiser from 3M, where he had a distinguished career as a pro audio specialist, and later in graphics and fi lm coatings. He will cover the ter-ritory spanning Wyoming, Utah, Colo-rado, New Mexico, and Arizona.www.sennheiserusa.com
ments from Jupiter, Mapex, and Majestic. The Academy from Tempe, Ariz., Teal Sound from Jacksonville, Fla., and Jersey Surf from Mount Holly, N.J., will carry the new line of marching instruments by Jupiter Band Instruments, Inc.
The Academy enters its second season of World Class competition with 20 scheduled shows. Founded in 2001, they won the Open Class DCI World Championship in 2006. Jersey Surf won the Silver medal in the Open Class segment of the 2007 Drum Corps Inter-national World Championships in Pasadena, Calif., capturing both the brass and percus-sion championship titles in the process.
The Open Class Teal Sound corps en-ters their 10th anniversary season, after winning the Division II/III Bronze med-al at the DCI World Championships and the Spirit of Disney award in 2007. www.jupitermusic.com
DMS Distributing QwikstixDirect Music Supply is now handling Qwikstix drum accessories.
Qwikstix manufactures a verity of unique stick holders, beverage holders and utility trays. The stick holder features high quality anodized or powder coated alumi-
num, adjustable tubes, built in drum key holder and is available in many popu-lar colors. Along with the stick hold-ers, the beverage holder and utility trays are fi tted with a clamp to accommodate most hardware brands. Prominent drum-mers such as Thomas Lang, Tommy Clufe-tos and Travis Barker have made Qwikstix a permanent part of their kits.
Direct Music Supply has Qwikstix available throughout the US and Canada.
For more information see www.qwikstix.com. For ordering information, contact Direct Music Supply at (800) 828-1601 or [email protected].
Chris Foreman AppointedCommunity VP/COOCommunity Professional Loudspeakers has appointed Chris Foreman to the position of vice president, chief operating offi cer.
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veteran with more than 40 years of experience in professional audio. A writer and journalist, Foreman was Editor of Sound & Communications Magazine in the 1980s, and co-author of Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement. He has also held promi-nent positions with audio industry manufacturers, including management positions at JBL, Panasonic, and Altec Lansing.
Trout Appointed US Sales Manager for Tanglewood Guitar Co. UKMusiquip Inc., the American distribu-tor of Tanglewood Guitar Company UK acoustic guitars, recently welcomed Da-vid Trout to its team. Trout will serve as the company’s Sales Manager. With over 35 years of industry experience, includ-ing 16 years at St. Louis Music, Trout is a veritable MI veteran.
“We’re thrilled to have David on board,” says Jeff Sazant, Musiquip’s VP
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of Sales and Operations. “He has a ster-ling reputation and the addition of such an experienced individual, someone who shares our vision for this rapidly emerg-ing guitar brand, profoundly enriches our company.”
“I’m excited to be joining such a fi ne organization,” affi rms Trout. “The prod-ucts are fi rst rate, and the team is 100% committed to developing the brand throughout North America. We’re build-ing a sales team of independent sales pro-fessionals that have the experience and knowledge to position the Tanglewood Guitar Company UK within the guitar landscape in a way that it will succeed and prosper.”
Rodgers Sponsors Fifth Summer Organ CampSix teenagers have been awarded full scholarships by Rodgers Instruments to study organ at the International Music Camp (IMC) this summer.
The winners are Christiana Wolt-ers, age 15, of Dickinson N.D.; Madison Grove, age 14, and Christopher Laue, age 16, both of East Grand Forks, Minn.; Erin Kelso, age 15, of Henderson, Minn.; Ethan Evans, age 15, of Albany, Ga.; and Katrina Brooks, age 16, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
IMC’s Organ Week, which began in 2004, is a popular program that intro-duces young keyboard and piano play-ers to the organ. Each summer, Rodg-ers supplies instruments and faculty, as well as scholarships, for Organ Week. The scholarship competition is open to school-age musicians, worldwide.
More information is available at www.rodgersinstruments.com
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JBL ProfessionalPrincipal Brand Names: EON®, VerTec®, Control® Series, LSR, JRX, MRX, PRX, SRX, VRXBrand Names: EON and PRX are for Powered Speakers; VerTec®, Control® Series, JRX, MRX, SRX, VRX are for Speaker Systems; LSR is for Studio Moni-tor SpeakersCompany Listing Codes: DJ, RE, SEProduct Sources: Recording Equipment: JBL Profession-al: MNDJ Equipment: JBL Professional: SP
Sweet Pipes Inc. 2300A Michigan CourtArlington, TX 76016Bob Bergin(800) 446 1067FAX: (800) 576 7608PVE-mail: [email protected] Names: Da Capo, Sweet Pipes Publications
Bösendorfer USA1771 Post Road East, suite 239Westport, CT 06880(203) 520-9064E-mail: [email protected]
AKG AcousticsHarman Pro North America8500 Balboa Blvd., not 6500Northridge, CA 91329(818) 920-3212FAX: (818) 920-3208DJ, RE, SEwww.akg.com
Soundcraft USAHarman Pro North America8500 Balboa Blvd.Northridge, CA 91329(818) 920-3212FAX: (818) 920-3208DJ, RE, SEwww.soundcraft.com
MusicorpP.O. Box 63366North Charleston, SC 29419(843) 745-8501FAX: (843) 745-8502E-mail: [email protected]
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AAcoustica www.acoustica.com 123A.I.M. Gifts/Albert Elovitz www.aimgifts.com 46Access Bags and Cases www.accessbagsandcases.com 58Ace Karaoke/Acesonic USA www.acekaraoke.com 57Allparts www.allparts.com 120Amati’s Fine Instruments www.Amatis.us 67America Longxing Inc. www.huntermusical.com 50American Way Marketing LLC [email protected] 117Anderson Silver Plating 126Antigua Winds, Inc. www.antiguawinds.com 90Audio-Technica U.S.Inc. www.audio-technica.com 33
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