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[caption id="attachment_47509" align="alignleft"]The Piano Empire Megastore in Orange County, California.[/caption]There’s no type of promotion that can beat the upside of a great location. Piano Empire president and CEO Chris Vance…
[caption id="attachment_47505" align="alignleft"]Antigua Winds general manager Grant Henry.[/caption]Ask general manager Grant Henry why any dealer should give 22-year-old manufacturer Antigua Winds a closer look and the answer is simple: “Service.”…
[caption id="attachment_47503" align="alignleft"]Scott Davies of Arriba Cases[/caption]“I think the folks in retail do a good job being knowledgeable about case options, but the problem is a lot times they simply…
[caption id="attachment_47499" align="alignleft"]Fusion cases are making are one of many companies helping redefine the soft case market.[/caption] There’s no doubt that soft cases have gotten better and more affordable,” says…
[caption id="attachment_47497" align="alignleft"]The Music People's TCM9150 U-mount.[/caption]At the RPMDA show in Columbus, the rallying cry was the evolution of digital print, which will inevitably include digital delivery to tablets. At…
[caption id="attachment_47495" align="alignleft"]RPMDA president Carol Wilbur.[/caption]With the show’s fast–paced schedule, every exhibitor and visitor had little time to spare – the exhibit hall was only open a few hours a…
The entire four days of RPMDA were filled with great ideas to increase a music instrument retailing business, increase traffic, and spread the joy of music making. One of the…
Since 1879, Musical Merchandise Review has been a stalwart of the musical instrument industry. It has published through good times and bad: wars, depressions, recessions, and events that changed the…
[caption id="attachment_47483" align="alignleft"]Hank Starks and Gordy Wilcher of the Owensboro Music Center.[/caption]"How’s it goin’, friend?” Hank Starks chimes to a trio of folks entering his music store. Soon more arrive,…
[caption id="attachment_47446" align="alignleft"]ADJ’s LED Pixel Tube 360 Color-Changing Light Stick [/caption] This 39.5-inch/1,000 mm bright colorchanging LED tube is a glowing “candle of light” that can be used in multiples,…
Written by one of the world’s most accomplished snare drum and drum set artists, Roy Burns, The Creative Drum Set Workbook shows students how to develop and improve by applying…
Innovation often gets (mis) interpreted as “fad” – nowhere more so than in the world of musical instruments. Taking that one step further, it’s likely that no group of musicians,…
RS Custom 64 Supreme GuitarNashville’s Custom Red Special Guitars are handcrafted using the same designs used to build the ‘60s models they reproduce. The 64 Supreme is built using custom-…
RS Custom 64 Supreme GuitarNashville’s Custom Red Special Guitars are handcrafted using the same designs used to build the ‘60s models they reproduce. The 64 Supreme is built using custom-…
An instrument manufacturer’s take on the success of folk and acoustic instruments .Bob McNally founded the Strumstick company in 1984, " promoting an instrument that he designed for easy mastery.…
‘Lunchbox’ Amplifiers – Turning Sales Up to 10 Offering genuine tube amp tone in a package – and at a price – more appropriate to many guitarists and bands not…
[caption id="attachment_47415" align="alignleft"]Audix’s Cliff Castle, Bob Brennan and Rob Schnell of Reflex Marketing, and Gene Houk of Audix[/caption]Cliff Castle, Audix VP of sales and marketing, announced the winner of 2012…
[caption id="attachment_47405" align="alignleft"]Hitoshi Fukutome[/caption]Hitoshi Fukutome has been named president of Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA). He succeeds Takuya “Tak” Nakata, who will return to Yamaha Corporation Japan (YCJ) to lead…
