Music Trades articles from October 2004

Music Trades archives from October 2004

Will mass merchants grow the business or just hammer independent retailers?(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... THERE HAS BEEN A LOT of talk about distribution of music products through the mass merchandising (MM) channels. Some vendors tell us this is good for the industry, driving customers to our stores; retailers normally don't agree. Being a...

Is Amazon.com a freeloader?(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... CONGRATULATIONS ON another excellent and timely editorial "Is Amazon.com a Freeloader?" Our industry continues to go through rapid change and attracts all kinds of people looking for quick, simple, and easy profits. Amazon.com is the...

Setting the record straight.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... I am writing to correct the obituary on my father, Henry R. Heller Jr., that ran in your July issue. You failed to note that Henry R. Heller Sr. moved to Memphis in 1951 to scout for a manufacturing plant. Within the year Henry Heller Jr....

Amending the top 200 report.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... I have read and enjoyed Music Trades for almost 30 years. Your publication is a valuable tool for our industry, and I can not imagine not having it on my desk every month. I'm writing to ask about the sales figures you used for our company...

Can fender trademark its body shapes?(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... Re the article "Can Fender Trademark Its Top-Selling Body Shapes?" in the July 2004 issue of The Music Trades. Your article states, "The Fender filing caught the attention of lawyer Ron Bienstock... [and] [w]hen he alerted other guitar...

Bob Popyk ... humor & insight.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... Regarding Mr. Popyk's column..oops, in the article he said to call him "Bob"... Great Article! As usual. His hair might have turned gray, like mine, but at least we both have hair. I'm 64. I've been in the piano business for 45 years (and...

Rising imports reflect optimism for 4th qtr.(Import Tracker: what's coming into the U.S. and from where?)
October 1, 2004... Healthy increases in the import levels of virtually every product category suggests that suppliers and retailers are stocking up in anticipation of a strong fourth quarter. Second quarter imports of guitars paced the industry, rising a robust...

Good news for school music.(Industry Briefings)
October 1, 2004... A survey of music educators conducted by The Instrumentalist magazine concludes that funding for school music programs increased 8% nationwide last year. Music directors reported that school boards increased their financial support of music...

Independent booksellers post marketshare gains.(Industry Briefings)
October 1, 2004... After a decade of decline, independent booksellers have enjoyed marketshare gains in each of the past three years, according to data presented by the American Booksellers Association. The fabled corner bookstore, staffed by passionate...

Consumer spending increases.(Industry Briefings)
October 1, 2004... Shoppers spent more freely in July as consumer spending rose slightly, though tepid growth in personal income raised concern about whether the trend will continue. The Commerce Department reported yesterday that consumer spending, which...

Air Guitar champ crowned amid judging scandal.(Industry Briefings)
October 1, 2004... As the 2004 Olympic Games wound down in Athens, the 2004 Air Guitar World Championship in Oulu, Finland, weathered a scandal in the face of mistakenly tabulated score cards. Tarquin Keys of New Zealand snatched a share of the title in Oulu on...

This is your father's guitar.(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... The guitar business seems to defy gravity, posting double-digit unit increases like clockwork. Over the past decade, unit volume more than doubled, from 951,225 units sold in 1994 to 2,341,551 units in 2003. For all the talk about economic...

Avid's Digidesign pays $174 million for M-Audio: huge payout reflects high expectations for future sales of computer music peripherals.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., HAS entered into an agreement to acquire M-Audio for approximately $174 million. The deal calls for Avid to pay out $80 million in cash, issuing two million shares of Avid stock (September 1 closing price of $42.80), and...

QSC offers six-year power amp warranty.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... QSC, A LEADING manufacturer of amplifiers and integrated audio systems, is offering an added benefit to the purchase of its most popular amplifier models for a limited time only. From July 17 through December 31, 2004, U.S. domestic...

New Milwaukee Boys & Girls Club named for Hal Leonard CEO.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... THE NEW DANIELS-MARDAK Boys & Girls Club opened in August on Milwaukee's northwest side. The club is named for two prominent Milwaukeeans: Bishop Sedgwick Daniels and Keith Mardak, chairman and CEO of Hal Leonard Publishing. The Club is part of...

Sabian expands Canadian factory.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... SABIAN, LTD. HAS initiated an expansion of its Meductic, New Brunswick, manufacturing plant with a 25,000-square-foot addition to its main level and a 2,500-square-foot mezzanine for storage. The expansion will incorporate two new shipping bays...

Dean Markley teams up with MTV's real world.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... DEAN MARKLEY STRINGS and MTV came together for a night of work and revelry in California as the MTV Real Worm tour stopped in the San Francisco Bay Area. David Lienhard, long-time Dean Markley A.R. rep, commented, "Dean Markley's marketing...

Sydney piano winner choses Kawai EX.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... JOHN CHEN OF NEW ZEALAND was judged the First Prize Winner at the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition held in July in Sydney, Australia. Just 18 years old, Chen impressed the judges with his captivating interpretation of Rachmaninov's...

Hagstrom is back! Legendary Swedish guitar now available and backed by aggressive marketing campaign.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... THE LEGENDARY HAGSTROM line of guitars was previewed to enthusiastic response at the recent NAMM Summer Show in Nashville. The classic brand, manufactured and distributed by American Music & Sound (AM&S) under license from AB Albin...

Lincoln uses Bob Taylor to tout quality in new ad campaign.(News Flash)
October 1, 2004... A NEW AD CAMPAIGN FOR LINCOLN'S upscale Navigator S.U.V. features Bob Taylor, co-founder of Taylor Guitars. To burnish its image, Lincoln compares its new cars with Bob Taylor's unwavering 30-year focus on product development and quality. In...

Trillenium Music moves to Sarasota, Florida.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... TRILLENIUM MUSIC moved from Tunbridge, Vermont, to Sarasota, Florida, on September 15. The new mailing address is P.O. Box 51059, Sarasota, Florida 34232-0329. The new telephone is (941) 377-7375; the new fax is (941) 377-9043. The email and...

Martin enthusiasts flock to Nazareth plant.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... OVER 150 MARTIN GUITAR enthusiasts flocked to the company's plant in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for the third annual gathering of an unofficial Martin Guitar Forum. Since this internet family of the third annual Martin enthusiasts began three...

Pro-Mark sponsors girl's rock camp.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... PRO-MARK CORPORATION has teamed with the Institute for Musical Arts to sponsor a series of rock 'n' roll camps for girls. Based in Goshen, Massachusetts, IMA's stated goal is to provide an environment where girls can express their creativity...

Radio Stars win bid for Babicz guitar.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... THE SEMI-ANNUAL Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night reached its 12th year in Nashville on Friday, July 23, at the Ryman Auditorium. It featured one of the most exciting lineups ever, including Duane Eddy, Peter Frampton, Adrian Belew,...

Midwest Music to distribute Burns guitar.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... BURNS USA has named Midwest Music Distributors, Inc., as the exclusive U.S. distributor for its line of guitars. This includes Burns electric and acoustic guitar products and accessories lines. This joint venture allows Midwest Music to...

International Drum Month hits in November.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... THE PERCUSSION Marketing Council is gearing up for its annual celebration of International Drum Month in November. This year's theme is "Discover Your Inner Drummer," which the PMC hopes will motivate people of all ages, cultures, and musical...

Baldwin in Chinese joint venture to serve local market.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... GIBSON GUITAR CORP. has formed a joint venture with domestic partners Zhongshan city government and Yue Hua Music Limited to invest in Zhongshan Yue Hua Piano and Musical Instruments Co. Ltd. The partnership will form a new company called the...

Marsalis supports VibeMan at NAMM.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... WORLD RENOWNED percussionist Jason Marsalis recently took time from his packed touring schedule to join Ross Mallet Instruments, Inc., at the Nashville NAMM show. Marsalis was there to advocate the VibeMan program, a Ross initiative to provide...

Trax has record sales at NAMM show.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... TRAX DISTRIBUTORS owner Ernie Taylor reports that 2004 has proven to the company's best year at Nashville NAMM. "It's a good indicator that music dealers are gearing up for a strong holiday season, with karaoke representing a large portion of...

Finger Eleven tops charts with Yamaha.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... CANADIAN ROCKERS Finger Eleven are back after a nearly three-year recording hiatus, delivering a mix of metal crushers and mature, melodic guitar work--along with a chart-topping single. Guitarist James Black, recently signed as an artist...

Piano Technicians Guild chooses Pearl River.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... A BEAUTIFUL SEVEN-FOOT Pearl River concert grand piano is now being used and displayed in the recently expanded offices of the Piano Technicians Guild in Kansas City, Kansas. The placement marks the first time a piano has been featured and...

Kaman Music posts sharply higher sales.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... KAMAN MUSIC CORP. posted a $1.4 million operating profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, approximately the same as the previous year. Sales for the quarter were $35.1 million, compared to $31.6 million the prior year. For the...

Sales, net income up at Allen Organ.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... ALLEN ORGAN COMPANY President Steve Markowitz reported that consolidated sales for the six months ended June 30, 2004, were $36,465,764, as compared with $26,600,344 for the same period of 2003. Consolidated net income was $1,881,846 or $1.63...

Harman Pro sales up 8%; company posts record results.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... HARMAN INTERNATIONAL Industries, reported record results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2004. Net sales for the quarter were $732.0 million compared to $623.3 million during the fourth quarter of last year, an increase of 17...

Fender distributes core one straps.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... CORE ONE CREATIVE, INC., has named Fender the U.S. distributor of its Kepur Strap. Fender chose Kepur Straps as part of the expansion of its distribution services, which began earlier this year. "When Fender was selecting products to carry...

Buffet Crampon hosts Clarinet Masters Week.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... BUFFET CRAMPON, along with The Reed Machine and Vandoren, hosted the first annual Buffet Crampon Clarinet Masters Week August 30 through September 3. The event was held at the First Baptist Church of Rochester in Rochester, New York. An...

Peterson launches StroboSchool.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... STROBE TUNER MANUFACTURER Peterson has introduced a new online training program called StroboSchool for its dealers and their employees. The audio-visual training can be found at www.stroboschool.com and is composed of short sections of video...

Pat McGee band plays curt Mangan strings.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... Curt Mangan Inc, creator of Curt Mangan Fusion Matched premium strings for guitars and bass guitars, has welcomed the Pat McGee band to its Sponsor Artist Program. Upwards of 100 artists have joined the program since the company's launch in...

Music-Search partners with Tri-Tech Systems.(News Flash)
October 1, 2004... MUSIC-SEARCH and Tri-Technical Systems Inc, (AIMsi) announced a new partnership with the release of new versions of Music-Search's print music database and AIMsi's Point of Sale and Business Software. This new partnership gives users of AIMsi...

Peavey offers a jackpot of new product at Vegas dealer meetings: management declares, "we want to be your favorite vendor!".(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... Peavey Electronics displayed an intensified corporate-wide focus at a tightly scripted dealer meeting in Las Vegas on August 11. Unveiling new products, aggressive marketing initiatives, and a refined R&D strategy, top management articulated a...

Conn-Selmer & Leblanc sales forces merged: two companies consolidated to achieve efficiencies, eliminate internal competition, and offer expanded programs.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... IN A CONFERENCE CALL to dealers, Conn-Selmer CEO John Stoner announced that the Conn-Selmer and Leblanc sales forces would be merged into a single organization by September 30. Top management of the Conn-Selmer sales organization would remain...

Zildjian Vault opens in Manhattan.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... THE AVEDIS ZILDJIAN COMPANY recently hosted Zildjian Vault>04 in New York City. Like similar events held in Los Angeles, the annual East Coast party welcomed dealers, friends, and especially Zildjian artists to hang out, talk shop, and...

Share prices of publicly traded industry firms.(Industry Forefront)
October 1, 2004... SHARE PRICES OF PUBLICLY TRADED INDUSTRY FIRMS PRICE AS OF P/E SEPT. 13, 2004 RATIO Allen Organ Corp. $59.00 19.75 Avid Technology ...

Cassell's music staff boosts troops morale in Baghdad.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... THE ALL-GIRL AC/DC tribute band ThundHerStruck from Los Angeles recently completed a "tour of duty" at three U.S. military bases in Baghdad during the week of July 4. Playing to packed audiences of U.S. soldiers, the band was overwhelmed by the...

Amazon.com opens platform to more M.I. dealers.(News Flash)
October 1, 2004... LAST MONTH WE reported that Amazon.com had partnered with eight retailers to offer music and pro-audio products on its highly trafficked website. Terms of the program were not fully disclosed, but unconfirmed accounts suggest that Amazon...

Villa Music hosts Johnny Rabb clinic.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... Villa Music of Santurce, Puerto Rico, the largest music store in the Caribbean, recently hosted a clinic with drummer Johnny Rabb. The clinic featured Rabb on Roland electric drums. "We feel honored to have celebrated this clinic with...

Cooper Music gives scholarships to seniors.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... COOPER MUSIC of Atlanta, Georgia, has awarded scholarships to three area senior citizens for the nationally recognized Music and Wellness Program. The recipients are Sara Weisenberg, Ed Dolan, and Walter Brown, all from Atlanta. Cooper is the...

Daddy's opens first Vermont store.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... DADDY'S JUNKY MUSIC has added its 21st location in Williston, Vermont. The store represents the first Daddy's location in Vermont. To launch the new store, Daddy's hosted two days of sales and celebrations, including crowd-drawing "giveaways"...

American Music Group buys Karnes B&O: Chicago retailer to retain three piano locations.(News Flash)
October 1, 2004... American Music Group, a division of Guitar Center Stores, Inc., has purchased the assets of the Band and Orchestra Division of Karnes Music in Itasca, Illinois. The purchase price was $3 million, including $2.3 million in inventory. "This...

Top Sherman Clay performers earn trip to Maui.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... THE ISLAND OF MAUI was the location for this year's Sherman Clay President's Club. As an extra sales incentive for its sales staff, Sherman Clay sets certain sales goals every year for President's Club membership. Every salesperson or manager...

Music & Arts acquires Dragonetti Music.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... MUSIC & ARTS CENTER expanded its presence in the Philadelphia area in July when it acquired Dragonetti Music in Newton Square, which is located in the western Delaware County area of Pennsylvania. The store's former owner, John Dragonetti,...

Interstate Music names Michael Houser CEO/CMO.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... INTERSTATE MUSIC HAS hired former Fresh Brands, Inc., executive Michael Houser to be the company's chief executive officer and chief marketing officer. Houser took an early retirement in June after 25 years with Fresh Brands, based in...

David L. Abell piano dubbed "Best of L.A.".(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... David L. Abell Fine Pianos on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles has been selected as "The Best" in Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Best of L.A." issue. Every year the magazine scours the city in search of the 101 greatest things Los Angeles has...

Biasco files for bankruptcy.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... BIASCO PIANO CO., the Chicago-based retailer that has been at the center of a protacted legal battle over advertising practices, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on August 13, a couple of days after closing the doors on its single...

Bill's Music on "Coffee with ..." TV show.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... TV STATION WJZ- 13 recently visited Bill's Music House in Catonsville, Maryland, to film its local "Coffee With..." segment starring Joe Vaccarino, writer of the book Baltimore Sounds: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Baltimore Area Pop...

Brook Mays adds Louisiana locations.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... THE BROOK MAYS MUSIC Group continues its expansion with the opening of two full-line music stores in Slidell and Baton Rouge, Louisana. Grand Opening events for both new locations took place on July 10, 2004, complete with an extensive local...

Hermes Music teams with Roland for production clinic.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... ROLAND CORPORATION US and San Antonio-based Hermes Music recently hosted a music production clinic that featured top-selling Roland products, including the MV-8000 Production Studio, the Fantom-X Workstation Keyboard series, and the SP-606...

Gruhn sells Maybelle Carter's guitar for $575,000.(Retailer Update)
October 1, 2004... GRUHN GUITARS OF Nashville, Tennessee, has sold a Gibson guitar once owned by "Mother Maybelle" Carter, a member of one of country music's most influential families, to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The price was $575,000....

Paint a picture for the customer: products can be complicated, and customers don't like to admit their ignorance. So keep it simple and invite even the dumbest questions.(Bob Popyk On Selling)
October 1, 2004... The music industry isn't the only business where entry-level customers ask very basic questions. What's more, to the expert those basic questions can seem almost stupid. People in the golf industry get them from beginners who have never held a...

Upbeat MIAC show reflects robust Canadian Market.(MIAC 2004 Report From Canada)
October 1, 2004... Blue skies and sunshine provided an apt setting for the 33rd annual Music Industry Association of Canada trade show, held in Toronto August 22-23. To accommodate growing exhibitor participation, the 2004 MIAC/Pro Audio & Lighting Showcase was...

Are mass merchants cause for concern: Wal-Mart, Costco, and other mega-retailers have seen an opportunity in music products. Will they expand the market, hurt m.i. dealers, or have a limited impact? The jury is out, but history holds some interesting lessons.(The Guitar Market)
October 1, 2004... Wal-Mart and Costco have moved to the top of m.i. retailer's concern list, ever since the two giants decided to increase their selection of musical instruments. And who can blame anyone for worrying? With sales in 2003 of $256 billion and 1.3...

When does an "influence" become an infringement? Vintage expert George Gruhn analyzes current efforts to trademark and patent popular guitar designs and provides a unique historical assessment of how selective "borrowing" enhanced the entire guitar market.(The Guitar Market)
October 1, 2004... No one openly condones the theft of intellectual property in the form of counterfeit designs. Yet at what point do efforts to shut down counterfeits and unauthorized copies go too far and stifle competition? This issue has been brought to the...

The strat turns 50!(The Guitar Market)
October 1, 2004... Leo Fender's unique design genius, prodded by requests from musicians and the needs of a competitive market, gave rise to one of the most inspired instruments in recorded history. Here's how the Stratocaster came into being and why, fifty years...

Guitar world & guitar one offer multimedia experience.(The Guitar Market)
October 1, 2004... IF A PICTURE IS WORTH a thousand words, what the value of a combination DVD/CD that includes product demos, music lessons, and play along tracks? The publishers of Guitar World and Guitar One magazine are in the process of finding out. With the...

Morgan Monroe Taps growing niche with high-value bluegrass instruments: stunning cosmetics and compelling price attract die-hard blue grass players to new import line of banjos, guitars, and mandolins.(The Guitar Market)
October 1, 2004... The American guitar market expanded tremendously over the past decade in large part because affordable Asian-made products have put instruments into the hands of many more consumers. A few years ago Guy Petty, founder and president of...

Sally's music circle: fast-growing developmental music program should inspire hope for the future of the music products industry.(The Guitar Market)
October 1, 2004... Why does Big Bird make musical instrument manufacturers and retailers smile? Beyond the obvious reasons, Sesame Street has made music-making a major component of its hit TV show for kids. In the same vein, Yamaha, Remo, NAMM, AMC, the...

Ovation's encore: how a host of product refinements have rekindled growth at Kaman music's flagship guitar division.(The Guitar Market)
October 1, 2004... Imagination has always been one of the critical engines driving the music products industry. In the mid-'60s aerospace engineer Charles H. Kaman, who was also a guitarist, imagined that the principles of vibration that helped him design...

International gathering finds broad agreement on how to expand global market: at Fifth NAMM Summit, manufacturers and retailers endorse recreational music making strategy to broaden consumer appeal and spur growth.(NAMM Global Summit Report)
October 1, 2004... From the president of Yamaha Corporation to the general manager of eBay, NAMM's recently concluded global economic summit attracted nearly 100 industry executives and business leaders from around the globe to explore emerging markets, reinforce...

eBay and its growing impact on Commerce.(NAMM Global Summit Report)
October 1, 2004... At The Summit, Jeff Jordan Of eBay Shares His Thoughts On How Online Auctions Thrive In Inefficient Markets And How Traditional Retailers Can Exploit New Technologies. Herewith, As senior vice-president and general manager of U.S. Business...

Lester Thurow's big-picture analysis of the World Market.(NAMM Global Summit Report)
October 1, 2004... Lester Thurow is a professor of economics and management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has been the dean of the Sloan School of Business at MIT. He has three New York Times best-selling books to his credit and consults widely...

Fuente heads sales at Samson Technologies.(People)
October 1, 2004... SAMSON TECHNOLOGIES has appointed Ken Fuente director of sales. An industry veteran, Fuente brings two decades of experience in m.i. and pro audio to his new post. Fuente worked for over 14 years as a sales representative for both St....

Ellington to Super-Sensitive.(People)
October 1, 2004... KEN ELLINGTON HAS joined Super-Sensitive to direct export sales and education. He comes to the Florida-based string company from the Conn-Selmer Company, where he was product Ken Ellington manager for William Lewis stringed instruments.

Fraser new president of Behringer USA.(People)
October 1, 2004... BEHRINGER USA has named Stephen Fraser president. Fraser previously held several senior executive positions, predominantly in the financial and customer fulfillment industries. He started his early international banking career with Bankers...

Newman heads marketing at TCS Audio.(People)
October 1, 2004... CARVIN CORPORATION has appointed Michael Newman as head of marketing and sales for its new high-end sound reinforcement division, TCS Audio. He was previously the director of product development for Loud Technologies (Mackie, EAW, and RCF.) ...

Jupiter expands service department.(People)
October 1, 2004... JUPITER BAND Instruments has named Blaine Crockett to its customer service team. He joins the customer service group with 20 years of valuable experience as a music retail manager, educator representative, instrument repair tech, and working...

Matt Ledwith promoted at eBay.(People)
October 1, 2004... MATT LEDWITH was recently named general manager of the U.S. Musical Instruments business for eBay, Inc. Ledwith's experience includes four years managing eBay's Movies and Entertainment Memorabilia business and various roles at Half.com, an...

Roland appoints Halon & LaDuca.(People)
October 1, 2004... CHRIS HALON has joined Roland Corp. as market development manager for the Contemporary Keyboard division. In this newly created position, he will oversee marketing of new products, new product development, software development, and sales...

Genatt joins Gem Sound sound as sales mgr.(People)
October 1, 2004... Art Genatt has joined Gem Sound as national sales manager. He began his music industry career as a DJ in 1985 and has a remarkable record of sales growth based on building relationships and seizing new opportunities. In addition to serving...

SKB Universal Jumbo guitar case.(Product News)
October 1, 2004... RESPONDING TO THE resurgence of jumbo guitars on the market, SKB has introduced the SKB-20 Universal Jumbo hard-shell guitar case. Designed to fit all common jumbo designs, the SKB-20 incorporates superior structural and design features such as...

JamPlus intros world's smallest guitar amp.(Product News)
October 1, 2004... JAMPLUG HAS introduced the world's smallest amplifier for electric guitar. bass, steel guitar, and other instruments with a 1/4" phone jack output. At less than 2.25" x 1.25" x 1.25" in size, the patent-pending JamPlug is designed to be a...

GHS offers Doyle Dykes Strings.(Product News)
October 1, 2004... AFTER YEARS OF JOINT cooperation with the artist, GHS Strings has introduced two new sets of Doyle Dykes Signature Series Guitar Strings. "For years now, GHS has made custom sets for me, in both steel and nylon," commented Dykes. "To me, guitar...

Burns USA unveils new acoustic guitars.(Product News)
October 1, 2004... BURNS USA UNVEILED a new line of acoustic guitars at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville. The line is divided into three series: The Adirondack Series, The Ozark Series, and the Premier Series. The Adirondack Series is aimed at the student or...

Audix offers new drum mic pack.(Product News)
October 1, 2004... AUDIX CORPORATION has introduced the Fusion 7-Pack of cost-effective drum and percussion microphones. The new seven-piece miking system incorporates the F14 kick drum microphone, the most recently developed mic in the Fusion series. In...

New tenor drumstick from Pro-Mark.(Product News)
October 1, 2004... PRO-MARK HAS ADDED a new tenor drumstick model to its already-impressive line of marching and educational products. Designed by respected educator Mike Stevens, this new tenor stick (model #TS7) is made of premium quality American hickory. It...