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With a goal of producing musical instruments that are more accessible for younger (physically smaller) players, Nuvo Instrumental is an emerging force in the quest to create more lifelong music-makers.…
Back in 1959, fellow music educators George Quinlan and Tom Fabish joined forces and launched Quinlan & Fabish. The goal was to assist and guide Chicago area school music programs…
Registration and housing is open for Summer NAMM held June 23-25, 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center. The annual summer music industry gathering brings together major buying power and the…
I write this article for the March issue of MMR on President’s Day as the snow is falling in New York. Halfway through the month of February, it feels like…
A lot of things come in groups of three. There are three primary colors. The strongest geometric shape – a triangle – has three sides. A BLT has three ingredients…
A ligature is no small thing. It’s the company motto, and the initial building block that started Rovner Products, a highly innovative company that makes accessories for woodwinds that is…
In this issue, we devote a sizable chunk of real estate to examining the current fretted market for instruments and gear geared toward the hard rock and heavy metal enthusiast…
What if I told you that the key to success in MI today could be bought for the measly price of $2.99? You’d think I was lying of course. But…
In a seminar we did together on this topic, Greg Billings from the Steinway Piano Gallery in Naples, Florida said, “If I had known then what I know now, I…
Sterling Ball held a StingRay bass aloft on the stage set up inside Ernie Ball's spacious stand at the Winter NAMM Show. He recalled how the guitar came to be, the…
Registration and housing is now open for Summer NAMM, being held from 23rd-25th June 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center. This year, music retailer-focused NAMM U offerings will be available to…
Guitarist and singer Bryan Adams has a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of bringing music equipment into Egypt, after customs officials wrote all over his vintage Martin acoustic. Adams was…
