PRS launching new shorty semi
PRS launches its new short-scale semi-acoustic later this month. The new P245 Semi-Hollow is a vintage-inspired single-cutaway with a 24.5 “scale length combined with 22 frets. It features the LR…
MMR Global news service launches
US trade mag MMR has extended its coverage of the international musical instrument market with the launch of its new MMR Global news service. With MMR’s existing print and online…
Impression Launches Custom Cymbal Program
Impression Cymbals and its exclusive North American distributor, ZimMusicInc., has announced the launch of its new Custom Cymbal Program. The Custom Cymbal Program is accessed through the Impression Cymbals website.…
KHS Strengthens Combo Dealer Partnerships with New Sales Structure
KHS America announced the expansion and reorganization of its Combo Sales Division and the integration of the Hohner Inc. sales effort. Effective May 1st, the KHS America Combo division will…
Premier Builders Guild Adds Fleming as New VP
Premier Builders Guild, a group of leading USA-based boutique guitar and amplifier brands supported by proven management, sales, and customer service, recently announced that industry veteran Chris Fleming has joined…
Industry Vet Heckman Announces Retirement
Piano sales manager and store co-owner Keith Heckman will end his nearly four-decade tenure, retiring June 6, 2015 at Dietze Music in Lincoln, Nebraska. The retail veteran started out repairing…
New Indian partner for Music Group
Music Group has appointed Alphatec Audio Video as distributor for its Midas, Klark Teknik, Turbosound, Behringer and Bugera brands in India. Commenting on the deal, Alphatec director, Devasis Barkataki (pictured left), said: “We are…
More moves at Orange, but no new MD
Following the departure of long-serving MD Damon Waller towards the end of last year, Orange has made further changes to its internal mechanics, with a new head of European sales.…
Boulder Creek Announces New Line of Remington Series Guitars
Boulder Creek announced a marketing alliance with the Remington Outdoor Company (“ROC”) to create a Remington line of acoustic guitars. Gary Keffer, director, media & partnerships at ROC, said, “Guitars are…
New European boss for Yamaha
Yamaha has appointed Thomas Schoepe as its new European president. Schoepe, formerly vice-president, head of administration for the company, replaces Mr. Sasaki who will be returning to Japan to retire…
Piano Sales and the ‘New Normal’
Piano sales are back. Sort of. “As the housing and stock markets improved, pianos have experienced a revival,” noted a report in the Chicago Tribune from March 23rd of this…
Jack White’s Third Man Records Launches Electric Loog Guitar Model
Jack White’s Third Man Records has now launched their own Little Third Man Electric Guitar. These come in customer black and yellow matte finishes, have a vinyl pickguard made at…