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News June 5, 2019

Alfred Music Advocates for Music Education in Washington, D.C.

During the week of May 20-24, Alfred Music business leaders Ron Manus, chief business development officer, and Jennifer Paisley-Schuch, trade shows and partnerships director, joined more than 100 music industry…

MMR Staff
Jun 5, 2019
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Trade Regrets: William Dunkley

On June 5, we received the following from NAMM historian Dan Del Fiorentino: It is with a heavy heart that we note the passing of William Dunkley on May 30,…

MMR Staff
Jun 5, 2019
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Cusack Music Screamer Fuzz Germanium

The Screamer Fuzz Germanium is a limited run upgrade to Cusack’s Music insta-classic Screamer Fuzz pedal. Manufactured in Holland, Michigan, Cusack Music is participating in an exciting renaissance of sorts…

MMR Staff
Jun 5, 2019
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Blue Ember Microphone

The Blue Ember is billed as an “XLR Studio Condenser Mic for Recording & Streaming.” So… what exactly does that mean and why should you or your customers care, you…

MMR Staff
Jun 5, 2019
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Fit as a Fiddle: The Violin and Viola Market

Violins and violas (particularly violins) are often the very first “real” instruments a child learns and a crucial mainstay of any school music program, but the violin market today is…

MMR Staff
Jun 5, 2019
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S.I.T. Strings' Tim Pfouts

Just because a company has a classic bread-and-butter item doesn’t mean they can’t keep exploring new technology, and for S.I.T. Strings, innovation never gets put on hold. Perhaps best-known for…

MMR Staff
Jun 5, 2019
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Strings Attached: Strings for Orchestral Instruments

With nearly 65 percent of participants in this month’s dealer survey reporting that sales of orchestral strings are either up or level when compared to past years, this would appear…

MMR Staff
Jun 5, 2019
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Willis Music at 120

On April 1 of this year, one of our industry’s oldest and most respected retailers turned 120 years old. Since 1899, Willis Music Company has remained family owned and operated…

MMR Staff
Jun 5, 2019
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Identity Theft, Part I

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, in 2016 a whopping 26 million Americans 16 or older reported they had been victims of identity theft during the prior 12 months.…

MMR Staff
Jun 5, 2019