Music Trades articles from July 2005

Music Trades archives from July 2005

Is rock 'n' roll in danger? Is there anything we can do?(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... In 1958 Danny and the Juniors proclaimed "Rock and roll is here to stay, it will never die." While I have always saluted this anthem, there are some troubling occurrences in rock music. A recent New York Times article titled "Fade Out: New...

Will we be right again?(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... Regarding your editorial "We Were All Wrong," it needs to be changed to "We Will Be Right Again.!" Lest you forget, in the 1980s, when portable keyboards were sold by the mass merchants. We were told that keyboard sales would skyrocket and that...

Bill Schultz's inspirational role.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... While reading your May article on Bill Schultz's life to date, I wanted to share some of my feelings with your readers. First, there was an abundant feeling of admiration for the great success story of the man and the company he has led. I felt...

Import data confirms guitar market strength.(IMPORT TRACKER: What's Coming Into The U.S. And From Where?)
July 1, 2005... THE VELOCITY OF IMPORTS entering the country in the first quarter suggests that suppliers are bullish about sales prospects for the balance of the year, and that the industry is becoming more dependent on foreign sources of supply. Despite a...

New Pope's piano problem.(Industry Briefings)
July 1, 2005... As if managing the vast Catholic Church isn't challenge enough, newly installed Pope Benedict XVI faces another headache. Namely, his piano will not go up the stairway or pass through the windows of his papal apartment overlooking St. Peter's...

High School band barred from playing "Louie Louie".(Industry Briefings)
July 1, 2005... After a lengthy investigation in the early 1960s, the FBI concluded that lyrics to the 1956 classic "Louie Louie" could not be deemed "obscene" since they were "unintelligible at any speed." But a principal from the McCord Middle School in...

Dimwits thwart themselves on eBay.(Industry Briefings)
July 1, 2005... Just in from the Associated Press: A man who allegedly stole ten clarinets and flutes was arrested when he put some of the instruments up for auction on eBay and then gave his address and phone number to the highest bidder. Chancius "Chance"...

Air Guitar Championships kick off nationwide.(Industry Briefings)
July 1, 2005... The 2005 U.S. Air Guitar Championship is underway with regional winners competing in Los Angeles on July 14 for the American crown. Entering its third year, the national championship has grown quickly, reaching more regional events, more fans,...

Music makes Defense Department consultants?(Industry Briefings)
July 1, 2005... Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is known to NAMM show attendees as the beret wearing guitarist who helped define the sound of Platinum albums by Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers. These days, according to a Waft Street Journal article, he is also one of...

The limits to size.(EDITORIAL)
July 1, 2005... Three major drug store chains (Walgreens, CVS, Eckherd) dispense upwards of 60 percent of the nation's over-the-counter prescriptions. Just three manufacturers (Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone) deliver 70 percent of the tires purchased in the...

NAMM comes to Indianapolis!(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... After a successful 12-year run in Nashville, the Summer NAMM Show has a new home in Indianapolis, arguably the single most accessible city in the nation. What to see and do while you're there, what the industry has planned, and what's going on...

Sharpen your business skills at NAMM U. Packed seminar series offers tips on everything from controlling employee theft to new online sales opportunities.(INDIANAPOLIS NAMM: Preview)(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... Friday July 22 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. The State of the Industry Address Presenters: Joe Lamond and Guests Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore 4 Ballroom (Free breakfast is served from 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.) The music products...

Where to eat in Indy: your guide to the best eateries near the NAMM Show.(INDIANAPOLIS NAMM: Preview)
July 1, 2005... 6 Restaurant & Lounge 247 S. Meridian / (317) 638-6660 An exclusive menu features large appetizers meant to be shared. The martini list offers more than 30 unique martinis. 120 West Market Fresh Grill, Hilton Indianapolis 120...

In your time off: cool stuff to see and do in Indy away from the NAMM Show.(INDIANAPOLIS NAMM: Preview)
July 1, 2005... Canal Walk 801 W Washington St / (317) 233-2434 0.53 miles from Downtown Stretching through White River State Park north to 11th Street, Canal Walk features a mix of old and new' architecture, attractions, and monuments. It...

Golf anyone? Top courses in Indy.(INDIANAPOLIS NAMM: Preview)
July 1, 2005... Bluff Creek Golf 2710 Old State Road 37, Greenwood, IN (317) 422-4736 13.42 miles from Downtown Par 72. Brickyard Crossing Golf 4400 West 16th Street / (317) 492-6572 4.34 miles from Downtown On the grounds of...

Who'll be there: the official summer NAMM exhibitor list.(INDIANAPOLIS NAMM: Preview)
July 1, 2005... Who'll be there The official summer NAMM Exhibitor List 101 Musician 2844 12 Tone Music Publishing, LLC 838 17th Street Guitars 2718 A.I.M./Albert Elovitz, Inc. ...

Pat Brown: Pro-Mark director of sales & marketing.(CAREER PATH)
July 1, 2005... DRUMSTICK MANUFACTURER Pro-Mark will turn 50 in 2007. Alongside company founder Herb Brochstein and his son, CEO Maury Brochstein, one man has played an integral role in the company's growth. Pat Brown, whose hobbies include playing music...

7th generation Martin has her own signature model: elegant size 5 Martin Marks Claire's first birthday.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... CLAIRE FRANCIS MARTIN, not yet one year old, is the seventh generation in a guitar-building dynasty, but she isn't thinking about the future yet. Still, birthright is birthright, and C.F. Martin & Co. has decided to get its prospective leader...

Demand surge prompts GHS plant expansion.(FLASH)
July 1, 2005... IN AN EFFORT to better handle recent growth, GHS Corporation has expanded its warehousing and administrative areas through the purchase of additional buildings. These additional facilities are located near the existing Battle Creek, Michigan,...

Keen interest in Pearl River digital dealerships.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... "IT'S A NICE position to be in," said Rich Pritikin, digital sales manager at Pearl River Pianos. "Our new digital line has created a flood of interest concerning new dealerships." Pearl River previewed its new digital prototypes at the...

Sejung steps up marketing to burnish image: piano and guitar brands receives complete makeover.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... HAVING RECENTLY CELEBRATED its third full year in operation, Sejung has emerged as one of the world's largest piano and guitar manufacturers, with over one million square feet of manufacturing space in Qingdao, China. Less than one year from...

Kaman Corp. eliminates non-voting stock.(FLASH)
July 1, 2005... KAMAN CORPORATION will simplify its capital structure by replacing its Class A non-voting common stock and Class B voting common stock with a single class of voting stock. The announcement came after members of the founding Kaman family agreed...

QSC amps power famed Rotunda designed by Thomas Jefferson.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... AS FOUNDER OF the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson brought an architectural vision to college life built around what he called an "Academical Village." Occupying a central position within this micro-city at the head of a wide expanse of...

D'Addario expands, acquiring Gbase.com.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... ONLINE GEAR source Gbase.com has been acquired by J. D'Addario & Company, Inc. as part of the company's growing Online Solutions enterprise. Gbase is a "one-stop shop" for musicians, where dealers can sell instruments and accessories of...

First annual TI:ME Teacher of Year Award.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Electronic Keyboard Managers (IAEKM) has sponsored the first annual TI:ME Teacher of the Year Award. TI:ME (The Technology Institute for Music Educators) selected the winner of the award, a new annual...

Custom service department expanded.(Pianotek Supply Co.)
July 1, 2005... PIANOTEK SUPPLY CO. recently expanded its custom service department to include grand action restoration as well as extended key recovering/replacement options. "The grand action restoration center services are particularly beneficial to...

The Eagles choose Radial JDI direct boxes.(Cabletek)
July 1, 2005... THE EAGLES ARE BACK on tour in the United States, but his time they are using Cabletek's Radial JDI direct boxes as a key component in their sound. Technical equipment guru Bill Lanham chose Radial DIs because of their natural sound,...

Imitating the jellyfish, Jellifish accessories "came out of nowhere".(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... "AS A FORMER commercial oilfield diver, I've noticed that jellyfish seem to come from out of nowhere," says Robb Hendrickson, founder and president of Jellifish International Corp. "By the time they're on top of you, it's already too late." His...

Head sales office moves to Los Angeles.(Selenium Loudspeakers)
July 1, 2005... SELENIUM LOUDSPEAKERS U.S.A. moved its head sales office to Los Angeles, effective June 13. Daniel Costa Salomao, international sales manager for Central America, the Caribbean, and North America, said that the move became necessary due to a...

Graph Tech launches consumer website.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... GRAPH TECH GUITAR LABS has a new website effective July 1: www.graphtech.com/new. The site strives to educate customers on the nuances of finding the perfect part by providing resources, including document, audio, and video files to assist in...

Latin Percussion founder Cohen lectures at University of Michigan.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... LATIN PERCUSSION FOUNDER Martin Cohen recently shared his experiences with students at the University of Michigan. At the invitation of Professor Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof and instructor Roland Vazquez, Cohen presented guest lectures to several...

New owners develop complete product line.(Under Cover Cases)
July 1, 2005... SANDRA MARTINEZ AND PAUL BADILLO, the new owners of Under Cover Cases, are combining their design, manufacturing, and management expertise with the company's strong manufacturing, administrative, and sales staffs toare develop a complete...

Piano World members tour factory.(Mason & Hamlin)
July 1, 2005... DURING A RECENT factory tour, Mason & Hamlin gave members of the Piano World website a firsthand look at how its handcrafted pianos have been made for the past century and a half. Tom Lagomarsino, executive vice-president of Mason & Hamlin,...

Aviom A-Net Pro16 nominated for TEC Award.(FLASH)
July 1, 2005... AVIOM'S PRO16 monitor mixing system has been nominated for a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) award in the category of Outstanding Technical Achievement Ancillary Equipment. This is the company's first nomination for a TEC. "We're...

Deering Banjos celebrates 30 years of American craftsmanship.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... "BOY MEETS GIRL, they marry and make beautiful music together." It's not fiction; it's fact at the Deering Banjo Company, the home of the Great American Banjo. Greg Deering met Janet (Miller) Deering at a church youth group meeting, and they...

Slug Percussion marks 10th anniversary.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... SLUG PERCUSSION PRODUCTS is celebrating its ten-year anniversary this July. The drum accessory company is the brainchild of Eric "Baron" Behrenfeld, an industrial designer and drummer who started the company out of frustration with what was...

European style Altenburg Piano debuts.(Wyman Piano)
July 1, 2005... WYMAN PIANO has introduced a new line of grand pianos, designed to the specifications of Altenburg Piano Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Carrying the Altenburg trademark, the new grands feature the single-string scale design that is used in...

Dealers are confident about Music Magazines.(Music Magazine Assoc.)
July 1, 2005... THE MUSIC MAGAZINE Publishers Association (MMPA) reports that music instrument dealers are showing deeper commitment to the value of music magazines as indicated by a 22 percent reduction in the rate of account attrition and a 12.6 percent...

Expanded Keytar plant ups production of innovative hybrid instrument.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... THE NEW 10,444-square-foot production facility of Keytar, Inc., is nearing completion. Located at 5408 Wheeler Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the structure will be the new company headquarters as well as its new production facility and...

20 percent growth expected for 2005.(Music China)
July 1, 2005... MUSIC CHINA is well on its way to becoming the third most important music industry showcase in the world, after Musikmesse and NAMM. The fourth edition of the fair will take place October 19-22 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in...

Peavey consolidates Crest at Meridian headquarters.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... Peavey Electronics Corporation has relocated its Crest Audio manufacturing and business office in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, to its international headquarters in Meridian, Mississipp. Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey, cited market demand...

Kaman Music profit rises by 30 percent.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... KAMAN MUSIC CORP. Corp recorded a 30 percent increase in operating profit to $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2005, compared with $2.0 million for the same period a year ago. Net sales for the 2005 quarter were $41.6 million, compared to...

New products drive sales gain.(Telex Communication)
July 1, 2005... TELEX COMMUNICATIONS, parent company of Electro-Voice, Midas consoles, and Dynacord, reported sales of $73.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, a nine percent increase over the results for the same period a year ago of $67.2 million....

Share prices of publicly traded industry firms.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... SHARE PRICES OF PUBLICLY TRADED INDUSTRY FIRMS PRICE AS OF P/E JUNE 14, 2005 RATIO Allen Organ Corp. ...

Sales up slightly in first quarter.(Steinway)
July 1, 2005... STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC., posted a one percent increase in sales to $91 million for the first quarter of 2005, up from $90 million a year ago. Net earnings in the period declined 28 percent to $2.5 million, compared with $3.3 million...

Ether Music 2005 celebrates the theramin.(Moog Music)
July 1, 2005... MOOG MUSIC and the Orange Peel have announced a three-day celebration of the theremin. Ether Music 2005 will be held from Thursday, August 4, through Sunday, August 7, in the home of Moog Music, Asheville, North Carolina. The event will include...

18th annual Merlefest draws over 80,000.(Fishman)
July 1, 2005... FISHMAN ONCE AGAIN participated as a sponsor of the annual MerleFest held April 28 through May 1 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina: this was the 18th year for MerleFest. The bluegrass festival celebrates the music of the late Merle Watson and...

Big Bends website now operating.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... BIG BENDS has announced a new website: www.bigbends.com. The site focuses on education, logo merchandise, and links to endorsing artists and friends of Big Bends. Also included is an extensive list of participating dealers and United States...

Management buys Buffet Crampon.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
July 1, 2005... FAMED FRENCH CLARINET maker Buffet Crampon has been acquired from Rutland Capital in a management buyout led by Paul Baronnat, managing director and Argos Soditic, a French investment firm. Founded in 1825 in Paris, Buffet had been a division...

Guitar Center promotions signal international roll-out.(RETAILER UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... TWO KEY PROMOTIONS at Guitar Center indicate that the company has stepped up efforts to expand internationally and develop proprietary brands. David Angress has been tapped for the newly created position of executive vice president,...

Ward-Brodt "Launchpad" competition.(RETAILER UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... WARD-BRODT MUSIC MALL of Madison, Wisconsin, sponsored the recent Madison "Launchpad" regional competition. The first event of its kind in the country, Launchpad is a statewide alternative school music competition featuring high school students...

Robert M. Sides boosts support for music Ed.(FLASH)
July 1, 2005... THE ROBERT M. SIDES Family Music Centers sold Awareness Bracelets at its booth at the recent Pennsylvania Music Educators Convention in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The purpose was to raise funds for both the PMEA Advocacy and the Music for All...

Boyer music purchased; Dubuque store moved.(Kephart's Music)
July 1, 2005... KEPHART'S MUSIC CENTER of Decorah, Iowa, announced on April 11 its purchase of Boyer Music of Mason City, Iowa. Kephart's also announced that it is moving its Dubuque store location from downtown to the retail area of Highway 20. Boyer...

Gand music guitar idol contest.(RETAILER UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... SIXTY-FIVE CONTESTANTS packed Gand Music & Sound of Northfield, Illinois, for the retailer's second annual Guitar Idol@Gand contest. The week long event, featuring amateur guitarists competing for prizes and the honor of being the area's...

Lisa Sheaffer named marketing manager.(Steinway Piano Gallery/Naples)
July 1, 2005... LISA SHEAFFER has been named marketing manager at The Steinway Piano Gallery of Naples. She will also serve as the executive director of the Southwest Florida Piano Steinway Piano Society. Sheaffer came to Naples after graduating from the...

Smith to head Wellness program.(Cooper Music)
July 1, 2005... KYLE SMITH has been named by Cooper Music of Atlanta as the new director of its Music and Wellness Program, which is designed to teach senior adults to play an organ and enhance their lives. M. Blake Cooper, president, said that the program has...

Wennblom heads Beautiful Sound.(RETAILER UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... TOM WENNBLOM has been named general manager of the Beautiful Sound in Burr Ridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Wennblom comes to his new post with piano performance degrees from the University of South Dakota (BFA in 1977) and the University...

Changes to board; Jim Rupp named GM.(Five-Star Drum Shops)
July 1, 2005... THE FIVE-STAR group of independent drum shops has announced several changes to its management team that are aimed at streamlining and improving the administration of the organization while filling an upcoming vacancy, developing the next...

Dantzig workshop tour spans U.S.(Hamer Guitars)
July 1, 2005... JOL DANTZIG, founder and designer of Hamer Guitars, will be appearing at key Hamer dealers across the country. The first leg of the Jol Dantzig's Workshop Tour was held April 4-8, 2005, and was well received by participating Hamer dealers and...

Retailer teams with Marshall for Dimebag Darrell auction.(RETAILER UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... SWEETWATER AND Marshall Amplification honored the memory of slain metal guitar giant Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott with an auction of a Marshall AVT20 amplifier autographed by Vinnie Paul, Dimebag's brother and bandmate, and guitar icon Zakk Wylde,...

Lessons from Burma-Shave: for those old enough to remember, the famous Burma-Shave billboards were the first real "guerrilla" marketing. In the age of email, billboards are no longer viable, but the Burma-Shave campaign still offers guidance for anyone trying to market on a tight budget.(BOB POPYK ON SELLING)
July 1, 2005... Not all music stores have the advertising budgets of Guitar Center, Brook Mays, or Schmitt's. Because of the high costs, many smaller stores find it tough to include any kind of major media in their advertising budget on a regular basis....

What makes Peavey run? With little more than a tablesaw, determination, and some very good ideas, Hartley Peavey launched Peavey Electronics in 1965. Forty years later, by adjusting to the flood of Chinese imports, shifting retail, landscape, and intensified competition, the company continues to thrive.(COMPANY PROFILE)
July 1, 2005... A p.a. system in the mid '60s meant a set of skinny speaker columns that consisted of tour 10" or 12" speakers stuffed into a cheap pine box and held together with 60 wood screws. Drawing on the woodworking skills he picked up in a shop class,...

A Japanese factory in Indonesia: why Kawai selected Indonesia as the site of its newest upright plant, and why Indonesian culture is receptive to the Japanese production methods responsible for superlative quality.(GLOBAL INDUSTRY)
July 1, 2005... In 2004, following an exhaustive analysis of the changing piano market--and after much soul-searching--Kawai began phasing out piano production at its plant in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Production from that factory, which had operated since...

The brass of Sonare Winds: the company that wed the famed Powell headjoint with an affordable Asian flute has applied similar hybrid alchemy to a new line of trumpets.
July 1, 2005... Offshore manufacturing has become a prerequisite for success in all but the boutique corners of the music products industry. Now that virtually "everybody's doing it," and as the quality of Asian-made goods continues to rise, marketable...

The new Alfred! Having completed the acquisition of Warner Bros. Publications, the Manus family outlines their strategy for creating a new force in Print Publishing.(COMPANY PROFILE)
July 1, 2005... Six months after a purchase agreement was reached, Alfred Publishing completed its acquisition of Warner Brothers Publications, taking control of the major pop music publisher on June 1, 2005. The transaction creates a broad-based publisher...

Universal Percussion president named Ohio SBA Person of the Year: Small Business Administration honor follows three decades of perseverence, a major expansion, and launch of a new program benefiting dealers' inventory management.(CORPORATE MILESTONES)
July 1, 2005... Don't be fooled by Tom Shelley s modest, self-deprecating veneer. Underneath is a guy for whom hard knocks and naysayers are irresistible challenges to prevail. The president of Universal Percussion, Shelley was recently recognized as the 2005...

"No one says this is just a business!" Stanton Group CEO Dave Froker explains how wireless will rekindle DJ market growth, why there won't be widespread industry consolidation, and how he's revitalizing the Cerwin-Vega, Stanton, and KRK product lines.(AS I SEE IT)
July 1, 2005... Dave Froker has been a passionate guitarist for over 40 years, continues to play in a band, and has been a regular patron of local m.i. stores wherever he's lived. Yet for most of his career he consciously resolved to avoid the music industry...

Vandoren at 100: the art of transforming cane into playable reeds is perhaps the single most specialized craft within the music industry, and no one does it better than the VanDoren family. With an incredible focus on detail, from the fields to the factory, they have created a unique worldwide brand.(COMPANY PROFILE)
July 1, 2005... At the Vandoren factory in Bormes-Les-Mimosa in the South of France, an array of sophisticated, custom-designed machinery turns out 130,000 reeds a day to the kind of tolerances generally associated with a precision machine shop. Striving to...

The new Pramberger Piano: Samick's global solution for a changing market.(NEW PRODUCT)
July 1, 2005... Customers may not know it, but their relentless drive for quality and value has caused a revolution in manufacturing. From automobiles to virtually every category of consumer products, manufacturers have been forced to retool their approach to...

O.DiBella music: nearly a century of success in the face of tough competition and shifting markets underscores the fact that "family style" still resonates with consumers.(RETAILER PROFILE)
July 1, 2005... With its centennial in sight, O. DiBella Music stands among he oldest family-owned music retail businesses in the country. Still run by members of its founding family, the Bergenfield, New Jersey, store holds its own against two nearby...

Fender board member Janopaul named president/coo.(PEOPLE)
July 1, 2005... FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Corporation has named Matthew Janopaul its president and chief operating officer. Although Janopaul is a new member of Fender's management team, he has played a critical role in the company's growth, having...

New division head and director of marketing.(Tascam)
July 1, 2005... TASCAM HAS APPOINTED Rick McClendon division manager, replacing Jim Mack, who held the position for the last two years. Mack resigned his spot to pursue other opportunities within the industry. In addition, John Larabee has been promoted to a...

DeGasparis to manage West Coast operation.(Crafter USA)
July 1, 2005... CRAFTER USA, the exclusive distributor of Crafter guitars in the United States, has announced the addition of Ilse and Rudi DeGaspari to the Crafter USA team. The DeGasparis will manage Crafter's West Coast operation. Joe Arias, general...

Dan Barker honored as top CEO.(Sabian)
July 1, 2005... DANIEL F. BARKER, president and CEO of Sabian, Ltd., the globally distributed, award-winning cymbal company based in Meductic, New Brunswick, has been honored by Atlantic Business Magazine as one of its "Top 50 CEOs of Atlantic Canada." Citing...

Julia Lee to head sales & marketing.(Community Professional)
July 1, 2005... JULIA LEE has been appointed director of sales and marketing at Community Professional Loudspeakers. Responsible for overseeing the operation of Community's international sales teams, regional sales managers, and independent sales...

Gerhard Meinl elected vice-president.(ITEA)
July 1, 2005... GERHARD A. MEINL, president of JA Musik GmbH of Marneukirchen, Germany, was elected vice-president of the International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA) at the organizations's 2005 elections. Meinl, born in Bavaria on September 5, 1957,...

Ando returns to Japan after 26 years in U.S.(Kawai)
July 1, 2005... AFTER 26 YEARS of devoted service to Kawai dealers across North America, Kawai America Executive Vice President Junichi Ando will return to the company's Hamamatsu, Japan, headquarters to assume a new role in international operations. Ando's...

Peters heads communications.(Roland)
July 1, 2005... BEN PETERS has been promoted to manager of marketing communications at Roland Corporation. He was previously the company's communications manager and will now take the helm as manager for the entire Roland U.S. marketing team. Formerly...

Dan Gabel named associate publisher.(Acoustic Guitar Magazine)
July 1, 2005... DAN GABEL has been promoted to associate publisher of Acoustic Guitar magazine, published by String Letter Publishing. For the past nine years he has been the advertising director for String Letter and will retain that position as well as his...

String Industry Council names Lilien pres.(PEOPLE)
July 1, 2005... THE STRING INDUSTRY Council has elected Neil Lilien, president of Meisel Stringed Instruments, its president. After a two-year tenure as president-elect, Lilien will take over the presidency from the incumbent, John Reed. An avid promoter...

Randall amps' MTS series comes of age: Randall Amplification's MTS series, which features a wide selection of interchangeable all-tube preamp modules, has been expanded to include heads, combos, rack-mountable preamps, as well as numerous signature preamp models designed in collaboration with George Lynch and Dan Donegan.(NEW PRODUCT)
July 1, 2005... There is no single Holy Grail of guitar amp sounds. In fact, there are many classic sounds that, over the years, have been idealized to almost mythic stature among players seeking the "perfect" tone--or, more accurately, tones, for different...

Pacific intros new all-birch rock sets.(PRODUCT NEWS)
July 1, 2005... PACIFIC HAS ADDED another kit configuration to its very successful line of PDP-branded drumsets. The new FXR Series is designed especially for today's rock players and features bigger sizes, with an all-birch shell that provides plenty of...

New stand, lights, and accessories.(Konig & Meyer)
July 1, 2005... KONIG & MEYER, veteran manufacturer of high-quality instrument and music stands, will introduce several new products at summer NAMM. K&M's new Symphony orchestral music stand (model 11865) features a fun and classy waving musical staff design...

Steinway unveils $138k mission-style grand.(PRODUCT NEWS)
July 1, 2005... AS A TRIBUTE to the Arts and Crafts movement in the early part of the 20th century, Steinway & Sons unveiled its new Grove Park artcase grand piano.. The 6'10.5" grand was inspired by the architecture and design of the resort, which opened in...