PRS Acoustic Welcomes New Leadership
The PRS Guitars acoustic department, now in its fifth year, has officially aligned more directly with the company’s Private Stock program.The PRS acoustic team, a small group of nine people,…
Kala Wins MIPA
At last week’s Musikmesse gathering in Frankfurt, Germany, Kala’s U-Bass won the International Press Award for “Best of The Best” in the Acoustic Bass category. Photo: Dave Cafiero and Rick…
E.K. Blessing Announces New Initiatives
E.K. Blessing is expanding its product line and introducing a unique dealer service program, while shifting some production to established manufacturing partners. The result of this strategic shift in production…
Harlem Explosion Claims Absolute Piano
[caption id="attachment_49327" align="alignleft" width="800"]Credit: Adnan Islam[/caption]The enormous explosion that rocked Harlem on Wednesday, March 12 originated in the store of New York's Absolute Piano, according to a report from the NY…
Hal Leonard in Frankfurt
Mark Mumford, Hal Leonard's managing director - Europe, was one of many we've spoken with who've reported that one of the positive aspects of this year's Musikmesse has been the…
Harmona Akkordeon at Musikmesse 2014
In this shot taken on Thursday in Frankfurt, Andreas Schertel of Harmona Akkordeon and Berthold Neidhardt of German American Trading present the new Harmona Diatonic Model 571.
Industry Friends Convene at the Alfred Booth in Frankfurt
Photo: Andrew Surmani of Alfred Music (left) and IBC Trading's Iain Wilson (right) flank Hap Kuffner of Kuffner International.
Peavey & Trace Acoustic Celebrate 25th Year at Musikmesse
On Thursday, the director and VP of Muiskmesse presented a cake to representatives of Trace Acoustic and Peavey Electronics commemorating the two companies' 25th appearance at the annual gathering in Frankfurt,…
Trade Regrets: Kazuo Yairi
Master Luthier Kazuo Yairi passed away in his hometown of Kani, Japan on Wednesday March 5th, 2014.As owner and president of the Yairi Guitar Company, Mr. Yairi helped change the…
Harman Press Conference, Musikmesse 2014
On Wednesday afternoon, Noel Larson, Harman market manager-recording, discussed the newly released dbx PA2 Loudspeaker Management System with Auto EQ and enhanced AFS capability.
TC Electronic’s Development Plans for Universal Audio’s UAD Platform
TC Electronic has announced future develpment plans for Universal Audio’s UAD Powered Plug-Ins Platform.“Our audio signal processing has been regarded as world-leading for decades whether in the form of hardware or software,”…
Musikmesse 2014: Levy's Leathers
Harvey Levy with wife Nikki at the Levy's Leathers booth in Frankfurt, Germany. "Our whole yard back home is covered in snow, so it's been great here," said Harvey of…