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Frank Hammel

Frank Hammel is a contributing journalist in the MMR archive, covering the music products industry for Musical Merchandise Review.

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Chasing Dreams in the City that Never Sleeps

Then and Now

1971 Then and Now: Martin Guitars

1971 Then and Now: Grover Musical Products, Inc.

1971 Then and Now: Hal Leonard

1971 Then and Now: Hoshino USA

1971 Then and Now: Hohner Accordions

1971 Then and Now: Hohner Harmonicas

1971 Then and Now: Sonor Drums

1971 Then and Now: Electro-Harmonix

New Products, MMR, July 2021

Orchestrating Your Own Disney Ending

Vision & Purpose!

Evergreen

Lectrosonics’ Karl Winkler

On the March: Marching Bass Drum Sales

Hammered: Sales of B&O Mallets

Kansas City Piano’s Grand Opening

COVID-19 Creativity

From FOMO to GROMO

Nashville's Silos

New Products - June 2021

And They're Off...

Vax4Live Coalition Pushes for Vaccine Awareness and the Safe Return of Live Events

USA - The National Independent Talent Organization (NITO) and several partners with a big stake in the safe return of live events are launching a campaign for vaccine awareness. It’s…

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Joe Lamond Discusses Summer NAMM 2021

Primed for the Rebound: PA System Sales

Live to Fight Another Day: Sales of Live Sound Mixers During the Pandemic

Mirror, Mirror – How Valuable is my Business?

57th Annual Supplier Directory

The Spark File - A Great Creative Hack

Trade Regrets: Vinny Testa, 76

Keep the Lights On

FMIC's Justin Norvell on Fender's 75th Anniversary

Bringing it On Home: Home Digital Keyboard Sales

Taking Control: Sales of MIDI Controllers and Interfaces

The Music Lesson Pendulum

Managing the Dissonance of Financial Stress

New Products, April 2021

One Shot Down...

Silver Linings Play(LOUD)book

Six String & An Attitude: Reverend Guitars' Ken Haas

Unstoppable: Ukulele Sales Soared in 2020 and the Trend Continues

‘More Guitar Sales Equals More Bag and Case Sales’

Chick Corea – Romantic Warrior

Leadership Founded in Love

Zildjian’s Limited Edition Vintage A’s

Paiste’s Signature Series Revival

The DGX-670 Digital Piano from Yamaha

Henna Dragon Ukuleles from Luna Guitars

Gil Parris GPS Model from Reverend Guitars

Chrissie Hynde and Joe Strummer Signature Models from Fender

Gator’s Professional Microphone Boom Arm and Utility Carts

Buffet Crampon Student Alto and Tenor Saxophones

Eastman’s New Marching Sousaphone

Anniversary Edition Saxophone from Cannonball

New Sizes of Yamaha’s YVN Model 3 Violin

The Analog Effects Collection from PreSonus

The Phil Jones Bass PE-5 Pedal

D’Addario’s XS Coated Strings

The Nano Metal Muff from Electro-Harmonix

Warwick’s Distance Buffers

"Jazz Duets: Etudes for phrasing and Articulation" and "Triads for the Improvising Guitarist" from Berklee Press

"Eat Sleep Sing" and "Harmonic Warm-Ups" from Alfred Music

New Products, March 2021

A Virtual Return to Musical Fitness

New Products, Feb. 2021

IK Multimedia’s UNO Synth Pro and UNO Synth Pro Desktop

Reverend Six Gun HPP Model

EXM Mobile Sub from Yorkville

König & Meyer’s 12195 Laptop Stand

Face Masks from Hosa Technology

Relaunched Rousseau Mouthpieces

Slash Signature Slinky Strings from Ernie Ball

Fold from Delta Sound Labs

I Didn’t Get My In-N-Out, But Otherwise No Complaints

NAMM’s Believe in Music Week Spotlights a Resilient Industry

Bang the Drum... Quietly

Riding (and Crashing, Hi-Hatting, Splashing) Out the Storm

All in the F. E. Olds Family

Southpaw Guitars: Out in 'Left Field' for 40 Years

Selling Flutes in the Time of COVID-19

Trust: The Holy Grail of Sales

Weeping and Gnashing of Frets