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News September 5, 2013

Floyd Rose Power Pins

[caption id="attachment_48185" align="alignleft"]Floyd Rose Power Pins[/caption]Power Pins are designed to significantly increase bridge-to-soundboard contact, amplify and improve tone and resonance, and make the string replacement process simpler and quicker.  A…

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Sep 5, 2013
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Lollar Pickups Gold Foil Pickup

[caption id="attachment_48183" align="alignleft"]Lollar Pickups Gold Foil Pickup[/caption]The new Gold Foil is a single coil pickup designed to produce a crystal clear top end with bold harmonic overtones and a wide…

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Sep 5, 2013
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MusicNomad’s Humitar

[caption id="attachment_48181" align="alignleft"]MusicNomad’s Humitar[/caption]MusicNomad’s HumitarTM uses a special “Humid-I Bar” insert, claimed to hold 2-3 times more water than the competition and has anti drip properties engineered into it, proving…

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Sep 5, 2013
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Ovation Proto Limited Series LT-60 Guitar

[caption id="attachment_48179" align="alignleft"]Ovation Proto Limited Series LT-60 Guitar[/caption]Ovation’s Proto Limited LT-60 acoustic is a limited-run U.S.-made model with an Adirondack spruce top on a deep-contour Lyrachord® body. The LT-60 features…

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Sep 5, 2013
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KSM Foundation Bridge

[caption id="attachment_48177" align="alignleft"]KSM Foundation Bridge[/caption]The KSM Foundation™ bass bridge utilizes a patented ramp system that creates a bridge resembling one solid piece of metal that has been machined to a…

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Sep 5, 2013
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Steinway Announces Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period

On September 5, Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: LVB) and investment firm Paulson & Co. Inc. (“Paulson”) announced that the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) has granted early…

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Sep 5, 2013
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Cupit Travel Guitar

With an overall weight of just 4.5 pounds including case and an overall length of 22.5 inches, this brief case guitar is designed to fit into all sorts of traveling situations.…

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Sep 5, 2013
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Guitar Center Names Joly President of Musician’s Friend

Guitar Center has named longtime GC executive Gene Joly as the new president of its Musician’s Friend (MF) division. MF is the largest direct-response retailer of musical instruments and professional…

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Sep 4, 2013
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Hohner Offers Free Lessons with Guitar Purchase

Hohner Inc. recently introduced the A+ Advantage program featuring a 30-point system of manufacturing upgrades that provides their entry-level acoustic guitars with unmatched quality and value. These improvements make Hohner’s…

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Sep 4, 2013
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JBL Professional 3 Series Studio Monitors

[caption id="attachment_48167" align="alignleft"]JBL 3 Series Studio Monitors (LSR-305)[/caption]The JBL 3 Series features two models: the LSR305, 5-inch powered studio monitor; and the LSR308, 8-inch powered studio monitor. Both models offer…

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Sep 4, 2013
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Yamaha Silent Pianos

[caption id="attachment_48165" align="alignleft"]Yamaha GC2-SH[/caption]Yamaha Silent Pianos are acoustic pianos featuring sound-damping capabilities that allow players to plug in headphones and play quietly. They can also be played like any regular…

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Sep 4, 2013
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Harman Professional Appoints Smith General Manager

Harman Professional has appointed Timothy (TJ) Smith to lead its Signal Processing Business Unit as general manager. In this role Smith will oversee all aspects of the BSS Audio, dbx,…

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Sep 4, 2013