Music Trades articles from May 2005

Music Trades archives from May 2005

The Samick/Young Chang controversy ... an inside perspective.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... Regarding your editorial "The Korean Wrecking Crew" (March 2005), I would like to correct some opinions that you stated. The Korean Fair Trade Commission's Decision was welcomed by all employees working for Young Chang Korea and all of its...

Guitar Center and Music & Arts.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... Additional commentary on the significance of Guitar Center's $90 million acquisition of the 60-store Music & Arts chain. Middle-class parents of fourth graders are still very apprehensive about laying out what they perceive to be a...

Quarterly retail sales data.(Market Intelligence)
May 1, 2005... QUARTERLY RETAIL SALES DATA EST. 2005 DOLLAR VOLUME Shaded Numbers ...

Britain bucks trend in recorded music.(Industry Briefings)
May 1, 2005... Global sales of recorded music declined by 1.3 percent to $33.6 billion in 2004. Executives from the trade group RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) attribute the decline to stepped-up online piracy. The industry has had the same...

Berklee College offers online guitar instruction.(Industry Briefings)
May 1, 2005... Berkleemusic.com, the online extension school of Berklee College of Music, has added five new online guitar courses and five new college-credit guitar certificate programs to its online curriculum. The online extension school has enrolled 3,000...

Violin collecting philanthropist gets jail time.(Industry Briefings)
May 1, 2005... A New Jersey millionaire and philanthropist who gained notoriety when questions were raised about the value of a collection of 17th- and 18th-century stringed instruments that he sold to the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra was sentenced recently...

IRS cracks down on eBay gains.(Industry Briefings)
May 1, 2005... More than 135 million people have registered to use eBay, and last year more than $34 billion worth of merchandise traded hands on the site. According to a recent Associated Press story, the magnitude of this economic activity has piqued the...

Of Big Macs and guitar strings.(EDITORIAL)
May 1, 2005... There are 13,673 McDonalds restaurants in the U.S. They all have pretty much the same menus. They all get their raw materials from the same place at exactly the same price. (Federal franchise laws specifically forbid any form of volume...

Change of the guard at Fender: Mendello succeeds Schultz as CEO in seamless transition.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
May 1, 2005... WILLIAM MENDELLO, who has been president of Fender Musical Instruments for the past decade and has served in top management since 1981, has succeeded William Schultz as CEO of the company. Schultz announced his retirement on April 1 after...

Steinway selects Pearl River to build Essex piano line.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
May 1, 2005... STEINWAY ASIA, LLC, the Asian arm of world-renowned piano maker Steinway & Sons, and Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group, Ltd., China's largest piano manufacturer, released a joint announcement today of the signing of an agreement. The companies...

Peavey distributes new Trace Elliot amp line.(NEWS FLASH)
May 1, 2005... TRACE ELLIOT HAS introduced its first completely new product range in six years. The UK company will be producing and shipping all products out of its Northamptonshire facility in England to all parts of the globe, with Peavey Electronics...

10th anniversary for manufacturer.(Coffin Case)
May 1, 2005... COFFIN CASE started out ten years ago as an expression of individuality and led to the demand for a product that has become recognized worldwide. Jonny Coffin is a guitar player, writer, surfer, designer, and inventor. While touring with...

Young Chang inventory returned to A N D: dispute over U.S. distribution continues with Samick.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
May 1, 2005... ON MARCH 23, a California Judge issued a Preliminary Injunction order enjoining Samick from selling Young Chang and Kurzweil inventory located at the Keyboard Carriage Distribution Center in Mira Loma, California, and Elizabethtown, Kentucky....

Korg sponsors Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp.(NEWS FLASH)
May 1, 2005... KORG USA RECENTLY helped some lucky musicians get a taste of stardom at the latest Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, a program that offers musicians of all skill levels the opportunity to learn from and jam with some of the industry's top performers....

$15 mil. for renaming Universal Amphitheatre.(Gibson)
May 1, 2005... GIBSON GUITAR CORP. has entered a joint partnership with Universal Studios and House of Blues Concerts to rename the Universal Amphitheatre "The Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Citywalk." Following an 18-month transition period, the name will...

D'Addario & President Clinton share dais in New York awards presentation.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
May 1, 2005... WHEN THE STATE UNIVERSITY of New York at Westbury decided to honor local firms that displayed exceptional skills in cultivating global business, they selected J. D'Addario & Co., the manufacturer of D'Addario strings, Evans drumheads, Rico...

NAMM persuades stars to sing out for school music.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
May 1, 2005... AT A SPECIAL Congressional reception on March 9 to support music education Grammy-winning artists The Commodores. Take 6, and American Idol stars Justin Guarini, Diana DeGarmo, and John Stevens presented more than 33,000 petition signatures...

Expanded headquarters for Dean guitars.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
May 1, 2005... AFTER FIVE YEARS of achieving double-digit sales growth, Armadillo Enterprises, best known for its Dean line of guitars, has relocated to a 110,000-square-foot factory and warehouse facility in Tampa, Florida. Company operations had previously...

New powder coating facility opened.(Konig & Meyer)
May 1, 2005... KONIG & MEYER, the musical accessories manufacturer headquartered in Germany, opened its new powder coating facility last May in Wertheim. The opening-day ceremonies also celebrated K&M's 55th anniversary. Over 1,000 opening-day visitors...

New supplier of straps & gig bags.(Onori Accessories)
May 1, 2005... RICHIE ONORI, a musician and entrepreneur who has marketed guitar accessories since 1981, has launched his own company, Onori Accessories. The company offers a wide variety of high-quality leather, nylon, and cotton straps, and gig bags at...

Sound systems power U.K. BMX competition.(Gemini)
May 1, 2005... THE WEEKEND OF June 19th saw Gemini at one of the largest indoor Skate/BMX arenas in the United Kingdom. The Epic Skate Arena in Birmingham was home to the first King of the Skate Park competition featuring the cream of UK's BMX riders. ...

Schott Musik signs distribution deal with Hal Leonard Corp.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
May 1, 2005... A NEW DEAL grants Hal Leonard Corporation exclusive distribution rights to the prestigious classical and educational music catalog of Schott Musik International of Mainz, Germany, for North and South America. Hal Leonard President Larry Morton...

Santana plays PRS during Oscar telecast.(Paul Reed Smith)
May 1, 2005... CARLOS SANTANA, Paul Reed Smith Guitars' premier endorser, gave the company international exposure at the 77th Annual Academy Awards when he played his celebrated PRS Santana model guitar on an elegant stylized version of "Al Otro Lado del...

Summer session looking hotter than ever.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
May 1, 2005... STILL ON THE FENCE about Indy? Well, don't sit there too long because booth space and hotel rooms are going fast. NAMM reports that exhibit space reservations are outpacing last year's show by 24 percent. Hotels are booking up, too, fueled by...

Guitar Center cut from dealer roster.(Rickenbacker)
May 1, 2005... RICKENBACKER NOTIFIED Guitar Center on February 18 that the super-chain is no longer an authorized Rickenbacker dealer. Rickenbacker will not accept further orders from Guitar Center for Rickenbacker products, all existing orders have been...

Jack Bruce chooses Hartke for reunion.(Hartke)
May 1, 2005... LEGENDARY BASSIST Jack Bruce has chosen Hartke amps and cabinets for the upcoming Cream reunion. This May Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton will take the stage at Royal Albert Hall, the same place they last officially played together...

Co-sponsorship of John Lennon Tour Bus.(Roland)
May 1, 2005... ROLAND IS CO-SPONSORING the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus in 2005. Designed to provide students across the United States with increased access to music, audio, video, entertainment, and broadcast technologies, the Tour Bus provides a roving...

Share prices of publicly traded industry firms.(INDUSTRY FOREFRONT)
May 1, 2005... SHARED PRICES OF PUBLICLY TRADED INDUSTRY FIRMS PRICE AS OF P/E APRIL 15, 2005 RATIO Allen Organ Corp. $61.45 ...

New Meridian Music store wins Indianapolis architecture prize.(RETAILER UPDATE)
May 1, 2005... THE NEWLY OPENED 18,300-square-foot Meridian Music location in Carmel, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis, has received the "Best New Commercial Construction" Award from the city Chamber of Commerce. Local town fathers appreciated the...

Kramer & Hogarth present recording clinic.(West L.A. Music)
May 1, 2005... WEST L.A. MUSIC recently presented a clinic featuring legendary producers/engineers Eddie Kramer and Ross Hogarth. The clinic, titled, "Recording with Ribbon Microphones," was sponsored by Royer Labs. Eddie Kramer recorded the Woodstock...

Piano Gallery moves into even hotter Florida market.(RETAILER UPDATE)
May 1, 2005... ON MARCH 18 ONE OF the nation's top piano dealers cut the ribbon to open a beautiful new store. Industry representatives, local dignitaries, artists, teachers, designers, friends, and family joined Piano Gallery President Greg Billings to...

Fourth location opened in Broomfield, CO.(Makkin Music)
May 1, 2005... MAKKIN MUSIC, the Colorado-based company that owns and operates full-line music stores, has opened a fourth location in Brookfield, Colorado, in the Flatirons Mall. The new store is a showcase for pianos, guitars, drums, and band instruments....

Cooper Music donates piano to riding program for disabled.(FLASH)
May 1, 2005... COOPER MUSIC of Atlanta, Georgia, has donated a piano to Chastain Horse Park, a non-profit equestrian facility that provides therapeutic riding programs for the disabled as well as outreach programs for at-risk children. Cooper Music, one...

New institute for students of all ages.(Axis Music)
May 1, 2005... AXIS MUSIC of Roseville, Michigan, has launched a new school, the Axis Music Institute, offering certified music education to students of all ages. The retail store has successfully operated the Axis Music Academy in three Detroit-area...

12 electrics on display at Hard Rock Casino.(Ed Roman's Guitars)
May 1, 2005... ED ROMAN of Ed Roman's Guitars has assembled a stunning group of 12 electric guitars that are on display at the Hard Rock Casino/Hotel in Las Vegas. The 12 instruments speak of rock guitar's journey from the early 1960s to today's guitars as an...

Music teachers--nicety or necessity? If you don't have a teaching program in your store, you may by overlooking a major promotional opportunity, not to mention a clear-cut way to separate yourself from the major chains.(BOB POPYK ON SELLING)
May 1, 2005... A number of years ago I wrote an article in The Music Trade, titled "How Important Are Teachers to Your Store?" Here s a little synopsis of what I wrote in that article: One of the questions I like to ask dealers when they call our office...

What's wrong with Europe? Record Frankfurt Fair offers a window on the slow-growing European market.(REPORT FROM FRANKFURT)
May 1, 2005... A common lament among music and audio manufacturers around the globe is that "there are just too many trade shows" and that the colossal sums expended to build exhibits and schmooze customers for four-day intervals could be better spent...

How should you price accessories? An analysis of pricing trends on top-selling small goods.(ACCESSORIES)(Cover Story)
May 1, 2005... What kind of gross margins should a retailer expect from his or her accessory department? To find out we collected daily selling prices from 33 stores across the country and compared them against end-column wholesale prices to come up with what...

Can EDI spell profits for your business? How Electronic Data Interchange can slash the labor costs associated with ordering and managing an accessory department.(ACCESSORIES)
May 1, 2005... Pound for pound, accessories can generate the biggest margins in your business. But they also tend to require a relatively large investment of time and effort per unit sold. Any dealer who has tried to maintain the ideally balanced stock of...

Ritter RCG300 series gig bags are hot sellers.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... RITTER USA'S RCG300 series of gig bags has really taken off, according to a spokesman. "We launched the series last year with new upgrades and a higher spec in the U.S. in a bid to make it one of the most engineered gig bags under $40," he...

Rhythm Tech Lap Top the teacher's choice.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... EVEN THOUGH it may not have the latest Pentium processor onboard, Rhythm Tech's LapTop is the choice of teachers and students at the world-famous Drummers Collective in New York. The LapTop is a drum/practice instrument created to provide the...

THG's wood replacement parts.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... THG KNOBS is a small company dedicated to creating custom replacement parts out of wood for all types of instruments. Products include knobs, tuners, pickup rings and covers, tuner buttons, strap buttons, truss covers, control cavity covers,...

Olsen Audio mic clamp for drums.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... A NEW MIC CLAMP designed to fit 6" to 18" diameter drums with rims up to 1-3/8" high is now available from Olsen Audio. The new product fits on most flanged, die-cast, and percussion rims and has an adjustable microphone height range of 2-1/2"....

Albest's new sax case line.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... ALBEST MUSICAL has introduced three new high-value cases for saxophone. Model ID-2100AC is an ABS oblong case that features a CD pocket and a carrying strap. The oblong ABS model ID-2200TCR has a long pocket for books and accessories, as well...

Little Fretty warmup exerciser.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... FRETOCIZER.COM has unveiled the Little Fretty, a warmup exerciser for guitarists to use when their instrument us not available. Little Fretty is a lightweight, full size, top five fretboard/neck portion of a standard electric guitar with an...

SKB'S universal mixer case.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... WITH POPULAR MIXERS from Mackie, Yamaha, Behringer, and others getting smaller, SKB has introduced the new SKB-R1717 universal mixer case. Measuring 17-3/4" x 17" x 5-1/2" in height, the SKB-R1717 features SKB's rotational molding process. With...

AIM "Support Music" magnetic ribbons.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... AIM GIFTS has unveiled its new "Support Music" magnetic ribbons. The ribbons are 8" tall by 4" wide and available in either a sheet music or a keyboard design; they can be displayed on any metal surface. AIM Gifts has over 10,000 different...

Original Swab's guitar cleaner.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... ORIGNAL SWAB has unveiled the GFFC Guitar Fingerboard and Finish Cleaner. It is safe for all finishes and wood types, and it leaves no residue. It will also clean oxidized frets. GFFC comes in two-ounce bottles for counter sales and in...

G-Gig-Box combines pedalboard & stand.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... GATOR'S G-GIG-BOX is a patented product incorporating a professional pedalboard with a 4x guitar stand in the lid. The base will hold the guitarist's pedals on a removable pedalboard, and the lid converts to a stand to hold three electric...

Phat Foot keeps bass drums and high hats from sliding.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... THE GREATEST THING since sliced bread? A lot of drummers will think the revolutionary new Phat Foot is just that. The inaugural product of Drayton Productions, the Phat Foot harness prevents a bass drum or hi-hat from sliding away from...

Graph Tech's new string saver saddle for locking tremolos.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... GRAPH TECH Guitar Labs has introduced a new String Saver guitar saddle to fit most popular models of the Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo System. Micro-lubricants molecularly bonded to the saddle material are activated by string pressure, reducing...

Wedgie's countertop P-O-P.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... WEDGIE PRODUCTS has introduced a new countertop display unit designed to grab the attention of customers and increase retail sales of guitar and drum accessories. This hardwood three-panel display swivels to allow retailers to display more...

Konig & Meyer Wave guitar stand.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... THE KONIG & MEYER "Wave" guitar stand (model 17590/91) is easy to use and exceptionally light. Its high-quality corrugated plastic construction ensures stability. A special mechanism allows setup and folding with one flick of the hand. The...

PikCARD keeps picks at hand.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... WITH THE NEW PikCARD, an emergency guitar pick is always as close as the performer's wallet. The PikCARD is the size of a standard credit card contains either four or seven medium-gauge guitar picks that pop out easily by hand. Custom...

Delacole metal mouthpieces.(Standout Small Stuff: A Sampling Of Some Innovative New Accessory Products)
May 1, 2005... A NEW LINE OF metal mouthpieces designed to meet the needs and requirements of most aspiring jazz players and professional studio musicians has been introduced by Delacole. All Delacole saxophone mouthpieces are precision-made from the...

Adapting to a new world: school music dealers remain optimistic as they adjust to new competition, changing rental programs, and a more austere budgetary landscape.(NASMD AT THE ALAMO)
May 1, 2005... The Alamo provided an apt backdrop for school music dealers' 2005 convention. As if fending off perennial threats to school band funding and band director attrition weren't daunting enough, the sector's retailers are battling dirt-cheap...

NASMD sessions spark ideas and discussion.(NASMD AT THE ALAMO)
May 1, 2005... NASMD presented a broad slate of educational sessions tailored for retail sales, road sales, management, and general industry interests. Here are some of the highlights: In "Bicycle Built for $2," Pacific Cycle Executive Vice-President Rob...

Meet NASMD president Mark Goff.(NASMD AT THE ALAMO)
May 1, 2005... TURBULENT TIMES in the school music market call for dealers to be willing and able to adapt. For this reason, Mark Goff, president of Paige's Music in Indianapolis, may be the ideal person to head the National Association of School Music...

CD Sheet Music: new collection offers vast library of classics in cost-effective digital format.(SHORT TAKE)
May 1, 2005... STEVE RAUCH KNOWS printed music. In fact, he lived it throughout his 40 years in the publishing business with the Hal Leonard, Warner Brothers, and JW Pepper. In 1995, the year he bought his first personal computer, he conceived of a...

Dan & Tanaka promoted in Roland Japan reorganization.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2005... ROLAND PRESIDENT Katsuyoshi Dan has been promoted to chairman, and Director of Sales Hidekazu "Kaz" Tanaka has been named president. Both appointments were effective April 1. Dan commented, "At Roland Corporation we believe that in order...

Heywood heads international affairs.(NAMM)
May 1, 2005... NAMM HAS NAMED Betty Heywood its new director of international affairs. She comes to NAMM from the Messe Frankfurt, where she played a key role in launching and managing the Music China show. Heywood has an M.A. in Chinese Studies and American...

Mark Engebretson named V.P./R&D.(QSC Audio)
May 1, 2005... MARK ENGEBRETSON has joined QSC Audio Products at vice-president of R&D, chief systems architect. Now responsible for the upper-level technical management of QSC's three core product groups--power amplifiers, loudspeakers, and digital...

Baik Lee named vice-chairman & CEO.(SMC)
May 1, 2005... SAMICK MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Co. of Seoul, Korea, the parent company of SMC (Samick Music Corporation), has named Balk Lee as vice-chairman and CEO of SMC. He replaces Kyo Hoon Chu, who has become chairman off SMC and an advisor to the company....

Discepolo named exec. v.p./marketing.(Gemeinhardt)
May 1, 2005... GERARDO DISCEPOLO has been named executive vice-president of marketing and product development at Gemeinhardt Company. Discepolo has an MBA from Purdue University, a masters of music degree from Florida State University, and a doctorate of...

Jim Presley to head Disklavier marketing.(Yamaha)
May 1, 2005... JIM PRESLEY has been appointed Disklavier marketing manager in Yamaha's Piano Division. The industry veteran was previously the marketing manager for Portable Keyboards in the company's Pro Audio & Combo Division. In his new position he carries...

Keith Wood named vp-marketing.(MBT International)
May 1, 2005... KEITH WOOD has been promoted to vice-president of marketing at MBT International. He has been with the company since 2003 and was most recently the director of marketing. He will continue to focus on all aspects of the company's marketing,...

VOX AC30 custom classic now shipping.(PRODUCT NEWS)
May 1, 2005... VOX IS NOW SHIPPING the new AC30 Custom Classic series, which combines the best attributes of the renowned original with carefully selected "boutique" features that bring the AC30's venerable design to a new level of sophistication. Main...

BBE's Acousticmax preamp.(PRODUCT NEWS)
May 1, 2005... BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS of its award winning 386 acoustic preamp, BBE has introduced the Acoustimax, a foot-pedal style acoustic preamp. Aimed at serious acoustic players and those who would like to be, the Acoustimax benefits from a...

Free power drill with stand purchase.(The Music People)
May 1, 2005... THE MUSIC PEOPLE is now giving away a tree cordless power drill kit when dealers purchase either two On-Stage LS7805 Power Crank-Up lighting stands or two SS8800+ Power Crank-Up speaker stands. The On-Stage Stands Power Crank-Up operates...

Exclusive distribution for S-Hoops.(Big Bang)
May 1, 2005... BIG BANG has been awarded exclusive distribution of a unique new percussion accessory called the S-Hoop. The S-Hoop is like a triple flange hoop with an elongated inward beveled flange. From this new design came an overlying edge that turns...

Johnson Suncoast electric bass.(The Music Link)
May 1, 2005... THE MUSIC LINK has introduced the new Johnson Suncoast electric bass guitar (JP-300) featuring EMG-designed pickups and a warmer, edgier tone that complements its beautiful design. The new bass features a solid alder body, a one-piece maple...

Eagle Mountain's HR Series straps.(Bob Bryan)
May 1, 2005... EAGLE MOUNTAIN STRAP Co. has introduced the HR Series of 100 percent leather straps. The leather is all one piece, eliminating separate layers of leather. The HR strap is styled for players who wants a real piece of leather on their shoulder....

New models for 2005.(Baker Guitars)
May 1, 2005... BAKER GUITARS has announced several new models for 2005, including the B1/1 carved top, which lists for $1,195. This feature-rich instrument incorporates a deeper-set neck tenon than any other guitar in its price range. It has a 3/4" solid...

Tama Starclassic Exotix "Red Viking" set.(PRODUCT NEWS)
May 1, 2005... AGAIN FULFILLING what has become an annual rite, Tama drums unveiled a limited-edition Starclassic Exotix seven-piece kit at the winter NAMM show. This is the company's third Exotix entry featuring bubinga shells, something no other major...

New flute miking system unveiled.(Audix)
May 1, 2005... AUDIX HAS introduced the new ADX10-FL, a miniature, high-performance professional condenser microphone with a custom-designed flute head joint mount. The system's design keeps the mic in place, making it ideally suited for live performance....

New Mb20 series cymbals.(Meinl)
May 1, 2005... MEINL HAS UNVEILED a new line of cymbals combining superior materials and craftsmanship with a design aimed at delivering an aggressive sound for today's hard-hitting drummers. Cast from B20 bronze alloy, the new hand-hammered Mb20 line sports...

Gypsy Q mandolin for jazz players.(Rigel Instruments)
May 1, 2005... RIGEL INSTRUMENTS, in cooperation with JazzMando.com, has introduced a whole new mandolin for the Gypsy Jazz player, the Q-95 The Q-95 is a tribute to the A models of the vintage teens, and great attention has been afforded to capture the...

House of Troy adds 5 new piano lamps.(PRODUCT NEWS)
May 1, 2005... HOUSE OF TROY has introduced five new piano lamps. Designed to highlight ebony pianos, the lamps are available in black with brass accents. Model P10-150-617 is also available as P14-250-617 with a 14" shade that takes two 40-watt bulbs. ...

New packaging for mini rosin.(Super-Sensitive)
May 1, 2005... SUPER-SENSITIVE Musical String Co. has updated the packaging for its mini rosin line, 913L and 913D. The new sliding cover is a vast improvement over the easily lost box-top style. This new design also makes it infinitely easier for smaller...

Pad/book/CD value pack.(E-Pad)
May 1, 2005... E-PAD PRACTICE PADS have been generating tons of industry "buzz" and winning the praise of top drummers such as Vinnie Colaiuta, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, and Tris Imboden. The company's latest offering is a Added Value Pack featuring its new...

Catherine Float Performer mallets.(Pro-Mark)
May 1, 2005... PRO-MARK CORPORATION has teamed with well known pit instructor/arranger Catherine Float for a line of mallets that bear her name. The new Catherine Float Performer Series line consists of seven mallet models built with slightly thinner rattan...

New P-O-P displays introduced.(Gretschgear)
May 1, 2005... GRETSCHGEAR HAS introduced new, unique in-store P-O-P display for the sales and support of all Gretsch brand apparel, merchandise, and collectibles. The traditional "Full Bushel Produce Crates" are handmade in the United States using solid...

Rewards for independent "brick & mortars".(Pintech USA)
May 1, 2005... PINTECH USA's "latest innovation" is a level playing field for dealers." Extensive field research indicated that the company realized a higher customer satisfaction index and lower rate of false warranty claims from in-store sales of its...

Levy's Leathers new wingtip guitar straps.(PRODUCT NEWS)
May 1, 2005... LEVY'S LEATHERS Ltd. takes care of business with its new wingtip-style guitar strap. Each strap is made from the finest carving leather, perforated with a wingtip pattern, lined with foam padding, and backed with smooth garment leather. With 17...