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String Instruments: Purchasing, Maintenance, Troubleshooting and More by Sandy Goldie covers important topics that every musician needs to know. Different topics covered in the book include purchasing instruments, instrument accessories,…
The Naughty Saucer is the newest addition to Dream Cymbals' Re-FX Series. The 14” effect cymbal features a 5 3/4" hole in the center to provide two unique playing surfaces on any drum or…
DrumLite's triggered lighting kits are designed specifically for the everyday drummer, allowing the device to react when the drum is struck. The triggers attach to the drum shells using 3M…
The Kross2 is a pro-level performance keyboard equipped that features upgrades such as more PCM, more sounds (1075 programs), more polyphony (120), user sampling, audio recording, audio and MIDI over…
One of ReedGeek’s newest “Universal” woodwind reed tools and saxophone sound stabilizers is the G4 “Black Diamond,” a tool for reed adjustment & maintenance on both natural and synthetic reeds, designed to help all woodwind easily players achieve better reed performance. The "Black Diamond" carries a U.S. street price of…
Designed to emulate the stability and playing characteristics of a B♭ clarinet reed, D’Addario Woodwinds now offers a solution for E♭ clarinet players without the need to cut or modify…
The new, smooth operating Volume Pedal features two impedance options for maximum compatibility and housed in a rugged, lightweight chassis. With selectable 25K or 250K impedances, the Volume Pedal is…
The Tap-A-Delay Deluxe pedal from Cusack Music adds a third “float” footswitch to the original Cusack TAD delay pedal, which can be used to control a momentary hold function on the feedback…
How would you characterize the current cymbal market? Gabriel Harris: Compared to the same time last year, Meinl has had a dramatic increase in cymbal sales and most of that…
Results from this month’s MMR retailer survey were something of a mixed bag, though there were some takeaways and whilst the US market may differ from others, there are still…
Results from this month’s retailer survey were something of a mixed bag, though there were some takeaways. While complaints regarding online competition are pretty standard, regardless of the topic being…
The Yamaha Venova, a casual wind instrument, received the grand prize at this year’s Good Design Awards, one of the most prestigious product recognition programs of its kind. The Yamaha…
