Music Trades articles from August 2003

Music Trades archives from August 2003

Is there a crisis in music education? (Letters).
August 1, 2003... I read with interest your June 2003 editorial, "A Never-Ending Crisis," which discusses the perpetual state of crisis in school instrumental music. The editorial seems to conclude that the crisis is really just "anecdotal" based on a...

Compliments from the U.K.
August 1, 2003... I have always looked forward to receiving issues of your magazine, and I enjoy reading them all. John H. Skewes Managing Director John Hornby Skewes & Co., Ltd. Garforth, Leeds, England

Market intelligence.
August 1, 2003... Like TV meteorologists ecstatically announcing sunny skies while its raining, economic forecasters are declaring that the moment of rebound is at hand. That has a lot of umbrella-carrying music store owners wondering, "So where is the economic...

Metallica is military's latest interrogation tactic. (Industry Briefings).
August 1, 2003... How do you extract vital information about weapons of mass destruction from recalcitrant members of Sadam Hussein's Ba'ath Party? The American military is using a fearsome mix of Metallica and Barney the Dinosaur. U.S. soldiers have long been...

Music-making wards off Alzheimer's. (Industry Briefings).
August 1, 2003... Seniors who practice a musical instrument may be doing more than just having fun. A new study suggests that music-making seniors might be warding off the risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's. The study, released in the July...

French lawyer acquitted of accordion playing. (Industry Briefings).
August 1, 2003... A French lawyer and accordion player who was suspended from the bar association for busking in the streets of Southwestern France has successfully appealed against the decision. Valerie Faure, from the town of Bergerac in the southwestern...

Computers compose music. (Industry Briefings).
August 1, 2003... Thanks to artificial intelligence, computers are actually being programmed to compose music of their own. Eduardo Miranda at England's University of Plymouth has developed software that generates music from scratch. Other software tools rely on...

The world's largest guitar band. (Industry Briefings).
August 1, 2003... They might have played out of tune, but at least they were the world's largest guitar band. Steve Einhorn of Artichoke Music, in Portland, Oregon, corralled 519 serious and would-be guitarits on June 29 to set a record for Guinness World...

Unique selling propositions. (Editorial).
August 1, 2003... A recent issue of The Wall Street Journal outlined dramatically different approaches to customer service at competing department stores. Target Corporation, which operates the Marshall Field's and Mervyn's chains, is investing heavily in...

Gretsch marks 120th year: gala celebration in Hartford Connecticut cements three-year licensing agreement with Kaman Music. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... THE 120-YEAR instrument-building tradition of the Gretsch family was celebrated at a gala party staged in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 13. Friends, business associates, and family members gathered at the Hartford Club to reminisce and...

Washburn donates springsteen-signed guitar to NARAS musicians fund. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... WASHBURN DONATED A U.S.A. Custom Shop EA10 for the silent auction held in Chicago at Buddy Guy's Legends for "A Tribute to 12-Bar Blues" sponsored by NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences) to kick off the Chicago Blues Fest. The...

Korg extends Triton promotion.
August 1, 2003... KORG USA HAS announced that due to the overwhelming response by consumers and dealers to its 40th Anniversary Triton Promotion, the company is extending this program through December 31, 2003. Consumers who purchase a Triton Studio, Triton...

Premier percussion & MBT form strategic partnership. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... PREMIER PERCUSSION, LTD., one of the world's foremost full-line manufacturers of percussion instruments, has formed a strategic partnership in the U.S.A. market with MBT International/Musicorp. Combining Premier Percussion's powerful brand and...

Daisy Rock sponsors girls for rock camp. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... THE NATIONAL GUITAR Workshop (NGW) and Daisy Rock Guitars sponsored three girls to attend the highly acclaimed DayJams program June 16-27 at Marymount High School in Bel-Air, California. The DayJams program teaches students the techniques...

D'Addario sponsors Fiddle Camp. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... FOR SIX DAYS IN JUNE FIDDLE players from all over the world, old and young, gathered for D'Addario endorser Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camp in Tennessee, which featured a clinic presented by D'Addario Bowed Strings Brand Manager Sandy Neill. About...

Voce co-founder launches diversi organ company. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... DAVE AMELS, CO-FOUNDER of Voce, Inc., has announced the formation of a new company that will take the Voce sound technology into a new direction. Voce, founded in 1988, has always concentrated its products on the pro market, manufacturing...

Music link announces Bluegrass winner. (News Flash).
August 1, 2003... THE MUSIC LINK HAS announced that Palace Pawnbrokers of San Diego, California, is the winner of its May Bluegrass Giveaway. In tribute to Bluegrass Month, The Music Link gave away an entire band package valued at over $2,500. Included in...

New NAMM credit card opens sales & finance opportunities. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... NAMM, THE International Music Products Association and GE Retail Sales Finance have jointly launched a new program to help retail members sell more music products and build greater customer loyalty and repeat business. NAMM's new Music Money...

Alesis reps convene for product training session. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... TOP ALESIS SALES REPS recently convened at Alesis headquarters in Rhode Island for two days of intensive product training. The event was led by Mark Frederick, Alesis vice-president of sales and marketing, and included presentations by Alesis...

Pro-Mark website offers tutorials. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... PRO-MARK CORPORATION has created for drummers an exciting new website, www.promarkdrumsticks.com, which was officially launched on May 1, 2003. The site features state-of-the-art flash programming, video clips of interviews with many of...

Seiler holds piano festival & competition. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... SELLER PIANOS AND the Steffen Seiler Foundation for the Promotion of Piano Music staged the International Seiler Piano Festival May 16-25 in Kitzingen, Germany, where the company is headquartered. The Festival included the Third International...

SMC names Canadian distributor. (News Flash).
August 1, 2003... SMC, MANUFACTURER of Silvertone guitars, has appointed Power Group, Ltd., of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada as its distributor for the Canadian market. Power Group is headed by Ron Larcombe and offers a variety of products and distribution...

NAMM & MENC join forces: NAMM to lend tradeshow expertise to enhance annual NEMC educator conference. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... NAMM AND MENC, the National Association for Music Education have worked together in the past in a variety of efforts to build support for music education. The two associations are now set to pull even closer together as NAMM assists in staging...

The Donnas choose Audix mics. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... INDIE-ROCK SENSATIONS The Donnas have chosen to "Spend the Night" with Audix microphones. The South Bay quartet has been touting now for almost a year with a full complement of vocal and instrument microphones. Bruce Wheeler, FOH...

Sabian hosts Canadian dealers. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... SABIAN RECENTLY HOSTED a group of Canadian dealers as well as representatives of Coast Music, the company's Canadian distributor. The large group, which included attendees from 20 music stores, visited Sabian at its corporate headquarters in...

Priddis music CDs prevent piracy. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... PRIDDIS MUSIC, THE first to introduce Karaoke Custom CDs, has introduced new security features in its line of Custom CDs. The new features include a new four-color screened disk, the customers sales order number printed directly on the disk,...

Deering's new tooling increases capacity. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... WITH THE QUICKLY growing worldwide interest in banjos, dealers are finding that their biggest problem is keeping any stock of high-quality Deering banjos hanging on the wall. Ever-sensitive to the needs of its customers and dealers, Deering has...

LPD Music named Shure distributor.
August 1, 2003... LPD MUSIC INTERNATIONAL has been named a distributor of Shure products. The company now offers Shure's diverse line, which includes microphones, wireless systems, personal monitor systems, phono cartridges, and more. "We are very pleased...

Sesame Street "Music Work" down under. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... SESAME STREET MUSIC Works, the "my first music experience" for children three to six years old, has been launched in Australia, courtesy of the Australian Music Association's Music Makers program. Materials have already been requested by a...

RPM solutions offers TradeWinds Point-Of-Sale system. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... RPM SOLUTIONS HAS developed Tradewinds Music Retail Point-of-Sale (POS). Many music retailers fear changing technology infrastructures, due in part to learning a new system, data loss and data conversion, as well as cost considerations. RPM's...

Hartke official bass rig of Ernie Ball/Warped Tour. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... FOR THE SECOND YEAR in a row, Ernie Ball/Musicman has named Hartke the official bass rig for the 2003 Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands during this summer's Vans Warped Tour. One hundred and seventy-two bands will play on the Ernie Ball Local...

Get'm Get'm Wear's guitar straps with attitude. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... FROM ELVIS AND JIMI HENDRIX to Mick Jagger, Sting, and No Doubt, rock 'n' roll's brightest stars have exuded style and high-octane attitude. Get'm Get'm Wear has made its name by tapping into that vibe. Based in West Hollywood, California,...

Quik-Lok to develop new workstations. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... MUSIC INDUSTRIES Corporation, the U.S. distributor of Quik-Lok products, and TAM SRL, manufacturer of Quik-Lok in Recanati, Italy, are developing a new line of ergonomically designed workstations, seating devices, and accessories designed for...

PRO Manufacturing renamed PRO sound products. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... PRO SOUND PRODUCTS LTD. (formerly PRO Manufacturing) has been creating quality sound reinforcement products for over 30 years. It all began in 1969 when founder/musician Art Hilton decided to build his own speaker system in order to achieve the...

CBS covers Women Who Rock magazine. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... THE JULY/AUGUST ISSUE of Women Who Rock lists the 50 most influential women in rock. From the seminal twang of Memphis Minnie to the edgy expressionism of Bjork, the list couldn't be complete without, of course, Madonna, who graces the cover....

Gibson Foundation launched. (Industry Forefront).
August 1, 2003... JOHNNY RZEZNIK, LEAD singer of the Goo Goo Dolls, joined Democratic Senator John Breaux of Louisiana in Washington recently to celebrate the debut of The Gibson Foundation, the charitable arm of the Gibson guitar company. The foundation...

PianoDisc 1st qtr. revenues rise 12%. (Corporate Earnings Digest).
August 1, 2003... PIANODISC RECORDED A 12 percent jump in total sales during the first quarter of this year as compared to the same period last year. Tom Lagomarsino, executive vice-president, said that since January 1, 2003, sales figures for PianoDisc systems...

Artichoke music assembles world's largest guitar band: aside from earning a spot in The Guinness Book of Records, the concert generates favorable publicity and aids the homeless. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... HOW OFTEN DO MUSIC retailers get the chance to "do well by doing good" and set a Guinness world record all in one swipe? Steve Einhorn and his wife, Kate Power, owners of Artichoke Music in Portland, Oregon, created such a chance by organizing...

Dan Strait Day proclaimed in Austin. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... WHEN THE BALDWIN PIANO line became available in Austin, Texas, in 1963, Dan Strait quit his job at another music store and set up his own store. From the day the store opened Strait viewed making customers into friends as one of his primary...

Rick's Music World enlists Tacoma to aid club fire victims. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 11 P.M.: Fire broke out onstage as rock band Great White began its set at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. "The tragic fire at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island hit us close to home," said...

Wellness Program drives Cooper music sales. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... COOPER MUSIC CO. OF Atlanta, Georgia, has sold more electronic organs in the first five months of this year than it did during all of last year, putting it on pace to more than double organ sales by December 31. President M. Blake Cooper...

Schmitt Music acquires good news piano. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... SCHMITT MUSIC HAS acquired the Good News Piano and Organ Company of Colorado Springs, Colorado. After an initial transition period, the store will operate under the Wells Music name, a division of Schmitt Music. Good News Piano and Organ...

Yamaha "Guitar Experience" at Manny's Music. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... YAMAHA GUITARS RECENTLY teamed up with Manny's Music Hollywood at the dealer's Sunset Boulevard location on May 1 for the "Yamaha Guitar Experience." The day-long event gave the Yamaha staff a chance to showcase new, pre-production models...

Jacobs Music steps up to save Phildelphia concert. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... WHEN KEY CORPORATE sponsors cut back their funding, it looked like the Philadelphia Orchestra would have to scrap its popular free neighborhood concerts. Julie Diaz, the orchestra's vice-president of development told the Phildelphia Inquirer,...

Steinway of Naples donates piano lab. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... FLORIDA GULF COAST University officials were on hand to officially open the school's new Renaissance Academy Piano Lab at the Steinway Piano Gallery of Naples, making the gallery an extension of the university campus. Taking part in the...

Daddy's hosts Mike Portnoy clinic. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... DADDY'S JUNKY MUSIC of Manchester, New Hampshire, recently hosted four clinics with Dream Theatre drummer Mike Portnoy. Co-sponsors were Sabian, Tama, and Remo. It had been about three years since Mike did clinics with us," said Candi...

Progressive Percussion expands. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... PROGRESSIVE PERCUSSION Drum Studios, Inc., in Raleigh, North Carolina, has added lessons and staff instructors for guitar, bass guitar, piano, and brass instruments under the new name Progressive Music Center. Progressive Percussion Drum...

Towson U. establishes Ben O'Brien fund. (Retailer Update).
August 1, 2003... TOWSON UNIVERSITY IN Towson, Maryland, has established the Ben O'Brien Music & Arts Memorial Endowment Fund in memory of Ben O'Brien, the founder and owner of Music & Arts Center, a retail chain with almost 60 stores across 11 states. The...

New "life" for Lowrey: borrowing marketing tactics from Harley Davidson, organ manufacturer transforms loyal customers into a potent salesforce. (Marketing Strategies).
August 1, 2003... In huge lines reminiscent of a Guitar Center grand opening or an autograph signing session at the NAMM show, hundreds of visitors at the 6th annual Lowrey Home Organ Holiday queued up to pay $60 and become charter members of LIFE, a new Lowrey...

The power of suggestive selling: do you try to help customers with their decision to purchase? do you suggest add-ons? do you tell them what the really hot items are that you have in stock and that everyone must have? if not, you may be losing easy sales. (Bob Popyk On Selling).
August 1, 2003... I recently had an interesting conversation with an order taker from Heartland America. Actually, the call was a learning experience. Heartland America is a catalog company that deals with closeouts, overstocked, discounted, and reconditioned...

The Top 200: America's leading music products retailers by sales, productivity & growth. (Special Report)(Cover Story).
August 1, 2003... The results of the 200 leading music products retailers confirm what everyone in the industry already knows: 2002 was a difficult year that provided the management at every retailer, from the largest to the smallest, with a bracing challenge....

Productivity by Employee. (The Top 200 Retailers).
August 1, 2003... The 17,149 employees represented in the Top 200 accounted for sales of $3.74 billion in 2002, or sales-per-employee of $218,095. This represents a 2% decline from 2001, when sales-per-employee reached $222,579. The reduction in employee...

Productivity by location. (The Top 200 Retailers).
August 1, 2003... If you're a brick-and-mortar retailer, it only makes sense that you try to measure the productivity of your storefront. That's why merchants focus so intently on sales-per-location and sales-per-square-foot data. Apply these yardsticks to the...

The big chain of small stores: While other retailers pursued bigger locations, Music & Arts has racked up one of the industry's best growth records by opening neighborhood stores that emphasize convenience and service. Laser-like focus and an unusual ownership structure have enabled the 58-store chain to successfully go up against any and all competitors. (The Retail Top 200).
August 1, 2003... Armed with reams of consumer research, retail giants Wal-Mart and Home Depot are experimenting with a novel concept: smaller stores. Apparently, consumers who place a premium on convenience gravitate to less-expansive storefronts with a...

Charting a decade of changes. (The Top 200).
August 1, 2003... At first glance, the Top 200 seems like a fixed list that has been chiseled in stone. Year after year, Guitar Center tops the charts and is followed by a roster of well-known retailers. A more careful review, however, reveals a list in...

Top growth stories: it was a tough year for everyone. But a handful of retailers managed to generate some impressive sales growth. Here's who they are and how they did it. (The Retail Top 200).
August 1, 2003... +100,00% PIANO MUSIC CENTER RIVERSIDE, CA In October 2001 Yamaha Corporation hired Tony Siciliano to liquidate Yamaha pianos repossessed from the insolvent Hale Piano & Organ, whose overhead at its opulent new store in Miami had...

Where to find them: a directory of the top 200. (The Retail Top 200).
August 1, 2003... ABE MUSIC 14501 W. Dixie Hwy Miami, FL 33161 Tel: 305-944-7429 Fax: 305-944-6590 Email: musicl@abemusic.com www.abemusic.com CEO: Ibrahim Gonzalez 2002 Sales Rank: 189 ABRACADABRA 1015 Sunrise Highway...

Where the business is done: a state-by-state analysis of music & audio sales.
August 1, 2003... The qualities that differentiate the various states has been a topic of great interest ever since the founding fathers gathered in Philadelphia to draft the Constitution. In the ensuing two centuries, vast quantities of ink have been expended...

TASCAM expands marketing team. (People).
August 1, 2003... TASCAM HAS EXPANDED its marketing team with the addition of several seasoned industry professionals. Rick McClendon joins as national sales manager; Pete Snell is the new Giga sales and marketing manager; Jeff Laity is the technical...

Cohen takes leave of absence as Stanton chairman. (People).
August 1, 2003... GERARD COHEN, chairman of the board of the Stanton Group, announced that he is taking a 90-day leave of absence to attend to personal business. Concurrently, John Magee, president and CEO of the Stanton Group, announced some organizational...

Conte directs products at Steinway. (People).
August 1, 2003... STEINWAY & SONS has appointed Gary Conte as the new director of product managment. This new position will include production management responsibilities for Steinway, Boston, and Essex. It will also include merchandising responsibilities for...

Mackie names Tim O'Neil CFO. (People).
August 1, 2003... TIM O'NEIL HAS been appointed chief financial officer at Mackie Designs, Inc. The appointment was announced on July 1 by Jamie Engen, president and CEO. O'Neil brings nearly 20 years of financial management experience to Mackie. He most...

Mapex hires Becker & Ivester. (People).
August 1, 2003... MAPEX USA announced the appointment of of music industry veteran Rick Becker to the newly created position of key accounts manager and Jeff Ivester as director of marketing and artist telations. Becker was formerly national sales manager at St....

HSS Names Howell to regional sales post. (People).
August 1, 2003... SHANE HOWELL was recently appointed to manage sales for HSS, a division of Hohner, in the southern California region. He will manage sales, merchandising, and customer relations for all HSS product lines with area dealers. A resident of...

Fritz new eastern D'Addairo sales mgr. (People).
August 1, 2003... EDDIE FRITZ has joined D'Addario as East Coast regional sales manager. He will travel to music retail stores in the Northeastern U.S., introducing and demonstrating new products, assisting in setting up P.O.P. displays, answering any product-...

Gordon to head Warburton sales. (People).
August 1, 2003... BRUCE GORDON has joined Warburton Music Products as national sales manager, a newly created position. The appointment was announced by Terry Warburton, president. Gordon comes to Warburton after ten years of building and managing his own...

Zildjian's first titanium-coated sheet bronze cymbals. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... ZILDJIAN HAS INTRODUCED the revolutionary new ZXT Titanium sheet bronze cymbal range. ZXT Titanium offers the first-ever silver colored titanium coating on sheet bronze cymbals with a new, technologically advanced, laser-engraved logo. Single...

Palatino Allegro cello in fractional sizes. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... Palatino, available from The Music Link, has added fractional sizes to its Allegro cello outfit. The cello is now available in 4/4 and 1/2 sizes and comes with a reliable featherweight case for extra protection and worry-free transport. ...

SKB intros US Series Roto Racks. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... SKB CORPORATION introduced its new US Series Roto Racks at the NAMM show in Nashville. This new series replaces the original Roto Rack with a new and improved full stack. The new US Series features the ultimate in American technology with...

Hohner unveils new Mandolins. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... THREE NEW MODELS of Hohner Mandolins were unveiled at the NAMM Show in Nashville. The A-style mandolins retail for $299 and $349. The handcrafted instruments are available in unique finishes, like transparent red and blue, as well as a gorgeous...

DW releases 30th Anniversary DVD. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... DRUM WORKSHOP has released its new 30th Anniversary DVD. The limited edition digital video disk features a one-hour behind-the-scenes look at the history and innovations that have made Drum Workshop one of today's leading drum companies. It is...

Roland unveils new grand pianos. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... ROLAND CONTEMPORARY Keyboards has introduced three new models in its contemporary grand piano line. Following the successful debut of the KR-3/-5/-7, the new KR-17M, KR-15M, KR-15, and KR-11 "Intelligent Grand" pianos offer some of the most...

New Selmer Aristocrat alto saxophone. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... SELMER (USA) HAS introduced a new Eb alto saxophone that will be of interest to the student market. The Aristocrat E-fiat AS500 alto sax provides a new selection to the array of student through professional saxophones available from Selmer. ...

Gemini's new sub-bass cabinet. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... Gemini has begun delivery of its brand-new sub-bass cabinet, the GSS-18 SUB. With 600 watts of power, this cabinet provides serious punch to any setup. It features an 18" driver with a frequency response of 30Hz to 200kHz. Sensitivity is 96db....

New travel guitars from Martin. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS of its Celebrated "Backpacker" model, Martin has introduced the latest in portable durability: the LXM (Little Martin) and the LXME (Little Martin-Acoustic Electric) X-series travel guitars. The X-series acoustics are...

Andrew instruments adds resonator models. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... ANDREW INSTRUMENTS has announced the first two new instruments in its Standard Resonator Guitar series. Both models are designed by luthier Dewey Cornett, director of production. Features of Model STD-01 include: veneered birch top, back,...

CAD'S new Equitek2 condenser mics. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... COMPLETELY DESIGNED and engineered at CAD's Conneaut, Ohio, engineering department, the new Equitek2 series of professional servo condenser microphones provides a high level of performance distinguished by absolute transparency, rugged...

Universal Percussion's Drummer's Rug. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... UNIVERSAL PERCUSSION'S new Drummer's Rug measures 5' x 5' and has a bass drum barrier. "The size allows drummers plenty of coverage, and the barrier means drummers can stop chasing their bass drum," a spokesman said. When the gig is over,...

Ovation Elite acoustic for electric players. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... OVATION'S U.S.-MADE T-Series was designed as an alternative to Ovation's traditional Elite Series. Shedding the classic multi-piece hardwood epaulet sound hole decorations, the Elite T incorporates a simpler, untrimmed, 11-hole pattern that...

Leblanc offers Sankyo artist piccolos. (Products News).
August 1, 2003... G. LEBLANC CORPORATION has introduced two new artist-model piccolos from Tokyo-based Sankyo. The two new piccolos include the silver-plated model SP-201 and the solid-silver SP-401. These instruments contain all of the elements that have made...

Lord of the Rings songbook from Warner. (Product News).
August 1, 2003... PIANISTS CAN NOW EXPLORE the spirit and grandeur of the blockbuster hit The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, thanks to a new matching songbook from Warner Bros. Publications. The beautifully illustrated book captures the musical spirit behind...

Deaths.
August 1, 2003... ERIC C. BODINE, 45, vice-president of Bodine's Keyboard Centers of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died on May 5. Bodine was a longtime representative of the music industry, serving in areas of deliveries, touch-up, sales, promotion, store...

Date slate.
August 1, 2003... AUGUST 2003 CANADA-MIAC 2002 TRADE SHOW Aug. 17-18 Montreal, Canada--Montreal's Place Bonaventure, MIAC, 33 Medhurst Road, Toronto, Ontario M4B 1B2 PH: (877) 490-MIAC, FAX: (877)809-8600 Email: info@miac.net * www.miac.net ...

Labor violence hurts sales. (100 Years Ago).
August 1, 2003... A violent labor strike in Cripple Creek, Colorado, a center of gold mining, has dramatically slowed piano sales in Denver, even though the city is 90 miles away from the celebrated mining camp. Traffic conditions, violence, and fear have had a...