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Trade Regrets

  • Trade Regrets: Joy Collins

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | November 28, 2021NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino sent the following message on November 28: Longtime piano and organ saleswomen Joy Collins passed away. She was 86 years old. Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Joe D. McBrayer

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | November 28, 2021On November 28, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino posted the following: Texas piano retailer Joe D McBrayer passed away. He was 91 years old. Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Ida Eleck

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | November 23, 2021On November 23, we received the following sad news from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: I am sad to note the passing of music retailer Ida Eleck, who passed away on November 20. Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Cecil Ramirez

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | November 9, 2021On November 9, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino shared the following: The piano world lost a dear friend yesterday. Cecil Ramirez passed away from pancreatic cancer that he fought so hard against. He was just 60 years old. Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Mel Wisniewski

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | November 2, 2021On November 2, NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino shared the following sad news: Mel Wisniewski, founder of the Wisniewski Brother’s Music and longtime music advocate, passed away last month. He was 82 years old.  Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Jim Widner

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade RegretsUncategorized | October 5, 2021Music educator and one of the founding members of the Jazz Educators Network, Jim Widner, passed away suddenly of a heart attack on October 3 2021. He was 75 years old. Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Holger Siems

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | October 5, 2021Holger Seims passed away on September 18 2021. Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Steve Rabe

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | October 4, 2021The family of Steve Rabe, the founder and President of SWR Engineering Inc., has announced his passing on September 30th 2021. Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Dex Johnson

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | October 4, 2021Dex Johnson, executive vice president and owner of Mississippi Music up until the recent sale of the store to Music & Arts, passed away on October 3. Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Bruce Keir

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | September 21, 2021Blackstar founder Bruce Keir passed away on September 14 2021. Read More...
  • Trade Regrets: Hillel Resner

    George Petersen | Trade Regrets | August 3, 2021Industry icon Hillel Resner passed away on July 30, 2021 after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 79. Resner had a long and varied career in the professional music and sound communities, since the late 1960s, as a concert promoter, record label owner, music publisher, recording engineer and producer, trade magazine publisher and […] Read More...
  • Music & Arts Mourns the Loss of Kurt Witt

    Christian Wissmuller | Trade Regrets | June 25, 2021With great sadness, Music & Arts announces the sudden passing of Director of Merchandising Kurt Witt. Read More...
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