Our bumper review of the year’s news continues with another mix of good and bad news, new additions and departures…
Burgeoning UK guitar brand, Faith Guitars, reaches South Africa, striking a distribution deal with Paul Bothner Music.
Another attempt at putting on a consumer show in the UK hits the skids.
Iconic bowl-backed acoustic brand returns to production in the US
Fender, Guitar Center and Gibson all declared officially innocent of price-fixing.
A series of departures and the closure of its Stockport office throws doubt on the UK drum brand.
Manuel Rodriguez brings guitar-making back home
Spanish classical specialist increases domestic production.
Aria commits to UK after MD departs
Matt Joule leaves but the UK operation continues, says Japan.
Composite Acoustics division invests in new material for acoustics.
New tech enables online browsers to have an in-store experience.
New clutch of European distributors for folk instrument specialist.
Drum market icon passes away, aged 85.
Exclusive deal takes drum line from Active Distribution.
New line launches UK brand icon into guitar care market.
Pearl becomes exclusive distributor for cymbals and accessories.
German exclusive for Musik Meyer division.
