Musser Arrives in Elkhart
With new positions in the south plant and the equipment in place Musser is settling in well to its new home at the Conn-Selmer Elkhart Campus. Full production began this…
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Steinway Sale: Paulson Tops Samick and Kohlberg in Bid, Doubles Share Value
Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson really wants Steinway. While just this past December Steinway stock was selling at $20 a share, he is now paying $40.A bidding war was sparked…
Fishman names Norton Vice President of Retail Sales
Fishman has appointed Bill Norton as VP of Retail Sales. Formerly a professional musician with an extensive background in global distribution and sales, Norton brings a wealth of experience to…
Steinway Deal Turnaround: Billionaire John Paulson Beats Kohlberg Offer
In a surprise move, billionaire John Paulson looks set to take the keys of Steinway Musical Instruments. Private equity firm Kohlberg & Co., which had made an offer on the…
New Developments in Steinway Sale
As reported in MMR, on July 1 Steinway Musical Instruments agreed to an acquisition by private equity firm, Kohlberg & Co. The deal was for a reported $438 million and…
GC Unionization in Chicago
Just a few months since the late-May unionization of the Manhattan Guitar Center retail outlet, employees at a Guitar Center store in Chicago have now voted to form the company's…
Personnel Shifts at Young Chang North America
Glenn Clutter has rejoined the sales team at Young Chang North America. He will be representing Young Chang, Weber, Albert Weber and Kurzweil pianos in the Southeastern United States - including…
Seiler Unveils Long-Term Strategy For North America Market
Seiler Pianos, European maker of pianos and grands since 1849, officially launched its new marketing strategy for the North American market during its recent dealer meeting in Nashville, Tenn. The two-day…
VOX Tone Garage Tube/Analog Pedals
[caption id="attachment_48069" align="alignleft"]VOX Tone Garage Tube/Analog Pedals[/caption]The Tone Garage Series is comprised of five effects units that feature all-analog circuitry. The Flat 4 Boost, the V8 Distortion, and the Straight…
Yamaha Custom Z Sax Anniversary Redesign
[caption id="attachment_48067" align="alignleft"]Yamaha Custom Z Sax Anniversary Redesign[/caption]The new Custom Z alto and tenor saxophones are targeted towards school-aged, collegiate, and professional saxophonists who play in a solo or ensemble…
Griffin Technology StudioConnect with Lightning
[caption id="attachment_48065" align="alignleft"]Griffin Technology StudioConnect with Lightning[/caption]StudioConnect with Lightning is Griffin’s all-in-one audio interface for music creation on the iPad, now compatible with the new fourth generation iPad and iPad…
Blackstar LT Pedals
[caption id="attachment_48063" align="alignleft"]Blackstar LT Pedals[/caption]Tonally derived from Blackstar's HT pedal range, these new pedals are built for tube-like responsiveness and rugged metal housing for durability. Each pedal in the range…
Updated Yamaha Xeno Artist Model ‘Chicago’ C Trumpet
[caption id="attachment_48061" align="alignleft"]Updated Yamaha Xeno Artist Model ‘Chicago’ C Trumpet[/caption]Intended for use in orchestral, concert band and other brass ensemble environments, the new Artist Model Chicago C trumpet was crafted…
Latin Percussion Groove Cajon
[caption id="attachment_48059" align="alignleft"]Latin Percussion Groove Cajon [/caption]The new LP Americana Series Groove Cajon is made in the U.S.A. from hand-selected, 9-ply, plantation-grown Baltic birch. Featuring an adjustable front plate and…
Line 6 POD HD500X
[caption id="attachment_48057" align="alignleft"]Line 6 POD HD500X[/caption]The new POD® HD500X guitar multi-effects processor features a large collection of HD amps, from vintage classics to modern powerhouses. The POD HD500X also includes…
VOX MINI3 G2 Portable Modeling Amplifier
[caption id="attachment_48055" align="alignleft"]VOX MINI3 G2 Portable Modeling Amplifier[/caption]VOX Amplification has added the Mini3 G2 to its Mini series of guitar amplifiers. The Mini3 G2 provides 11 wide-ranging amplifier models, starting…
Decibel Eleven™ Switch Witch™ MIDI Controller / Loop Switcher
[caption id="attachment_48053" align="alignleft"]** Decibel Eleven™ Switch Witch™ MIDI Controller / Loop Switcher [/caption]The Decibel Eleven Switch Witch is a master controller that combines fully programmable MIDI control, true-bypass audio effects…
Seymour Duncan Acoustic Woody in Walnut or Black
[caption id="attachment_48051" align="alignleft"]Seymour Duncan Acoustic Woody in Walnut or Black[/caption]Seymour-Duncan’s “Woody” pickup easily snaps in and out of guitars’ soundholes and features a 14' cable. The company has now released…
Blackstar HT Metal Range
Featuring extreme high gain tones and custom cosmetics, this series of tube amplifiers – based on the award-winning HT-1, HT-5 and Venue Series products – is specially voiced and cosmetically…
Korg Announces The PitchHawk Clip-on Tuner
[caption id="attachment_48047" align="alignleft"]Korg Announces The PitchHawk Clip-on Tuner[/caption]The PitchHawk clip-on tuner features a newly-designed clip and a newly-developed, high contrast display (Korg's brightest clip-on LCD display yet). Additional features include…
Suzuki Method Products from Alfred Music
[caption id="attachment_48045" align="alignleft"]Suzuki Method Products from Alfred Music[/caption]The new editions of Suzuki Violin School Part, Volume 6 (Revised) and Nurtured by Love (Revised Edition) include updates to the method of…
VOX Limited Edition Colors for AC15, AC30 and AC4 Amps
VOX Amplification presents new Limited Edition colors for its Custom Series AC30C2, AC15C1 and AC4C1 guitar amplifiers. The amps are being offered in Vintage Cream and elegant Purple for a…
Samson MediaOne BT Series Monitors
[caption id="attachment_48041" align="alignleft"]Samson MediaOne BT Series Monitors [/caption]The MediaOne BT Active Studio Monitors with Bluetooth are designed to produce a full-range sound and are available in three models for a…
Cort Guitars ‘Sunset NY’
[caption id="attachment_48039" align="alignleft"]Cort Guitars ‘Sunset NY’[/caption]The Sunset series was initially introduced in 2012 with the Sunset I and Sunset II models, which featured chambered bodies, woods, components, and features. The…
American DJ Portable Mega TRI38 Sys
[caption id="attachment_48037" align="alignleft"]American DJ Portable Mega TRI38 Sys [/caption]DJs and mobile entertainers can “pedal” bright LED color washes at their gigs with the new Mega TRI38 Sys from ADJ. An…
Microsound Textures Soundbank
Applied Acoustics Systems’ new Microsound Textures sound bank is made for the Chromaphone creative percussion synthesizer and AAS Player plug-ins in collaboration with artist and sound designer Richard Devine. Microsound…
Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Essentials from Stringletter
[caption id="attachment_48033" align="alignleft"]Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar[/caption]This 84-page book and audio package by Sean McGowan is a comprehensive course in learning the art of fingerstyle jazz guitar, taught by a world class…
Superior Rattan Cases
[caption id="attachment_48031" align="alignleft"]Superior Rattan Cases [/caption]CR-1650 Soprano Ukulele cases are hand-crafted from genuine rattan plant fiber, a material used on exotic furniture, handbags and 1950s picnic baskets. This strong natural…
AIM Musical Holiday Ornaments
[caption id="attachment_48029" align="alignleft"]AIM Musical Holiday Ornaments[/caption]AIM Gifts presents a wide variety of musically themed holiday ornaments – everything from pianos to electric guitars and miniature drum sets. Pictured is the…
Cremona SV-130 Student Violin
[caption id="attachment_48027" align="alignleft"]Cremona SV-130 Student Violin [/caption]Cremona now offers their SV-130 Premier Student Violin Outfit in a choice of six colored finishes, in addition to the standard warm brown finish…
Ernie Ball Musician's Toolkit
[caption id="attachment_48025" align="alignleft"]Ernie Ball's Musician's Toolkit[/caption]This is the consummate and affordable guitar and bass tool kit everybody's been waiting for. The Musician's Tool Kit includes heavy duty cutters, pegwinder, 13…
Kentucky Master Model KM-1050 Mandolins
[caption id="attachment_48023" align="alignleft"]Kentucky Master Model KM-1050 Mandolins[/caption]The KM-1050 has several pro-level, player-friendly features originally pioneered by Saga in the late 1970s. Each instrument features a highly polished ebony fingerboard with…
Neutrik USA Supports Lennon Education Bus on Warped Tour
[caption id="attachment_48017" align="alignleft"]Peter Milbery and Brian Rothschild.][/caption]The John Lennon Tour Bus is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization that has traveled across the US and Canada for the past 16 years…
Orange Amps Present Progressive Music Awards
[caption id="attachment_48015" align="alignleft"]Geddy Lee with Orange Amps.[/caption]Orange Amplification is the headline sponsor of the second annual “Orange presents Progressive Music Awards.” Prog Magazine hosts the event at Kew Gardens on…
Shure ULX-D Wireless Used in German Open Air Theater Production
[caption id="attachment_48013" align="alignleft"]Engineer Martin Wurmnest[/caption]This summer, the old garden in Schwerin, in front of the impressively illuminated castle, transformed itself into an open air theater, staging the operetta “Die Fledermaus”…
Yamaha Supports DCI Corps Through a Long Tradition of Winning
[caption id="attachment_48011" align="alignleft"]DCI's Madison Scouts with Yamaha equipment[/caption]Beginning 29 years ago, Yamaha sponsored its first drum and bugle corps within Drum Corps International activity (DCI). Over the years, the company…
Bassist Shane Hendrickson Tours with the Radial Firefly
[caption id="attachment_48009" align="alignleft"]Shane Hendrickson and the Radial Firefly[/caption]Canadian native and bassist Shane Hendrickson currently juggles a roster of shows touring with fellow Canadians Natalie MacMaster and Aaron Pritchett and now also…
Zildjian Names Sapienza Executive VP
The Zildjian Company has announced Mark Sapienza will join its management team as executive vice president, overseeing the company’s sales, marketing, and product management functions worldwide. …