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News May 15, 2014

Gretsches to Present Savannah School with Grammy Enterprise Award

[caption id="attachment_49647" align="alignleft" width="1815"]Fred & Dinah Gretsch. Photo by Jonathan Hobson.[/caption]Gretsch Company president Fred Gretsch and CFO Dinah Gretsch will appear at the Savannah Arts Academy this coming Friday, May…

MMR Staff
May 15, 2014
News May 14, 2014

TMP Fills Key Roles

The Music People, Inc. (TMP), parent company for the On-Stage family of brands and TMP Pro Distribution, announces that it has recently filled two key roles, bringing on Samantha Pink…

MMR Staff
May 14, 2014
News May 12, 2014

Trade Regrets: Kay Koster

Kay Koster was a pioneering women retail owner, who not only successfully ran a business on her own beginning in 1940, but also personally repaired guitars and amps of all…

MMR Staff
May 12, 2014
News May 12, 2014

Trade Regrets: Harry Carter

Harry Carter was already a school band director when he opened a music store in Ottumwa, Iowa in 1948. Carter and two partners set out to develop a store that…

MMR Staff
May 12, 2014
News May 12, 2014

Trade Regrets: David W. Seville

David W. Seville, a longtime fixture in the industry, passed away on May 6th from complications of diabetes.  Seville was born in Birmingham, England and became a well-known opera singer both in recordings…

MMR Staff
May 12, 2014
News May 12, 2014

D’Addario NYXL Launch Event

To celebrate the unveiling of D'Addario's new NYXL electric guitar strings, a special launch event took place at the Carle Place Guitar Center on Long Island on Thursday, May 1st…

MMR Staff
May 12, 2014
News May 9, 2014

NAMM Announces Top 100 Dealers of 2014

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) applauds thriving music instrument and product retailers from around the world with the announcement of the 2014 Top 100 Dealers. These industry trailblazers…

MMR Staff
May 9, 2014
News May 9, 2014

D'Addario and ESP Partner with USA-Made Products

D'Addario is proud to announce a new OEM partnership with one of the world's leading guitar manufacturers, ESP Inc. ESP Inc. is already using D’Addario strings on their imported LTD…

MMR Staff
May 9, 2014
News May 9, 2014

SKB Large Watertight Drum Hardware Case

iSeries Injection Molded cases are molded of ultra-high-strength polypropylene copolymer resin and are water and dustproof. The cases include a patented "trigger release" latch system, comfortable, snap-down rubber over-molded cushion…

MMR Staff
May 9, 2014
News May 9, 2014

Pigtronix Rototron

The Rototron is a new rotary speaker simulator effect that achieves 3D realism in a compact, easy-to-use pedal, recreating the sounds of dual-rotor 122 and 147 Leslie cabinets. Independent Slow…

MMR Staff
May 9, 2014
News May 9, 2014

Pedulla Ebony Nut

Pedulla recently introduced their custom ebony nut. Each Pedulla ebony nut is made by hand, lends a unique look to any guitar, and blends in well with ebony fretboards in…

MMR Staff
May 9, 2014