Fender.(50 YEARS AGO)
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Caption: Fender was actively promoting its still radically new
Precision . . .
John Massa.(DEATHS)
JOHN MASSA, a long-time Selmer sales executive, died on February 9
in Elkhart, Indiana. He was 79 years old.
A native of Newark, New Jersey, Massa got his start in the music
industry working at . . .
Universal radical guitar shape gig bag: Kaces.(NEW
PRODUCTS)
HOW MANY TIMES have you searched for a gig bag to fit a radically
shaped electric guitar and come up empty-handed? Kaces' new
Universal Radical Electric Guitar Bag is designed to protect . . .
Ernie Ball employs titanium for longer-lasting strings.(NEW
PRODUCTS)
ERNIE BALL STRINGS has updated its popular Slinky Acoustic sets
with a patented titanium coating that resists rust and grime to deliver
extra-long lasting performance. Several years in development, . . .
Ralph Irizarry Signature Timbales: Tycoon Percussion.(NEW
PRODUCTS)
TYCOON PERCUSSION has signed all-star timbalero Ralph Irizarry to
its growing roster of top international drum artists. The company has
commemorated the partnership with its new Ralph Irizarry . . .
Mattel offers musical game.(25 YEARS AGO)
Mattel has introduced a new electronic keyboard that is compatible
with its Intellivision Entertainment Computer System. The 49-note
keyboard plugs directly into the Mattel computer, offering users . . .
Crisis of confidence.(100 YEARS AGO)
Charles Parson, a director of J. Walter Thompson, a large
advertising agency, and the former president of the Needham Piano &
Organ Co., said, "For the last few months we have been passing
through . . .
Silk accessories introduced: BG Franck Bichon.(NEW
PRODUCTS)
COLORFUL SILKS FROM BG Franck Bichon are available in a range of
fashionable musical accessories. Printed with the BG logo on a striking
black background, these 100% pure silks are made in France . . .
Maughmer and Juarez join endorser roster: Pro-Mark.(NEW
PRODUCTS)
PRO-MARK CORPORATION has welcomed Ben Maughmer and Gary Juarez to
its family of endorsers.
Maughmer has 24 years of drum corps experience as a performer and
instructor. He began marching in 1984 . . .
Musicorp Led Lighting Flower.(NEW PRODUCTS)
THE NEW MBT LIGHTING LED Flower is a compact moonflower effect that
projects colorful beams to brilliantly and impressively light up a stage
or club.
The Flower uses 3 x 3 watt bright LEDS (one . . .
E.U. Wurlitzer files Chapter 11.(10 YEARS AGO)
E.U. Wurlitzer, a fixture in the Boston market for 107 years, filed
for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The six-store chain will continue
operation while investigating new financing options. The . . .
Stark future for piano.(75 YEARS AGO)
With the almost complete demise of the player piano as a sales
factor, we are now confronted with the consequent natural reduction in
piano sales volume. Probably a reduction of 60% to 70% for some . . .
William F. Ludwig Jr.(DEATHS)
WILLIAM FREDERICK LUDWIG JR., the flamboyant personality who,
during a 45-year career, guided Ludwig Drums to a position of global
market leadership, died of natural causes in Chicago on March 22. . . .
Kaman named as distributor: Hot Sticks.(NEW PRODUCTS)
HOT STICKS Manufacturing has announced that Kaman Music has
recently been added to the group of leading music distributors that
carry its popular Artisticks line, significantly increasing . . .
G-Tour multiple-position lift case: Gator.(NEW PRODUCTS)
GATOR'S NEW G-TOUR Lift Case (G-TOURLCDLIFT50P) is a
multiple-position lift case that uses non-electric hydraulic-assisted
technology to lift and retract. The case locks at heights of 70",
64", . . .
Fred Forshey of Forshey Piano had the opportunity to deliver a
grand piano to the George H.W. Bush Presidential library.(10 YEAR
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Caption: Fred Forshey of Forshey Piano had the opportunity to
deliver a grand piano to the George H.W. Bush Presidential library in
Houston, . . .
The benefits of music.(50 YEARS AGO)
Fred Targ, president of Targ & Dinner, explained, "If
parents are concerned, as they should be, about their children being led
astray by evil influences, they should pay attention to the value . . .
Dr. William C. Moffit.(DEATHS)
DR. WILLIAM C. MOFFIT died on March 5 in Jacksonville, Florida, at
the age of 82. The former marching band director for Michigan State, the
University of Houston, and Purdue University was an . . .
Tools to improve repair departments: Walking Bird.(NEW
PRODUCTS)
IN TED WINFIELD'S experience, there are a few things small
retailers in many industries have in common. One is that they tend to be
run by people with a passion for the products they sell--another . . .
House of Troy "green" LED piano lamps.(NEW
PRODUCTS)
AS CONSUMERS SEEK to combat climate fears and soaring energy prices
with environmentally friendly products, House of Troy offers a new
"green" product line of energy-efficient fluorescent and . . .
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