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[caption id="attachment_47523" align="alignleft"]Former MMR publisher Sidney Davis.[/caption]It came as no surprise when Sidney Davis’ inbox quickly was bursting at the “virtual” seams with messages from retailers and suppliers, following the…
[caption id="attachment_47521" align="alignleft"]Guitar Center executive VP of sales Gene Joly.[/caption]Earlier this spring, a flurry of criticism aimed at the nation’s largest MI retailer, Guitar Center, began sprouting up online. GC…
[caption id="attachment_47519" align="alignleft"]The Fret Shop's Colt Ward and Orami Rutledge[/caption]WHAT:The Fret Shop WHO: Mark Torstenson, Owner WHERE: Huntsville,Alabama WHEN FOUNDED: 1979 At home: Married to Lucia Cape; two kids: Evelyn, 6,…
[caption id="attachment_47517" align="alignleft"]Andy Bosnak of Lake Bluff Music.[/caption]The crew at the new retail shop Lake Bluffs Music Inc., located in a small suburb of Chicago, knows what it means to…
[caption id="attachment_47515" align="alignleft"]Village Music's Bob Gand and Lana Rae.[/caption]Back in 1963, Bob Gand was working as vice president of sales at a corporation in Chicago. He’d studied the trumpet growing up…
As a founding member of thrash-metal architects, Anthrax, Charlie Benante has been a force to be reckoned with and one of the most respected names in hard rock drumming since…
[caption id="attachment_47511" align="alignleft"]Morley Thompson[/caption]Morley Thompson passed away on March 7 at the age of 86.Thompson’s financial background was a key element in the expansion of the Baldwin Piano Company during…
[caption id="attachment_47509" align="alignleft"]The Piano Empire Megastore in Orange County, California.[/caption]There’s no type of promotion that can beat the upside of a great location. Piano Empire president and CEO Chris Vance…
[caption id="attachment_47505" align="alignleft"]Antigua Winds general manager Grant Henry.[/caption]Ask general manager Grant Henry why any dealer should give 22-year-old manufacturer Antigua Winds a closer look and the answer is simple: “Service.”…
[caption id="attachment_47503" align="alignleft"]Scott Davies of Arriba Cases[/caption]“I think the folks in retail do a good job being knowledgeable about case options, but the problem is a lot times they simply…
[caption id="attachment_47499" align="alignleft"]Fusion cases are making are one of many companies helping redefine the soft case market.[/caption] There’s no doubt that soft cases have gotten better and more affordable,” says…
[caption id="attachment_47497" align="alignleft"]The Music People's TCM9150 U-mount.[/caption]At the RPMDA show in Columbus, the rallying cry was the evolution of digital print, which will inevitably include digital delivery to tablets. At…
