Ovation resumes US production
Anyone intrigued about Drum Workshop’s plan for the Ovation guitar brand it acquired from Fender earlier this year will be interested by news that US production is about to resume again.…
IN THE HOTSEAT WITH...Nigel Hill, Yamaha Music London
Guardian of Yamaha's flagship London retail outlet, once Chappell of Bond Street, former orchestral musician. Equally revererential towards Rachmaninov and Steve Guppy... Name: Nigel Hill Job Title: General Manager, Yamaha Music, London What does that involve? Day to…
Roland Corporation New Hires
Roland Corporation U.S. announces several key changes to its sales team that will enable the company to offer more focused dealer support and new perspectives on product development. Bob Bailey has…
TOP TEN: Rejected Gibson product expansion ideas
A top secret mole has revealed to us a list of scrapped brand expansion proposals from a Gibson Brands meeting... 10: The Les Pool - sold maple neck comes with extendable…
NEW POLL: Is product innovation more difficult in MI?
Our latest poll asks whether the industry is atypically limited in being able to achieve new product innovation. Perhaps because of the traditional manner of instruments, with some of the…
German distribution deal for Seaboard
Sound Service European Music Distribution has taken over the exclusive distribution of quirky keyboard concept ROLI Seaboard instruments for Germany and Austria. The ROLI Seaboard is a new musical instrument…
Spanish guitar show promises expansion
Bigger international presence and larger range of guitars promised at second outing of Guitar Fair The event, scheduled to take place at the Malaga Tradeshow and Congress Centre (FYMCA) from 5th-8th…
Yamaha Extends Alliance with Disneyland Resort
Yamaha Corporation of America and Disneyland Resort recently announced a renewed agreement for Yamaha to remain the official provider of musical instruments to the Disneyland Resort, solidifying a relationship that…
Rotosound takes offer to Acoustic show
Rotosound is bringing its Summer Blockbuster promotion to the looming Acoustic Guitar show, which takes place on 12-13th September at Olympia, London. The string brand’s JK11 & JK12 acoustic strings,…
POLL RESULTS: Can manufacturing return from the Far East?
Our latest poll asked whether manufacturing could ever really be viable outside of the Far East. Prompted by talk of Spanish classical guitar specialist Manuel Rodriguez bringing back some of…
New Washburn Comfort acoustics available
Washburn has launched the Comfort Series WCG18CE electro-acoustic guitar range in the UK. Available through Sound Technology, the WCG18CE has a Grand Auditorium body shape and is designed to be…
Guitar Center, Gibson, Fender Cleared in Price Fix Case
A ruling in the US Ninth Circuit Court has cleared Guitar Center, Fender and Gibson of price fixing. According to www.courthousenews.com The Ninth Circuit refused to revive a class action accusing…