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192 Supplier Scene193 Classifi eds199 Advertisers Index

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20 Show Report: Musikmesse 2009MMR reports from Frankfurt, where record numbers (over 79,000 visitors and over 1,500 exhibitors) spoke both to the shows continued prominence, as well as a rebounding global economy.

28 NASMD Convention ReportThe National Association of School Music Dealers Convention, held this year in Hilton Head, N.C., also provided encouraging signs for the industry, with num-bers up from last year and a palpable sense of optimism amongst attendees.

32 Convention Report: RPMDAMMR travelled to Oklahoma City where, from April 15-17, print retailers and music store owners gathered with music publishers from around the world for the 2010 RPMDA Convention.

Cover design by Laurie Chesna.

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SupplierDirectory38 Company Listings123 Trade Associations & Societies

125 Product Sources157 Brand Names

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Editorial

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Volume 169, Number 5, May 2010

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Thats Another Fine Mess Youve Gotten Me Into

Rarely a day passes when NAMMs Scott Robertsons Your Daily News newsletter does not carry an item relating to a school music program struggling to survive a district or state budget shortfall. Whether its little Rhody looking at a possible $38 million reduction in school services or Texas facing a 5 percent decrease to offset a $4.3 billion budget gap, the arts and electives continue to remain on the back burner regardless of party affi liation. In 2002 the Bush administration introduced No Child Left Behind which, in summary, affected what students were taught, which tests they must take, and the way money is spent on education. Many critics termed it a one size fi ts all approach to education that emphasizes testing in reading and math without much regard for elective courses such as music and the arts. Fast-forward to this year and the Obama administrations Race To The Top, which continues to emphasize a national standardized test that will measure students critical knowledge and higher-order thinking skills.

Viewing both initiatives I am reminded of the comedy team of the 20s and 30s, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, and the catchphrase most associated with the comedy duo: Well thats another fi ne mess youve gotten me into. After the tumultuous program cutbacks of the 90s, sparked by voter propositions restricting larger than 2.5 percent property tax increases, music and the arts had, in more recent times, the appearance of moving back into the good graces of the home owner. Newer communities with school-age children have come to realize, in the main, that electives are part and parcel of the whole education experience and older citizens have learned that their property value is direct in proportion to their area schools educational ranking.

Events of the past two years have lowered property values and, coupled with less tax-es generated at the state level, resulted in a once-again cut-to-the-bone view of school programs. In New Jersey there is a proposal for an $820 million reduction in state aid, teacher layoffs, bigger classroom size and the predictable non essential arts and sports facing the chopping block. Florida is eyeing a potential revenue shortfall that may reach $3.2 billion. It was stated that efforts to cover the defi cit, will not be suffi cient to avoid signifi cant reductions in education services. Utahs legislature is looking to save funds by reducing exams for already over-tested kids, increasing class sizes and using school buildings open year round with teachers restricted from taking summers off. California is struggling to confront a multi billion-dollar budget defi cit which has resulted, accord-ing to one state educator, in a $17 billion loss for school aid in the past two years.

The loss of school music programs affects all segments of the music industry and based on the performance of both parties at the national and state levels, its going to take a continuing grass roots approach to maintain music and arts programs, as well as many other electives in the school curriculum.

While most of our readership are familiar with the most popular VH1, Save the Mu-sic and Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation there are many more, such as the Mockingbird Foundation, the Chely Wright Foundation, The Presser Foundation, The Texaco Founda-tion, The Dana Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Foundation among a host of others that can help school music programs. Lets carry the message to the classroom its our future.

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UpfrontNakata Named President of Yamaha Corp. of AmericaTakuya Tak Nakata has been named president of Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA). He succeeds Hogan Osawa, who will re-turn to Yamaha Corporation Japan to lead the AV Division.

In 1981, Mr. Nakata joined Yamaha (former Nippon Gak-ki Co., Ltd., which offi cially changed its name to Yamaha Corporation in 1987) with responsibility for product planning and product devel-opment of electrical musical instruments. In 2002, Mr. Na-kata was appointed assistant general man-ager of the PADMI Division and in 2005

he became general manager of the Division. In 2006, he was named executive offi cer of

Yamaha Corporation. In 2009 he was promoted to director & executive offi cer of Yamaha Corporation. A board member of Yamaha Corporation, Mr. Nakatas YCA appointment represents his fi rst post outside of Japan.

Mr. Osawa has served as Yamaha Corporation of Amer-ica president since 2007 and he is executive offi cer of Yamaha Corporation.

For more information, visit www.yamaha.com.

Gibson Disputes Tax LienIn early April, it was reported by The Nashville Post that The Internal Reve-nue Service fi led a lien against Gibson Guitar Corp. for $445,994 in unpaid corporate and payroll taxes dating back to 2006.

The lien, fi led with the Davidson County Register of Deeds, shows Gib-son with unpaid 2006 payroll taxes totaling $3,350 and two years of cor-porate income taxes of $442,644 from 2007 and 2008.

The company released the follow-ing statement:

Gibson Guitar Corp. received Notice that a Tax lien has been fi led against the company by the IRS.

This tax lien is associated with cer-tain penalties and interest claimed due, but unpaid for the companys tax period of 2006 to 2008. Gibson Guitar believes these returns prepared by the companys previous outside independent tax and auditing fi rm, contained multiple errors which resulted in delayed payment for taxes due for each of these periods. The company is currently amending each of these returns and believes that once amended returns are fi led, substantial tax refunds will be due and that any penalties or interest claimed due will be abated. The company was already in communication with the IRS on this is-sue and is confi dent this will be resolved shortly.

Korg Launches Certifi ed E-Tailer ProgramKorg USA, exclusive U.S. distributor of Korg, Marshall, VOX, and LG products, has created a new program to benefi t both online consumers and Korg USAs e-commerce partners.

Authorized Korg USA online retailers have been presented with individually

numbered and registered E-tailer Certifi ed Seals for the Korg, Mar-shall, VOX and LG brands. These seals are displayed on the retailers website, and clearly iden-tify the dealer as an authorized Korg USA e-commerce partner.

Online shoppers can purchase with the confi dence of knowing they are dealing with an autho-rized online retailer. Likewise,

the dealer can promote them-selves as an authorized e-com-merce partner to consumers.

GAMA Calls for Product DonationsIn preparation for the upcoming 2010 Teaching Guitar Workshops (TGW), June 21, 2010 - July 30, 2010, the Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association (GAMA), is calling on its members to supply program participants with the in-struments and accessories they will need in order to make the most of this impor-tant event.

In 2009, the in-kind donations of guitars, books, and assorted accessories

from GAMA members had a total retail value of $384,000. Because the number of Workshop sites will increase this year, it is expected that in-kind donations for the 2010 program will be worth over $400,000.

For more information about GAMA and the Teaching Guitar Workshops visit www.discoverguitar.com or contact GAMA HQ at PO Box 757, NY, NY 10033 or call (212) 795-3630.

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As of April 1st, Bsendorfer pianos are being distributed in many major markets through Yamahas global distribution channels, which Yamaha claims will open up new commercial opportunities for both brands.

Yamaha is stressing that the qualities, materials and Austrian piano building

techniques that distinguish Bsendorfers will be retained.

This most recent news follows a num-ber of layoffs at the Bsen-dorfer factory in Austria late last year. The new

distribution arrangements with Yamaha makes sound business sense and en-sures that we can grow our business and

prosper into the long term, said Rupert Lschnauer on behalf of Bsendorfer. We can now benefi t from all the global advan-tages and economies of scale that Yama-has dealer and artist support facilities bring, whilst allowing us to promote and focus on marketing the separate aspects of the Bsendorfer heritage and uniqueness of manufacture and performance.

UpfrontMusikmsse Intl. Press AwardsHartley Peavey received the 2010 MIPA Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award at the Musikmesse International Press Awards in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 25.

Chosen by the votes of more than 100 magazines worldwide, Peavey accepted the MIPA Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award during the annual Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound convention. Peavey also won the MIPA Best Guitar Amp Combo Award for the Peavey Vypyr 15 model-ing guitar amplifi er at the event.

The MIPA Lifetime Achievement Award goes to leaders and innovators who have made major contributions to the development of the MI and Pro Audio industry, said Gerald Dellmann, CEO of MM-Musik-Media-Verlag. Hartley Peavey is one of only ten other fi gures hon-ored by this award, which include Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Roland Corpora-tion; Tsutomu Katoh, founder of Korg; Dr. Fritz Sennheiser, founder of Sennheiser Corporation; and Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall Amplifi cation.

Products from the Korg and Marshall brands each won praises at the 11th annu-al MIPA ceremony. The Musical Instru-ment/Pro Audio community gathered to recognize outstanding contributions throughout the industry, honoring both Korg and Marshall for their respective achievements in product development:

Best Live Performance Tool Korg Kaossilator Pro

Best Electronic Drums Korg Wave-drum

Best Guitar Amp Head Marshall JMD:1

Paul Reed Smith Guitars 305 model also received a MIPA for Best Electric Gui-tar of the Year. PRS has been nominated for a MIPA every year since the award was created in 2000 and has received the Best Electric Guitar of the Year accolade seven times, a feat never accomplished by any other guitar manufacturer. For more infor-mation on the 2010 Musikmesse Interna-tional Press Award (MIPA) Ceremony, visit www.mipa-award.de.

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Yamaha Handling Bsendorfer Global Distribution

HarrisonLaunches QMSQMS Music Ltd. is a new independent sales and marketing agency that has been formed by longtime industry profession-al, Bob Harrison. QMS represents Pro Audio and MI man-ufacturers through Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Having worked previously for Beyer Dynamic, EAW and more recently Crest Audio & Peavey, Bob has a thorough knowledge of the EMEA market and is a well-known and respected sales professional. QMSs current portfolio includes a number of U.S guitar am-plifi er manufacturers, namely Jet City Amplifi cation, ZT Amplifi ers, Solda-no Custom Amplifi cation and Piranha Cables.

Bob Harrison can be reached at: +44 (0) 7969 525330 or [email protected].

Steinway Raises $27 MillionOn March 30, Steinway Musical Instru-ments, Inc. announced that, pursuant to the previously announced subscrip-tion agreement, Samick Musical Instru-ments Co., Ltd. has exercised its option

to purchase an additional 1.7 million shares of ordinary common stock at an exercise price of $16 per share. Stein-

way intends to use the proceeds to re-tire outstanding debt and for general corporate purposes.

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UpfrontWanna Play Music Sunday at Summer NAMMNAMM recently an-nounced a continua-tion of its recent efforts to broaden attendance at Summer NAMM by in-viting and allowing its members to invite more music students, parents, music advocates and en-thusiasts to the 2010 event. Called Wanna Play Music Sunday, NAMM will open its show fl oor on Sunday, June 20, for these groups to see demon-strations of the latest products, watch unique live musical performances, attend valuable workshops taught by known pro-fessional musicians, and talk with music products industry insiders.

This spring, NAMM will encourage all Wanna Play Sunday attendees to visit its members retail stores in order to receive special 50 percent off discount

coupons containing promotional codes that can be used when ordering tick-

ets online at namm.org/wannaplaysun-day. NAMM Mem-bers can visit namm.

org and print out these discount coupons to give to inquiring cus-tomers. Proceeds from Wanna Play Music

Sunday at Summer NAMM will support music education

through the Wanna Play Fund.For more information, please visit

www.namm.org/wannaplaysundayAs previously announced, the NAMM

Foundation will also invite music teach-ers in the greater Nashville area to attend Music Education Days during the 2010 Summer NAMM event.

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Hal Leonard to Distribute Modern DrummerHal Leonard has been named the exclu-sive music retail distributor of Modern Drummer magazine, effective June 1, 2010.

Hal Leon-ard entered the music magazine distribution market in Oc-tober of 2009, distributing Premier Guitarand Guitar Edge to its worldwide network of more than 10,000 retailers.

For more information or to place an order, please call the Hal Leonard E-Z Order Line at (800) 554-0626, visit www.halleonard.com/dealers or e-mail [email protected].

KMC Names Top Gretsch Dealer

Gary Forkum, John Palmer (Gretsch Product Manager), Melissa Forkum, Dennis Udice (KMC Regional Sales Manager) and Don Waylett (KMC District Sales Manager).

KMC Music recently named Forks Drum Closet as the top Gretsch USA Custom Dealer for 2009. In celebra-tion, the companys Ridgeland, S.C. Custom drum workshop designed and produced a commemorative award made of a USA Custom snare shell cut in half and wrapped in Black Glass Glitter Nitron, mounted on wood that was fi nished in Piano Black gloss lac-quer.

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Trade Regrets:

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Ron LankfordRoland Corporation U.S. recently announced the passing of Ron Lankford, Roland V-Accordion sales consultant & product specialist. He is survived by his wife Faith and his four children: Elijah, Brockman, Brittany and Ronnie.

In lieu of fl owers, the family would appreciate donations to be made in care of Ron Lankford to: Rogue Valley Medical Center Foundation 2600 Siskiyou Blvd. #100 Medford, OR 97504 www.rvncfoundations.org

Burtch, Wilson, Mills, and BeltrandNAMM historian Dan Del Fiorentino alerted us to the following recent industry deaths: Dean Burtch, past president of J.W. Pepper; Keith Wilson, retired engi-neer at Shure Inc.; songwriter and composer Jackie Mills; and John Beltrand, longtime sales manager for KMC Music. Their oral histories are available at www.namm.org/library/oral-history.

Pete DAddario At the age of 79, industry veteran Pete DAddario died on April 14th after a brief ill-ness, with his family by his side.

DAddario was a veteran of the Korean War, having served as a drummer in the U.S. Army band. He also toured the country as the drummer for the Sauter-Finnegan band and performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in the 60s. Pete oper-ated a music store, P.F. DAddarios, for 50 years and was also a regional distributor for all types of percussion products. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and four grandchildren, as well as his nephew, Al DAddario, a 35-year veteran of the com-pany who will continue to operate P & D Wholesale.

Pete always had a positive approach to the music business and, as noted in his local newspaper obituary, was an honest and generous businessman as well as a devoted family man and friend. Memorial contributions may be made to: Swim Across The Sound, c/o St. Vincent Medical Center, 2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, Conn. 06606

Nancy WilsonNancy Wilson, longtime companion of veteran piano representative Arnold Pop-penberg died on March 18th after a long battle with cancer.

Ms. Wilson had a degree in psychiatric nursing and most was most recently a mental-health researcher. Wilson wrote numerous articles for professional journals covering mental health care. Ms. Wilson loved to travel and she and Arnold Pop-penberg rode bicycles in several countries. She was a strong, independent person, noted Poppenberg. She was 76 years of age and resided in the Denver area.

Suzana Petrof, CEO of Petrof, spol, s.r.o. recently announced that action and cross action be-tween Petrof, spol, s.r.o. of the Czech Republic and Geneva International Corp. of Illinois have agreed to settle all issues between their respective companies. Petrof stated that the settlement was amicable, so that all concerned can move ahead with their respective endeavors.

All terms and conditions pertaining to the settlement are confi dential and remain between the principles of each company.

MMR fi rst reported on the legal dispute between Petrof and Geneva in early June of 2009.

Petrof and Geneva Intl. Reach Settlement

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PeopleRoland Corporation U.S. recently an-nounced a series of changes to its execu-tive management: Dennis Houlihan,previously president & CEO, has as-sumed the responsibilities of chairman of Roland Corporation U.S. He will also continue in his role as a member of the Board of Directors of Roland Corpora-tion Japan. He has been with Roland Corporation U.S. since 1993.

Dennis succeeds Mr. Ikutaro Kake-hashi, founder and special Consultant of Roland Corporation Japan who resigned from his roles as chairman and director of Roland Corporation U.S.

Chris Bristol, former senior vice pres-ident of sales & marketing, has become the new president & CEO of Roland Cor-poration U.S., as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Roland Corpora-tion U.S. Chris has been with Roland since 1978. In this role, Chris assumes primary responsibility for all day-to-day Company operations.

Paul Youngblood, the former presi-dent of BOSS U.S., has been appointed to two different positions. He is now vice president of BOSS and guitar products for Roland Corporation U.S. Simultane-ously, he has been appointed as a director of BOSS Corporation Japan and will as-sist BOSS Corporation Japan with world-wide product development and market-ing for BOSS products.

Brian Alli has been promoted to vice president of sales for Roland Corporation U.S. Brian joined Roland in 2006 and has worked in a variety of sales and market-ing positions throughout the company. Prior to joining Roland, he held manage-ment positions with Jordan Kitts Music, Panasonic / Technics, and Hammond Suzuki.

Musicians Friend, Inc. has appointed Tim White to the position of vice president, sales, and Pamela Turay to the position of vice presi-dent, human resources. Craig Johnson, Musicians Friend CEO stated, Musicians Friend continues to place great focus on main-

taining a talented team of personnel. Tim and Pamela both bring extensive experi-ence and knowledge in their respective fi elds while being well versed in a number of valuable areas. We are very excited to have Tim and Pamela as part of our Musicians Friend executive team and look forward to their contributions in developing sales strategies and imple-menting effective human resources poli-cies.

Tornavoz Music has hired MI industry veteran David Hager as its new national sales manager. Formerly the national sales manager at Taylor Guitars, Hager will lead the Tornavoz sales team in strengthening and creating rela-tionships with music dealers around the US.

The Stanton Group has announced the creation of two Regional Sales Man-agement positions.

Sean Bowman (Eastern Region) and Erik Kosnar(Western Region) will be charged with the task of nur-turing independent dealer distribution, managing sales and merchandising pro-grams with national chain retailers, implementing and developing training pro-grams, and coordinating product shows.

Troy David has been appointed president of Key-stone Electron-ics Corp. Mr. David had pre-viously been ex-ecutive vice president of the fi rm. He joined Keystone in 1988 following graduation from Boston Universitys School of Management. Richard D. David, who served as president for more than three decades, is now CEO.

L-ACOUSTICS has an-nounced the appointment of Thomas Adt as its new sales manager for Germany and Austria.

Having co-owned a rental company as well as worked for one of Germanys largest audio manufacturers, Adt joins L-ACOUSTICS with more than 30 years of experience in the sound reinforcement industry.

One Systems, Inc., a man-ufacturer of professional live sound direct-weather loudspeaker systems, has appointed Mike Torloneas its sales and marketing manager effective immedi-ately. Mike comes to One Systems after having served as market development manager and director of marketing ser-vices at AKG Acoustics in Nashville, Tenn. and Northridge, Calf.

Korg USA recently announced a number of personnel shifts: Jerry Kovarsky has been promoted to director of brand man-agement; Seven-year Korg USA employee Joe Gilmartin has been promoted to the position of LG brand manager. Gilmar-

tin will also serve as brand manager for Korg Tuner and Metronome products; Joining Korg USA as Marshall Amplifi ca-tion brand manager is Michael Gabriel;After serving Korg USA for over a de-cade as a Midwest district sales manager, Mike Lundin has been promoted to the position of key accounts manager; Also advancing is 13-year Korg USA veteran Paul Sommer, who has been promoted to Western regional team leader. While

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continuing to serve his re-tail accounts as Northwest-ern district sales manager, Sommer will assist in co-coordinating the collective Korg USA sales goals for the western United States; Evan OBrien has been promoted to East Coast entertainment relations manager; Max Lauer-Bader has been pro-moted to product support supervisor. He will now oversee the daily activities of Korg USAs product support depart-ment, and act as a liaison to the product development area, delivering customer feedback and other relevant data.

Pearl River Piano Group America has announced the appointment of a new president and CEO. Ying (Evelyn) Luo took the reins of management starting in January 2010.

Ms. Luo replaces Jennette Xu who is retiring and returning to China. Ms. Xu served as president and CEO for Pearl Riv-er Piano Group America twice between October 1999 and December 2009.

Buffet Crampon USA, Inc. has announced that Rob Newhouse, Laurie Orr, DonReynolds and Joseph Taylor will be join-ing the North American sales team.

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SHOW REPORT

In mid-March, just as the Euro was facing great pressure in the currency exchange markets due to the fi nancial meltdown in Greece, this years show was just starting. Despite the continu-ing, although shifting, concerns about the world economy, ex-hibitors and attendees at this years Musikmesse and ProLight &

Sound show appeared to share a cautious optimism for the year ahead. According to the Musikmesse management, this years gathering counted over 79,000 visitors and 1,510 exhibitors from around the globe, which, exceeded our expectations and fur-ther consolidated our position as the leading international trade

fair, according to Detlef Braun, member of the Messe Frankfurt board of man-agement. These numbers did represent a slight increase compared to last year (78,847 attendees), but considering the economic struggles of most nations, it showed a certain stability and determi-nation by the industry to persevere and perhaps put the worst of the crisis behind us. Several US exhibitors that showed in previous years were absent, but those that did exhibit indicated that some of their international distributors didnt attend this year, particularly some from regions that are still encountering diffi cult eco-nomic conditions.

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If youve never attended the Musikmesse & ProLight & Sound trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, you are certain to fi nd it astounding, just due to the sheer size and scope. The show is comprised of multiple buildings, some the size of commercial airline hangers, moving walkways, and literally miles of aisles of exhibitors, which makes this conference the largest music industry gathering in the world, drawing visitors from 119 countries.

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Exhibitors and attendees at this years Musikmesse and Prolight & Sound show appeared to share a cautious optimism for the year ahead.

than last year. Bernd Vincent Walbaum, general manager of C.F. Peters Musikverlag, a publishing company and Musikmesse exhibitor for many years stated that, The situation has stabi-lized in comparison to previous years. For us, this is very im-portant because the market is still very troubledTaking part in the fair is ideal for companies with an international orientation. Harvey Levy of Levys Leathers said, We were very pleased with the number of visitors to our stands, and we met many impor-tant visitors and the overall visitor standard was very high.

The return of the piano hall was a positive note at the Messe. Last year, the exclusive hall for acoustic piano companies was noticeably absent, although a few select piano manufacturers did display in other halls at that time. A new hall called Piano Salon Europe in Forum 1, provided an exclusive setting for the European piano manufacturers, which included such notable names as Fazioli, Petrof, Schimmel, Seiler, August Forster, and many others.

The Consumer Day at the convention showed strong atten-dance as the virtually all of the halls bustled with budding mu-sicians who were happy to try out instruments and equipment sometimes at extreme levels. Very young children were also able to be involved at the fair in the Music4kids participatory ex-hibition held annually at the Musikmesse. This year, over 8,000 children took part in music4kids, which gave them the chance to explore the world of music and sound in a playful and experi-mental way.

1. Louis Wu of Ohana Ukuleles. 2. Bob King of Gold Crest Inc. 3. Bryndon Bay of Mel Bay Publications. 4. Hall Crystal Flutes James Hall. 5. Aquarians Roy Burns. 6. Dick Markus and Carol Calato of Calato/Regal Tip. 7. Jack Knight and Scott Goodman of Samson Int. 8. Powell Flutes/Sonare Winds Christina Guiliano and Steven Wasser.

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1. European Distributor of the year 2009 Korg U.K. Vic Firth, Robert Castle and Mark Dyke. 2. South American Distributor of the Year 2009 Vic Firth, Alfred Campanelli and Mark Dyke. 3. World Distributor of the Year-2009-KMC Music-Vic Firth, Ed Miller, Roger Hart, Mark Dyke, Paul Damiano and Jan Lopatosky.

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1. At the Levys Leathers Booth Harvey Levy, Serge Olar of Musik Olar Switzerland, and Garth Giesbrecht. 2. The dapper Jody Espina of Jody Jazz, Inc.. 3. Den Stule, Tom Bedell, and Jeff Moore of Bedell Guitars. 4. Guy Legere of Legere Reeds with Nick Kuckmeier of Nick Clarinet Products. 5. Alex Hsieh and Adam MacBlane of P.Mauriat Instruments. 6. Michael Lag-Chavarria and Benjamin Garnier of Lag Guitars. 7. Mary Nell-Chadsey with John and Ellen Cavanaugh of Super Sensitive Strings. 8. Karlheinz Pfeiffer of Art of Music. 9. Cherub Technologies Pavel Peng, Candy Liu, nad John Strand.

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1. Chris Jones, Kevin Brown, Phil Baughman, and Andrew Naumann of Schilke Musical Instruments. 2. Father & son team of Irwin and Michael Berg of Humes & Berg Inc. 3. Legere presents their Presidents award to Musik Wein, Ralf Rohrbach, Distributor of the Year 2009. 4. Sheryl and Tevis Laukat of Cannonball Musical Instruments. 5. Hunter Musical Instruments Steve Smith and Paul Chu.6. Aurora Strings Dave Snyder and Chris Pelletier.

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This March, the tagline was Catch the New Wave appropriate given the scenic Oceanside setting of Hilton Head, S.C. and if the new wave was one of optimism and cheerful buoyancy, then: consider it to have been caught.

While the numbers never tell the full story, theres no arguing that the data for 2010 is a welcome improvement over last year: companies represented at the NASMD gathering were up 20 percent, compared to 2009; the total number of attendees (315) represented a 15 percent boost over last year; and there were 19 new memberships this year (14 dealers, 5 manufacturer/supplier members).

While there were the standard lineup of keynote speeches, lectures, work-shops, and opportunities for socializing amongst peers at industry-sponsored breakfasts and cocktail parties, new for the 2010 convention were product display rooms for top sponsoring companies Ju-piter, Yamaha, and Eastman.

On the fi rst full day of the gathering, NASMD held its Annual Business meet-ing which, among other things, formally acknowledged outgoing board members Liz Reisman from Creative Music in Monroe, Conn. and Russ Beacock of Bea-cock Music, Vancouver, Wash. Incoming board members for 2010-2011 are Barry Draisen of Draisen Edwards Music in Marietta, Ga. and Peter Sides of Robert M. Sides Music Family Music Centers based in Williamsport, Penn.

The aforementioned sessions and lec-tures on the Convention schedule were distinguished by a keen focus on what to actually do in todays retail climate in order to survive and, indeed, thrive. While there were plenty of speakers who offered valu-able insight as to philosophies and broad-stroke mindsets that enhance a retailers relationship with his or her customers and larger community, just as many spoke in detail of specifi c areas of attack business owners can target and offered a number

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The fi nal numbers were up and the vibe certainly seemed to be one of optimism and hope, but to get more detailed feedback, MMR got some specifi c reactions from a number of attendees: Do you agree that things are looking up? What are your expec-tations for the coming months?

Russ BeacockBeacock Music and Education CenterVancouver, Wash.

I feel the attitude is upbeat and excited about the future. I also felt there was a back to basics vibe among attendees acknowledging we all pretty much know what were doing, but need to do it more regu-larly and more systematically. For example, see our customers (school band directors) and their kids more especially our key customers and long-time producers and help them in any way we can, as they are in some tough times, but also feel op-timistic about the fairly-near future. Regarding customers coming in our stores, its the same thing: What do they need? More fi nancing options? More accommodations regarding trying [gear] before buying? More encouragement or opportunities to step up? Whatever it is, we must listen and do it. Whatever obstacles we may face, it is not price- or brand-specifi c product. It comes from us, the dealers, who need to create the opportunities and understanding for kids in school band and orchestra that the time is now to be a better player and buy a better instrument.

Joel MencheyMenchey Music ServiceHanover, Penn.

I think in general the school mu-sic business has been healthier than the balance of the industry, particu-larly since school music dealers are able to recognize revenues for sev-eral years following the time that the transaction takes place. That said, collections in a downturn can some-times be challenging.

The biggest concern right now, whether real or just district postur-ing, is the threat of programs being cut or reduced. Weve heard of some

programs that are on the fence, some being cut altogether and some start-ing [music programs] a grade later. At the same time, the new admin-istrations education agenda actu-ally appears to be more music/arts friendly, taking a somewhat broader approach to educating the whole child and somewhat de-emphasiz-ing the tests on measured subjects (math, reading). Of course, were in the early stages of this so this too could look drastically different once the NCLB rewrite is fi nished.

Beth HoulihanKidder MusicPeoria, Ill.

I think its been a great conven-tion. Grayson and the board brought everything together. The sessions had a good variety with excellent pre-senters and information. The road rep Olympics was a great new addi-tion, and both the opening and clos-ing speakers were excellent. All of the events were organized and well attended, and everything was very positive.

The State of Illinois is in a huge fi nancial hole, so we are experienc-ing a lot of teacher cuts. There has been talk of cutting programs; how-ever, so far, the majority of programs seem safe for the upcoming year. There are still meetings taking place though, so it is really too soon to tell what 2010 will bring.

Gloria SutterPortmans MusicSavannah, Ga.

Personally, I had a great time at NASMD. As a fi rst year Educational Representative, it was my fi rst expe-rience at an NASMD convention and I found it to be a wealth of resourc-es. Dr. Tim was a very motivational speaker and provided an extensive supply of advocacy materials to use in the schools I visit. The individual lectures were also very well done. It was great to hear experiences of some of the other Ed Reps that have been in the business 20+ years. As a newcomer to the business, I enjoy learning from the past experiences of others. What I have noticed in the

past year is that most of the schools in my area have had drastic cuts in the budgets they are provided. I think part of my job is to help them decide what is most needed in their programs and help them to get the most bang for their buck.

Gary WinderYamaha Corp.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the turn out this year. I saw the list about a few months ago and it wasnt looking great, but when I got to the opening reception I couldnt believe how many dealers were there, which just goes to show that despite the economic challenges we all have, the school service music dealer is very resilient.

I thought the content of the ses-sions was right on the money for the conditions were working in. I was especially pleased to see social me-dia getting some attention. As you know, Yamaha has been using social media for a number of years and we look forward to participating in the sessions when the convention moves to Palm Springs, Calif. next year.

Danny RocksThe Company Rocks

I did four sessions on Thursday and I [left] at noon on Friday, so my time at NASMD was limited, but fruitful.

Ive spoken with a number of sup-pliers and dealers at the various re-ceptions. Each expressed the feeling, and sales to show it, that things have defi nitely turned the corner. There still is an acute concern that many of the school budgets and programs will be cut and possibly eliminated in the months ahead. That is one reason that my session on advocacy (Grow Your Business, Grow Your Local Com-munities) was well attended.

I was really pleased with the re-ception that I received for my morn-ing session - Customers for Life. (Re-lationship Selling) That one struck a chord of recognition with the audi-ence.

All in all, I think that this was one of the better NASMD gatherings in my recent memory.

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of resources to do so: sessions covering so-cial media, store design, e-marketing, and participating in music advocacy spoke to the need to embrace new and emerging av-enues, while still maintaining a foothold in traditional school music business models.

Additionally, during the Convention The Music Distributors Association (MDA) appointed Universal Percussion president Tom Shelley as new MDA president. Shelley noted, We partnered with the NASMD for this years convention because we wanted to

offer our members the opportunity to take advantage of that organizations great edu-cational presentations, as well as the chance to network with key suppliers and dealers who are NASMD members. Our business has always been a challenging one, and thats the case now more than ever. But by work-ing together, we can pool our experience, our imagination, and our determination in order to overcome those challenges.

All in all, a productive and spirited get together. As opening day keynote speaker

Tim Lautzenheiser said: Right now, for school music dealers, is the best its ever been. You may say, Oh, hes just trying to put a positive spin on things. No - it really is true. If there was ever a time that music teachers need you, its right now; if theres ever a time that you need them, its rightnow. We have a real great chance now to make a difference. NASMD 2011 will be held at the Hyatt Grand Champions Re-sort, Indian Wells (Palm Springs), Califor-nia, from March 30th to April 2nd.

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Music publishers from around the world gathered with local and national print retailers and music store owners

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April 15-17. The collegial three-day

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Following a quick general session en-titled Speed Dating with the Publishers, during which print music publishers and suppliers unveiled their latest product lines and services, Denny Senseney, past presi-dent of the RPMDA, kicked off the fi rst full day of the convention with a rousing speech about the ever-more critical responsibility shared by all members of the music indus-try to advocate for school music programs, as local and federal budgets shrink and cuts to education and music and the arts, in particular are a constant threat.

The success of music education affects all of the businesses in the music products industry, Senseney noted, making it in-cumbent upon retailers and manufacturers to do their part to ensure that future de-cision makers like what theyre doing with music [so that they will] want to make sure it wont go away. He went on to outline a brief action plan, indicating that all music stores should attempt to provide either emer-gency or wellness programs for their lo-cal schools. Emergency programs would be geared toward providing immediate action

because of an imminent threat to a music program, whereas wellness programs would focus on advocacy, monitoring policy mak-ers and exuding positive infl uence.

Dr. Paula Crider, retired director of bands at the University of Texas, delivered an eloquent and stirring general session in support of music, referencing both her many years in music education and a num-ber of quotes from some of the great think-ers of Western Civilization. Music teaches humanness, and you cant put a price on that, Dr. Crider stated, adding that the goal of any music program should be to, create lovers of music rather than just perform-ers, as music has the power to transport us, to imagine the possibilities and ponder what if. Among the many anecdotes she used to illustrate the importance of music in all aspects of life was one about Albert Einstein, himself an avid musician, who reportedly made many of his most signifi -cant scientifi c epiphanies while pondering physics problems as he played his violin.

Mark Parker, the dean of Oklahoma City Universitys Wanda L. Bass School

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of Music, delivered the conventions clos-ing keynote address, which continued a theme that kept popping up throughout the three-day gathering. Using Creative Oklahoma as a model, Parker illustrated the importance and potential benefi ts of advocacy for music and the arts.

For the third consecutive year, Hal Leon-ards David Jahnke moderated a workshop where dealers and publishers presented their best ideas in front of the full assembly of RPMDA attendees. The series of two-min-ute pitches ranged from drumming up in-store traffi c by launching a recital series to renegotiating loans, which Ruby Beeston, owner of the Best In Music chain, claims has saved her company over $250K. The audience chose the winning idea by ballot, selecting a PR initiative by Sheilah Craven, manager of The Leading Note, who generat-ed great publicity for her business by donat-ing 10 percent of one months sales revenue to a local ensemble, as nominated and voted for by the stores customers.

The conventions breakout sessions provided an eclectic mix of retail and

marketing strategies. Michelle Webb and Michele Dwiggens of Beacock Music Company co-presented a session on im-plementing in-store group music classes, which they say have the potential to dra-matically drive up numbers in terms of both store traffi c and direct revenue from lessons. Offering the right music lessons can allow a store to focus on individual pockets of revenue that might otherwise be untapped, said Dwiggens.

Cort McClaren of C. Alan Publica-tions led a presentation on identifying and targeting potential buyers of per-cussion music. Acknowledging that many drummers simply dont read mu-sic, McLaren indicated that consumers playing experience will directly deter-mine how much their interest in print materials, stating, The more they know, the more they buy. Other sessions fo-cused on cutting in-store expenses, us-ing technology as a cost-effective way to increase and generate business, and examining the ever-changing genre of sacred music.

On the schedule of events were also a num-ber of social gatherings, including an open-ing night cocktail party, a trip to the nearby minor league baseball park, and a boots & jeans banquet and awards ceremony on the fi nal evening of the convention.

Penders Music Co. of Denton, Texas was well represented at the awards ceremo-ny, with president Richard Gore receiving the RPMDAs highest honor, the Dorothy Award for lifetime achievement, and man-ager Richard Rejino, also a past RPMDA president, being given the John Walters Presidents Choice Award for service as a mentor and advisor to outgoing presi-dent Lori Supinee during her time on the board of directors. Marcia Stearns of The Bookmark was honored with the RPMDA/Sandy Feldstein Service Award, a distinc-tion given to a person who is not currently on the board of directors and who has vol-unteered his or her time and talents to the organization over a number of years.

The 2011 RPMDA Convention will take place from April 27-30 in Tampa, Florida.

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7. Joseph Gallison, Ludwig Masters Music.8. Carl Fischers Diana Macedonio and Phil Smith of Worldwide Music Services. 9. Cort McClaren of C. Alan Publications.

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Amidst the palpable camaraderie and collective sense of optimism, however, one relevant question was not directly addressed: how is the print music industry responding to the digital revolution? This is a sub-ject that weighs heavily on the minds of all print media professionals, with music publishers facing potential copyright infringement issues, and retailers up against the growing threat of being cut out of the print music loop by digital downloading, both legal and illegal.

As a representative of one small publisher put it, There are some analysts who believe that as the economy picks up in the next three to fi ve years, sheet music sales will be almost entirely digital downloads. Thats a heartbreaker because it means that there will be a whole lot of music stores who will be hurt in a big way because of this. Retailers and publishers need to work together to fi nd the answer, especially in terms of the sales component.

Yet, the answer may well already be out there. Whether the end form

results on a piece of paper or on a Kindle, its still all about content, says David Jahnke of Hal Leonard. Hal Leonard got into the digital download ser-vices very early

in the game. At every step of our pro-cess of looking at a new initiative, we try to fi nd ways to include the retail-ers. Thats how we came up with our Hal Leonard Digital Retailers, which is an in-store module that dealers can use to print out music from our catalogue.

Jahnke continues, At this point in time, is there a way for the retail com-munity to capitalize on digital down-loading? Not necessarily. However, if you take a look at the history of dig-ital music downloads, 98 percent of those are pop songs, whereas 60-70 percent of our business is education. Its band books and method books. Its teaching people how to play, and that type of material isnt going away any time soon. Will the printed ma-terials be a thing of the past? Maybe in 40 or 50 years, but that content will be available in some form or another. As long as music stores are commit-ted to lesson programs, committed to beginning and continuing educa-tion, there will always be ways for them to profi t with print, or at least print content.

Bryan Bradley, COO of Alfred Mu-sic Publishing, has a decidedly opti-mistic take on the impact that new technologies have on the retail print music market. I think digital down-loading is a great opportunity for a lot of reasons, he says. In the print music industry we tend to follow the audio industry. Theyve been through this and we have the opportunity of learning from how that industry has adapted. Apple and iTunes have

proven that if you can provide the customers with what they want easily and for a fair price, theyre going to move away from illegal downloading. The beauty of it is that deal-ers should be

able to capitalize, too. [Alfred] is a manufacturer, not a retailer, and we have built a back-end that any dealer can use to sell our product, digitally, to the end user. This can happen in their store or through their Web site.

Are most retailers ready to move from hard copy to digital sales or em-brace an in-store printing system? Bradley insists that the transition is both an imperative and quite doable feat. I dont care what industry you are in, he reiterates, times change and if you dont adapt with the times, you are going to have problems. However, it has never been easier to make that transition because it is very inexpensive for dealers to hook up their system to incorporate digital print retail.

In the lobby of the hotel hosting the convention, a placard outside of the elevators carried a quote from Okla-homa native Will Rogers that seemed to speak to this very issue: Even if youre on the right track, youll get run over if you just sit there.

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The 46th annual MMR Supplier Directoryhas been updat-ed to make it as accurate and accessible as possible for the music products industry. New information in based upon a questionnaire mailing sent to supplier companies in the Fall of 2009, as well as information gathered from recent trade show exhibitor listings, industry organization membership compilations, and other reliable sources.

The Company Listings section includes company names, na-ture of business (Manufacturer, Distributor, Importer, Exporter, etc.), mailing addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, Web site, principal brand names, and a brief description of the companies product involvement.

Industry Trade Organizations is a compilation of major trade groups within the industry. Associations & Societies lists more specialized and instrument-specifi c organizations.

Product Sources is designed to inform the reader as to the specifi c instruments, equipment, and other products and services provided by companies. Example: If you wish to fi nd out if Prescott Industries carries electric basses, you would look for the Prescott listing in the Guitar Family section of Product Sources.

Brand Names serves as a cross-reference for the Company Listings. Example: If you want to know what company manufac-tures or distributes Guptill Strings, check Brand Names under Guptill Strings to fi nd the supplying company. Then proceed to the Company Listings for that fi rms address, phone, etc.

Inquiries or questions regarding the Supplier Directory may be sent to: Directory Editor, MMR, 21 Highland Circle, Suite 1, Needham, Mass. 02494. E-mail: [email protected].

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A65 Amps (E,M)11439 Vanowen St.North Hollywood, CA 91605www.65amps.comDan [email protected](818) 760-4089

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A & G Music Products Co. (D,E,I,M)564 14th St.Oakland, CA 94612www.agmusic.comDick [email protected](510) 832-2452Fax: (510) 268-3757

Parduba Mouthpieces, Rudy Muck Mouthpieces, Zottola Mouthpieces

BO, GA

A & S Case Co.5260 Vineland Ave.N. Hollywood, CA 91601(818) 509-5920Fax: (818) 509-1397Shipping & carrying cases

A 440 Pianos (D,E,I,M)855 Garner Rd.Lilburn, GA 30047www.a440pianos.comPascal [email protected](770) 717-8047Fax: (770) 921-1391

SteinlagerKI

A Brown Soun Inc53 Joseph CourtSan Rafael, CA 94903www.ABrown.comRalph [email protected](415) 479-2124GF, RE, SE

A Designs L.L.C. (M)P.O. Box 4255West Hills, CA 91304www.adesignsaudio.com702-365-5155Fax: 702-365-5145

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a little bit of this ...760 So Vella RoadPalm Springs, CA 92264www.alittlebitofthis.comNatalie [email protected](760) 864-6634Fax: (760) 864-6638GA

A-Designs AudioP.O. Box 4255West Hills, CA 91304www.adesignsaudio.com(818) 71-6 4153Fax: (818) 71-6 4154

A-Line Acoustics (D,M)510 Washington St.Corry, PA 16407www.A-LineAcoustics.comBud [email protected](716) 524-4084Fax: (801) 807-3754

A-LIne, EMMA, EZAL, uSoniq, PENTAD, Cus-tomWorks

DJ, SE

A.D.G. Productions15517 Cordary AvenueLawndale, CA 90260www.adgproductions.comRon [email protected]: 310-379-1568PV

A.I.M. Gifts/Albert Elovitz In3001 Penn Ave.Pittsburgh, PA 15201www.aimgifts.comJoe [email protected](412) 683-2900Fax: (412) 683-3110

A.M. Gigliotti Inc. (M)20154 Cortez Blvd.Brooksville, FL 34601www.clarinetworld.comAnton Angelo352-263-2442Fax: 352-263-2443

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A3 Audio LLC (M)475 Industrial WayPlacentia, CA 92870www.a3audio.comDoug [email protected](714) 223-9444Fax: (714) 223-9446

A3SE

Ac-Cetera Inc. (M)3120 Banksville Rd.Pittsburgh, PA 15216www.ac-cetera.comMark [email protected](412) 344-8609Fax: (412) 344-0818

Mic-Eze, Rubber-Neck, Lumin-Eze

DJ, GA, PR, RE, SE

Acappella Drum (M)2227 U.S. Hgwy 1p.m.b.224N. Brunswick, NJ 08902(732) 564-0485Fax: (732) 821-4330

AcapellaGA

Access Bags and Cases321 NE High School Rd.Ste. D3, PMB 323Bainbridge Island, WA 98110www.accessbagsandcases.com(864) 335-0038Fax: (206) 842-8308

The Accordion Exchange1706 Howard Rd.Madera, CA 93637George Meier(209) 674-0071Fax: (209) 674-5468Accordions, button boxes, amps

AccordionsInternational (D,E,I,M)1760 South 450 WestSalt Lake City, UT 84115accordioninfo.comPaul [email protected](801) 485-5840Fax: (801) 487-7707

Concerto, Mic-7, Piermaria, Prelude, Burini, Paolo Soprani, Scandalli

Accordions

Accordions & Keyboards (D)1248 S. Highland AvenueClearwater, FL 33756www.d1034804.domain.comJohn Gaunt(727) 443-4113

Accordions International, Bell, Cavagnolo, Concerto, Duovox, Elka, Excelsior, Guerrini, Iorio, Orla, Solton, Yorkville

KI, accordions

AccuGroove (M)2912 Scott Blvd.Santa Clara, CA 95054www.accugroove.com(408)844-8300Fax: (408)844-8300

AccugrooveDJ, GF, KI, SE

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Accutronics/SoundEnhancements (M)185 Detroit St.Cary, IL 60013www.accutronicsreverb.comCal Shuett(847) 639-4646Fax: (847) 639-4723

AccutronicsRE, SE

Ace Karaoke/Acesonic USA161 South 8th AvenueCity of Industry, CA 91746-3208www.acekaraoke.com626-820-0647Fax: 626-820-0639

AceProducts Group (D,I,M)775 Baywood Dr. Ste 100Petaluma, CA 94954www.kaces.comwww.reunionblues.comAlan [email protected](707) 765-1500Fax: (707) 762-1899

A.P. Audio, Kaces, Reunion Blues, Pacemaker

BO, CE, GF, GA, KI, PR, RE, SE

Acoustic Control (M)575 Airport Rd.Gallatin, TN 37066(615) 206-0077Fax: (615) 452-0451

AcousticSE

Acoustic Guitar255 West End Ave.San Rafael, CA 94901www.acousticguitar.com(415) 485-6946Fax: (415) 485-0831PV

Acoustic MusicianP.O. Box 1349New Market, VA 22844(540) 740-4005Fax: (540) 740-4006GF, PV, RE, SE

Acoustica Software40291 Junction DriveSuite 204Oakhurst, CA 93644www.acoustica.com(559) 692-2224Fax: (559) 692-2214

AcousticalSolutions Inc. (D,E,M)2420 Grenoble RoadRichmond, VA 23294www.acousticalsolutions.com(804) 346-8350Fax: (804) 346-8808

AlphaSorb, Audioseal Sound Barrier, Bass Traps, Sonex, Sound Diffusor, SoundSuede Wall Panels, Studio in a Box

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Acoustical Surfaces123 Columbia Ct. NChaska, MN 55318www.acousticalsurfaces.com(612) 448-5300

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Acoustics First Corp. (M)2247 Tomlyn St.Richmond, VA 23230www.acousticsfi rst.comNick Collerannick@acousticsfi rst.com(804) 342-2900Fax: (804) 342-1107

Art Diffusor, Blockaid, Cloudscape, Cutting Wedge, Sound Channels, Quadra Pyramid, Sound Shim

GA, RE, SE

AcoustoneCorporation (M)140 58th Street # BX-112Brooklyn, NY 11220acoustonegrillecloth.com(718) 782-5560Fax: (718) 782-7367

AcoustoneGA, SE

Actodyne General Inc. (M)5561 Engineer Dr.Huntington Beach, CA 92649www.lacemusic.comDon Lace [email protected](714) 898-2776Fax: (714) 893-1045

Don Lace Series, Lace Electro-furniture, Lace Sensors, McIntyre Amplifi -cation, Lace Transensor

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Action Engineering4761 H Hugh Howell Rd.Tucker, GA [email protected]

Active Musical ProductsBox1135Waterdown, ON LOR2H0Canadawww.tokaiguitars.com(905) 689-9532Fax: (905) 689-9321

Adam Hall Ltd (D,E,I,M)3 The CordwainersTemple Farm Industrial EstateSouthend-on-sea, Essex SS2 5RUUnited Kingdomwww.adamhall.com01702 613922Fax: 01702 617168

Antoria Guitars, Elektra-sonik Guitars, Adam Hall Cases, Defender Cable Protection, Adam Hall Cable, LD Systems, Adam Hall Stands

Adam InternationalP.O. Box 63366North Charleston, SC 29419www.musicorp.com843-745-8501

ADK Microphones4130 S.W. 117th Avenue#442Beaverton, OR 97005-8999www.adkmic.comLarry Villela

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[email protected](503) 296-9400Fax: 360-326-1602

Adler-HeinrichBlockfl otenbauP.O. Box 1014208255 MarkneukirchenGermanywww.adler-heinrich.com(922) 046-2464Fax: (922) 046-5758

Advanced Music Products (D)P.O. Box 33Livingston, NJ 07039Les Silva(973) 533-0829Fax: (973) 922-5139

BradleyBO

Advanced Sonic Concepts, Inc.P.O. Box 237Chatsworth, NJ 08019www.advancedsonicconcepts.com(609) 726-9202Fax: 609 751 3681

Advantage Worldwide Wholesale3319 N. Ridge Ave.Arlington Heights, IL [email protected](847) 398-5480Fax: (847) 398-5441BO, GF, GA, PR, SE

Adventus Software3667 Strawberry HillSte. 103Halifax, NS B3K5A8Canadawww.adventus.com(902) 453-4464Fax: (902) 453-4168

AebersoldP.O. Box 1244New Albany, IN 47151www.jazzbooks.comMatt Eve(800) 456-1388Fax: (812) 949-2006

AER - USA (D)1027 N. Coast Hwy., Ste. ELaguna Beach, CA 92651www.CoynerMusicalInstruments.comFred [email protected](949) 464-3841Fax: (949) 464-3851

ARE

AerospaceLubricants Inc. (M)1600 Georgesville rd.Columbus, OH 43228www.aerospacelubriants.comSteve [email protected](614) 878-3600Fax: (614) 878-1600

AlisynBO, GF

African American Drum Co. (M)311 Fifth Ave.

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BO Band & orchestral insts. & access.CE Computer- related equip. (hardware & software) & access.DJ DJ equipmentGF Guitar family & accessoriesGA General access.KP Karaoke products

KI Keyboard insts. & access.LE Lighting equip. & accessoriesPR PercussionPV Publications & videosRE Recording equip. & accessoriesSE Sound equip. & accessoriesSY Synthesizers

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Eureka, CA 95501www.aadrum.comCalvin Hall(707) 445-9029Fax: (707) 445-9029

African American Drum Co.PR

African Rhythm Traders424 NE BroadwayPortland, OR 97232www.rhythmtraders.com(503) 288-6950Fax: (503) 397-4343PR, PV

AguilarAmplifi cation LLC (M)599 Broadway, 7th Fl.New York, NY [email protected](212) 431-9109Fax: (212) 431-8201

Aguilar Amplifi cationGF, SE

AHA Drums2440 W. Broad St.Athens, GA 30601www.aha-drums.com(706) 208-8332Fax: (706) 288-8348PR

Ahlborn-GalantiOrgans (D,M)605 H Country Club DriveBensenville, IL 60106

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www.ahlbornorgans.com(630) 766-8230Fax: (630) 766-8281

Archive, Chronicler, SL Series

KI, Electronic organs

Airlogic Percussion (M)9904 Running Brook Dr.Parma, OH 44130www.airlogic.comDavid Ruprecht(440) 888-8813Fax: (440) 888-8031

Airlogic [email protected]

AKG Acoustics8500 Balboa BlvdNorthridge, CA 91329www.akg.com818-920-3212Fax: 818-920-3208DJ, RE, SE

AKMS Inc. (D,M)P.O. Box 50329Columbia, SC 29250www.braceguard.comKeith [email protected](803) 695-5001Fax: (803) 695-1997

BRACEGUARDBO

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Al CassP.O. Box 412Milford, MA 01757Vera Cass(508) 473-3572Fax: (508) 473-0768

Albert Augustine Ltd.3010 41 St Ave Ste 2Long Island City, NY 10001www.albertaugustine.com(917) 661 0220Fax: (917) 661 0223

Alctron Electronics Co.No. 67, XiuFeng Rd., XiuFeng Ind. AreaGaoqiao TownNingboChinawww.alctron-audio.com

AlctronDJ, GA, RE, SE

Aldon Enterprises (M)87 San Benancio Rd.Salinas, CA 93908www.packastand.comDon Eshoff(831) 484-2367Fax: (831) 484-2367

Pack A StandBO, GA

Alembic Inc. (M)3005 Wiljan Ct.Santa Rosa, CA 95407www.alembic.comMica Wickersham

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(707) 523-2611Fax: (707) 523-2935

AlembicGF

Alesis/Numark/Akai200 Scenic View Dr.Cumberland, RI 02864www.alesis.comwww.numark.comwww.akaiprMark [email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected](401) 658-3131Fax: (401) 658-3640CE, DJ, KP, PR, RE, SE, SY

Alfred Music Publishing (P)16320 Roscoe Blvd.Suite 100Van Nuys, CA 91406www.alfred.com/dealerRich [email protected]: 800-632-1928

Alfreds Basic Guitar Meth-od, Premier Piano Course, Ultimate Play-Alongs, The Complete Idiots Guide to, Schaum Publications, Faber, Dover

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Alhambra GuitarsP.O. Box 8935

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ASHEVILLE, NC 28814Ruben Flores8282543380Fax: (310) 598-9800Guitars

Alien AppartusP.O. Box 761Horsham, PA 19044www.alienapparatus.com(888)533-6012

All-Test Devices Corp. (M)1413 Cleveland Ave.East Meadow, NY 11554Richard Mintz(516) 248-7330Fax: (516) 248-7330

AtdGF, GA, SE

Allcanplay Piano Music (P/J)4260 Gordon WayLa Mesa, CA 91941Mike Weinberg(619) 697-4904

AllcanplayPV

Allegro Acceptance1111 Bay Hill Dr., Ste 450San Bruno, CA 94406www.allegroacceptance.comVic [email protected](650) 952-2300Fax: 800-644-8494

Allegro Acceptance

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Allen Audio Inc. (M)150 Locust St.P.O. Box 36Macungie, PA 18062-0036www.allenaudio.com(610) 966-2202Fax: (610) 965-3098

Allen Audio, Praise SpeakersSE

Allen Guitars (E,I,M)P.O. Box 1883Colfax, CA 95713www.allenguitar.comRandy [email protected](530) 346-6590Fax: (530) 346-6590

Climate Case, AllenGF

Allen Organ Co. (M)P.O. Box 36150 Locust St.Macungie, PA 18062-0036www.allenorgan.comJerry [email protected](610) 966-2202Fax: (610) 965-3098

Diane Bish Signature Series, George Wright Sig-nature Series, M.P. Miller, Protege, Sebastian, Smart MIDI, Renaissance

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Allen Products Co. (M)1635 E. Burnett St.

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Signal Hill, CA 90806www.allenproducts.com(562) 424-1100Fax: (562) 424-3520

MultiMount, Steerables, Strong Arm, Swivelmount

Music stands & racks, LE, RE, SE

Alliance Rubber CompanyPO Box 20950Hot Springs, AR 71903-0050www.alliancwe-rubber.com(800) 62-6 5940

Allied Lutherie Inc.498 A. Moore LaneHealdsburg, CA 95448www.alliedlutherie.com707-431-3760Fax: 707-431-3762GF

Allied Supply Corp.P.O. Box 288510 South Hiway HElkhorn, WI 53121(262) 723-5455Fax: (262) 723-2051

AllpartsMusic Corp (D,E,I)13027 Brittmoore Park Dr.Houston, TX 77041www.allparts.comSteve [email protected](713) 466-6414Fax: (713) 466-5803

Allparts, Electro-Socket,

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ABM, Razor Pickups, Delta Series, Joe Barden Bridges

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Edward Almeida Flutes17 Arrowhead Dr.Tiverton, RI 02878Edward Almeida(401) 624-2111Flutes

Alpine Woodwinds Inc. (D)8716 Production Ave.San Diego, CA 92121Esther Pena(858) 695-9725Fax: (858) 578-7799

AlpineBO

Alternate Mode, Inc. (D,M)53 First Ave.Chicopee, MA [email protected](413) 594-5190Fax: (413) 592-7987

KatBO, PR, SE,

Altieri Instrument Bags1 Galapago StreetDenver, CO 80223-1521www.altieribags.comDonna Altieri(303) 291-0658Fax: (303)296-6477BO

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ALTONo. 1 Lane 17, Section 2Han Shi West RoadTaichung 40151Chinawww.altoproaudio.com886-4-22313737Fax: 886-4-22346757SE

Altus Flutes America Inc. (M)P.O. Box 90249Austin, TX 78709altusfl utes.comValerie Simosko(512) 288-7400Fax: (512) 288-6445

AltusBO

Alvarez Instruments1400 Ferguson Ave.St. Louis, MO 63133www.alvarezgtr.comStan [email protected](314) 727-4512Fax: (314) 727-8929GF

Amadeus By Wm. S. Haynes2 Piedmont StBoston, MA 02116www.amadeusfl utes.comBO

AmatisFine Instruments (D)7605 Production DriveCincinnati, OH 45237www.Amatis.usMichael Schearamatisfi [email protected](513) 679-7747Fax: 513-679-7746

Violmaster, AmatiBO

Amati USA Inc. (M,D)1124 Globe AvenueMountainside, NJ 07092www.amati.czRana [email protected](908) 301-1366Fax: (908) 301-1367

Cerveny, Amati, CervenyPR

Ambrosonics, LLC (D,M)229 RollingbrookWindsor, CT 06095www.ambrosonics.com(860) 752-9022Fax: (860) 688-6495

Ambrosonics, DSP-45, DSP-45P, Multi-Tonal Guitar Series, MT225, Illuminated Sonic Glow POTs, Sonic Boost, Sonic Bass, Sonic Treble

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Amedia Cymbals USA80 Pompton Ave, Ste 202Verona, NJ 07044www.amediacymbals.comDominick [email protected](973) 857-5048Fax: (973) 857-5058

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AMEK (M)2740 W. Magnolia Blvd.Ste. 102Burbank, CA 91505www.amek.comWayne Freeman(818) 973-1618Fax: (818) 973-1622

BCIII, BIG by Langley, DMS, Galileo, Recall, Rem-brandt, System 9098

Mixing consoles, signal processors

AmericaLongxing Inc. (I,M)(see Hunter Musical)3300 Northern Blvd.Long Island City, NY [email protected](718) 706-0828Fax: (718) 706-0128

HunterBO

America Sejung Corp.(See ASC Corp.)

America Sidco, Inc (D,I,M)2851 E. Philadelphia StreetOntario, CA [email protected](909) 947-5577Fax: (909) 947-5549

Singers DayPR

American Bass5242 Warrensville Center Rd.Maple Heights, OH 44137www.americanbassusa.comBob [email protected](800) 798-9311Fax: (216) 475-9311SE

American Church Lists5711 S. 86th Cir.Omaha, NE 68127www.ChurchListsUSA.com(888) 733-1812Fax: (402) 596-8907Databases of churches, reli-gious leaders, schools & musicministries.amer

AmericanDesigns Inc. (D,M)1821 Dakota Ave.Flint, MI 48506Frank Strnad810-238-1214Fax: 810-235-2798

StrnadSE

American DJ Supply Inc. (M)6122 S. Eastern AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90040www.americandj.comScott [email protected](323) 582-2650Fax: (323) 582-2610

American DJ, Black Widow, Elation, Starter

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Lighting effects, intelligent lights, lasers

American Drum (M)2800 Seven Hills Blvd.Richmond, VA 23231www.americandrum.comGeorge Jacob(804) 226-1778Fax: (804) 226-1776

Blackjacks, Cannonballs, Cue Balls, Eight Balls, Hybrids, Radials

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American Electronics Supply1200 N. Vine St.Hollywood, CA 90038Maurice Rosenthal(323) 464-1144GA, LE, RE, SE

American Guardian Protection I (E,I,M)115 Oak LaneBeaver Falls, PA 15010(724) 843-3776

Liquid LinerProtective coatings

American Handle Co. (M)7343 Edmund St.Philadelphia, PA 19136www.americanhandle.comBeryle A [email protected](215) 332-8000Fax: (215) 332-4020

Air Flex

American Music & Sound (D)5304 Derry Ave., Ste. CAgoura Hills, CA 91301www.AmericanMusicAnd-Sound.cominfo@AmericanMusicAnd-Sound.com(818)597-7711Fax: (818)597-0411

Allen & Heath, Focusrite, Novation, Vestax, UDG, KV2 Audio, Stardraw.com, Hagstrom Guitars, Walden Guitars, Jay Turser

CE, DJ, GF, KI, RE, SE, SY

American Piano Supply Co. (D,E,I,M,P/J)242 S. Parkway Box 1068Clifton, NJ 07014www.americanpiano.com(973) 777-3600Fax: (973) 777-0481

Apsco, Hale, Moisture Master, Quikset

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American Plating & Mfg. Co. (M)3941 S. Keeler Ave.Chicago, IL 60632www.apmchicago.comKarl [email protected](773) 890-4907Fax: (773) 843-1207

American Fife, American Song Whistle, Pep Products, Stevens Guitar Steels

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American Recorder Technologies, Inc. (I,M)4486 Runway StreetSimi Valley, CA 93063www.AmericanRecorder.comAlan [email protected](805) 527-9580Fax: (805) 527-1433

Snakeskin, REGRIP, Artic, CUSTOM PRO, CO2

GA, RE, SE

American School of Piano Tuning17070 Telfer Dr.Morgan Hill, CA 95037www.piano-tuning.comGabrielle Borgnino(408) 779-4878Mail-order piano tuning course

American Way Marketing LLC (D)P.O. Box 1681Elkhart, IN [email protected](574) 295-6633Fax: (574) 293-9888

Bar 1, Meyer & Ottolink, Claude Lakey, BG France, Yamaha, Peter Ponzol, Marca, Neotech, Hamilton

Ameritage Ltd.P.O. Box 498Elkhorn, WI 53121www.ameritage.com262-723-2669Fax: (262) 723-2068Carrying cases

Ametron Audio Video1546 N. Argyle Ave.Hollywood, CA 90028-6410www.ametron.comFred Rosenthal(323) 464-1144Fax: (323) 871-0127BO, CE, DJ, GA, KP, KI, LE, RE, SE

Ampco Musical Products (D,I,M)6810 78th St.Kenosha, WI 53142Brian(262) 697-9398Fax: (262) 697-0036

Proline ParsLE, SE, DJ, PR

AmphenolAustralia Pty Ltd (M)Unit B, 5069 Maureen LaneSuite 104Moorpark, CA 93021www.amphenolaudio.com

Amphenol, SocapexGA

Amplifi ed Design International (M)1830-6 Vernon St.Roseville, CA 95678www.abamps.com(916) 783-7800Fax: (916) 784-1050

AB InternationalSE

Amplivox Sound Systems (M)3995 Commercial Ave.

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Amplivox, Roving Rostrm, Voice Carrier

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ANAFIMRua Ari Barroso,685Blumenau-SC-BrazilBrasilwww.anafi m.org+55(47)33380299Fax: +55(47)33380417

Anchor Audio2565 W 237TH STTorrence, CA 90505www.discountaudio.com(310) 784-2300Fax: (310) 784-0066

Ancott Associates (P/J)P.O. Box 46532Cincinnati, OH 45246Dan Kobida(513) 772-2282

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Tom Anderson Guitarworks2697 Lavery Ct., Unit 27Newbury Park, CA 91320www.andersonguitars.comRoy Fought(805) 498-1747Fax: (805) 498-0878GF

Anderson Silver Plating541 Industrial Pkwy.P.O. Box 961Elkhart, IN 46515Mike Anderson(574) 294-6447Instrument plating

Andrew Instrument Co.4473 Highway 19EElizabethton, TN 37643423 543 1152Fax: 423 543 1152

C.F. Andrews & Co.P.O. Box 440Elkhorn, WI 53121Charles Andrews(414) 723-4221Fax: (414) 723-4245

AndroidOriginals LC (M,P)10220 E. 32nd StreetSt. 221Tulsa, OK 74146www.TheAndroidsAxe.comDon [email protected](918)270-4956

Android Originals LC, The Androids Axe

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Ann Hodge Double Reed Supplies (M)5134 Cub Creek Rd.Roseland, VA 22967www.hodgeproductsinc.comAnn Hodge

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Antakamatics3500 Fifth AvenueSuite 203Pittsburg, PA 15213412-802-6432Fax: 412-802-7813

Antares Audio Technologies (M)231 Technology CircleScotts Valley, CA [email protected](831) 461-7800Fax: (831) 431-7801

Auto-Tune, AVOX, Harmony Engine

CE, RE

Anthem Music Group2 Sterling RoadUnit 2N. Billerica, MA 01862www.anthemmusic.com( 97)8 6-67 3224

Antigua Winds, Inc. (D)5806 La ColoniaSan Antonio, TX 78218www.antiguawinds.com(210) 661-6505Fax: (210) 661-6702

Eldon, Antigua, XP Series, Vosi

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Antique Electronic Supply6220 S. Maple Ave.Tempe, AZ 85283www.tubesandmore.com(480) 820-5411Fax: (800) 706-6789CE, DJ, GF, GA, PV, SE

Antonio Aparicio GuitarsVilla de Bilboa #31Pol. Ind. Fuente de JarroPaterna -VALENCIA 46988Spainwww.antonioaparicio.com+34 96 134 41 22Fax: +34 96 134 1636

Anvil Cases15650 Salt Lake Ave.City of Industry, CA 91745www.anvilcase.comMarge MurphyBO, CE, DJ, GF, GA, KI, LE, PR, RE, SE

AP International3301 Rt. 66Bldg. ANeptune, NJ 07753Andy Papiccio(732) 918-7001Fax: (732) 918-7002

APA Audio Group International (D,M)16411 371st AvenueGreen Isle, MN 55338www.apaaudio.comTammy Goldsmith(817) 427-4843Fax: (320) 238-2545

AuPro, Clockaudio, Special

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APB-DynaSonics20 West End RoadTotowa, NJ 07512apb-dynasonics.comChuck [email protected](973) 785-1101Fax: (973) 785-1105

Spectra Series, ProRack, MixSwitch

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Aphex Systems (M)11068 Randall St.

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Sun Valley, CA 91352www.aphexsys.com(818) 767-2929Fax: (818) 767-2641

Dominator II Peak Lim-iter, Expander/Gate, Tube Compressor/Limiter, Aural Exciter Type III, Compellor Compressor Limiter, Compressor/Limiter, Tubes-sence Expressor

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Apogee Electronics Corporation (M)1715 Berkeley StreetSanta Monica, CA 90404www.apogeedigital.com

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Applied Acoustic Systems1435 Bleurry, Ste. 510Montreal, QC H3A 2H7Canadawww.applied-acoustics.comMarc-Pierre [email protected](514) 871-4963Fax: (514) 845-1875CE

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Applied Electronics Inc.722 Blue Crab RoadNewport News, VA 23606(757) 591-9371Fax: 757 591 9514

Applied Microphone Technology (M)104 Hillside RoadSparta, NJ [email protected](908) 665-2727Fax: (973) 586-2344

Applied Microphone Technology

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