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News September 7, 2016

Be Safe Out There

Music has been in the news a lot lately, often for all the wrong reasons. Working backwards through the year, we’re still not really over the massacre in dance club…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016
News September 7, 2016

Make Each Customer’s Experience Amazing – Part II

In Part II of Tracy Leenman’s guide to achieving higher levels of customer satisfaction, we pick up with “point 2” of her outline... 2) WOW! They were so helpful! Corollary:…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016
News September 7, 2016

Taking Root: Bluegrass Guitar Sales in 2016

Drawing upon country, Appalachian, Irish, Scottish, and jazz influences, Bluegrass music represents a “big tent,” as they say. As deeply steeped in improvisation as jazz, but with a more “down…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016
News September 7, 2016

Retail: Elements in the Evolution of Strait Music

Clint Strait, vice president and third generation owner of Strait Music, explains how Baldwin Pianos, The Beatles, and best buddies were elemental in the evolution of his grandfathers’ humble piano…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016
News September 7, 2016

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Visits Sweetwater

Greg Harris, president and CEO of Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, recently visited Sweetwater for a tour with founder and president Chuck Surack. Mr. Harris was in town to make…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016
News September 7, 2016

‘A Perfect Fit’ - Sabine Grubmüller of Bösendorfer

A storied name in the design and craft of high quality and aesthetically refined pianos, Bösendorfer has been setting the standard for excellence since 1828. Innovative build techniques and meticulous…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016
News September 7, 2016

In Praise of Conn-Selmer

There's no substitute for dedicated customer service. As a brick and mortar retailer, I am well aware of the value of the shopping experience and in-store customer service. It is…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016
News September 7, 2016

The (not so) New Normal

I can state with some authority (as much as helming MMR for a decade or so affords, anyway) that it is absolutely not news that Internet sales present a very…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016
News September 7, 2016

JHS adds recycled Bohemian range

JHS continues to grow its range, with the Bohemian range of ‘oil can’ guitars, basses and ukuleles the latest addition to its catalogue.  Designed in the US, and built using recycled…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016
News September 7, 2016

Audio-Technica debuting A&H mixer at BPM

Audio-Technica will unveil Allen & Heath’s brand-new Xone:PX5 DJ mixer at this month’s DJ and pro-audio show, BPM. The event, at Birmingham’s Genting Arena from 11th-12th September, will be the…

MMR Staff
Sep 7, 2016