Quinlan & Fabish: People Make the Difference
Back in 1959, fellow music educators George Quinlan and Tom Fabish joined forces and launched Quinlan & Fabish. The goal was to assist and guide Chicago area school music programs…
Summer NAMM Registration Now Open
Registration and housing is open for Summer NAMM held June 23-25, 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center. The annual summer music industry gathering brings together major buying power and the…
The Time is Now – ESSA Passage Opens Up Opportunities for School Music Programs
I write this article for the March issue of MMR on President’s Day as the snow is falling in New York. Halfway through the month of February, it feels like…
The Rule of Threes
A lot of things come in groups of three. There are three primary colors. The strongest geometric shape – a triangle – has three sides. A BLT has three ingredients…
Rovner Products – From the Dark, Small Things Turned Big in the World of Woodwinds
A ligature is no small thing. It’s the company motto, and the initial building block that started Rovner Products, a highly innovative company that makes accessories for woodwinds that is…
Teaching Critical Thinking via Metal?
In this issue, we devote a sizable chunk of real estate to examining the current fretted market for instruments and gear geared toward the hard rock and heavy metal enthusiast…
The Pick of Destiny or How A Jack Black Movie Inspired The Creation of Riversong Guitars
What if I told you that the key to success in MI today could be bought for the measly price of $2.99? You’d think I was lying of course. But…
4 Truths of a Retail Business or If I Had Known Then What I Know Now
In a seminar we did together on this topic, Greg Billings from the Steinway Piano Gallery in Naples, Florida said, “If I had known then what I know now, I…
We are Family – Or, at Least, We Were
Sterling Ball held a StingRay bass aloft on the stage set up inside Ernie Ball's spacious stand at the Winter NAMM Show. He recalled how the guitar came to be, the…
Summer NAMM registration now open
Registration and housing is now open for Summer NAMM, being held from 23rd-25th June 2016 at Nashville’s Music City Center. This year, music retailer-focused NAMM U offerings will be available to…
Scrawl like an Egyptian
Guitarist and singer Bryan Adams has a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of bringing music equipment into Egypt, after customs officials wrote all over his vintage Martin acoustic. Adams was…
Ivor Arbiter's old Jag for sale
UK MI legend, Ivor Arbiter’s old E-Type Jaguar is going under the hammer shortly, having been rescued from under a hedge. The 1963 Series I Coupé requires a full restoration to…