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[caption id="attachment_48116" align="alignleft"]The Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps[/caption]Carolina Crown, a drum and bugle corps based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, won its first Drum Corps International (DCI)…
More than 1,600 brands and suppliers from 25 countries and regions will display a wide selection of eastern and western musical instruments at this year’s Music China which…
[caption id="attachment_48067" align="alignleft"]Yamaha Custom Z Sax Anniversary Redesign[/caption]The new Custom Z alto and tenor saxophones are targeted towards school-aged, collegiate, and professional saxophonists who play in a solo…
[caption id="attachment_48061" align="alignleft"]Updated Yamaha Xeno Artist Model ‘Chicago’ C Trumpet[/caption]Intended for use in orchestral, concert band and other brass ensemble environments, the new Artist Model Chicago C trumpet…
[caption id="attachment_48011" align="alignleft"]DCI's Madison Scouts with Yamaha equipment[/caption]Beginning 29 years ago, Yamaha sponsored its first drum and bugle corps within Drum Corps International activity (DCI). Over the years,…
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has appointed Chris Larpenteur to the position of guitar product specialist for Yamaha Guitars, effective immediately. Larpenteur will be responsible for educating dealers…
[caption id="attachment_47994" align="alignleft"]Yamaha VC3 Cello[/caption]Yamaha’s new V Series Violin and Cello outfits are designed for beginning student string players and feature three violins and three cellos in one-half,…
[caption id="attachment_47957" align="alignleft"]By all accounts, NAMM's move to Music City Center was a smashing success. How about the rest of the show? (Credit: Getty)[/caption]It’s been a few years…
[caption id="attachment_47953" align="alignleft"]The Walden SN630[/caption]The guitar market is notoriously old school in its preferences. Generations of musicians have strummed their way through songbooks and garage rehearsals using a…
The CGX102 features a Spruce top, Nato back and sides and a Mahogany neck with a Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. A new System68N preamp, featuring a Yamaha contact…
[caption id="attachment_47873" align="alignleft"]Yamaha APXT2 Small Body Guitar [/caption]Yamaha’s new three-quarter size APXT2 guitar is designed for travel, practice, busking, and even gigging.The new model includes Yamaha’s proprietary Acoustic…
[caption id="attachment_47858" align="alignleft"]Yamaha POCKETRAK PR7 Digital Recorder[/caption]Equipped with newly developed XY stereo microphones, Yamaha’s new PR7 captures high-resolution stereo recordings and offers practice functions such as an onboard…
[caption id="attachment_47808" align="alignleft"]Yamaha DGX-650 Portable Digital Grand [/caption]The DGX-650, a Portable Grand digital piano, includes an upgraded piano sound and CD-quality audio recording and playback, as well as…
[caption id="attachment_47794" align="alignleft"]Yamaha DTX-502[/caption]With almost twice the wave ROM and more than 250 additional sounds than Yamaha’s previous drum trigger module, the new DTX502 is the first to…
Two new custom fitted Gator Cases models are designed to securely hold Yamaha’s LS9-16 and LS9-32 channel boards. These cases feature heavy-duty plywood construction and a laminated PVC…
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) has appointed Steven Fisher to the position of marketing manager for electronic drums. His primary responsibility will be to advance the market for…
[caption id="attachment_47714" align="alignleft"]Much of Thunderball's inventory was ruined in the wake of Hurricane Sandy last fall.[/caption]Like many other residents on the East Coast last fall, Joe Levy found…
[caption id="attachment_47705" align="alignleft"]Music & Arts recently purchased Anaheim Band Instruments, shown here.[/caption]Music & Arts has been expanding at a healthy clip of late (check out this year’s Profile…
Music filled Manhattan’s West Village when 175 musicians performed on 175 Yamaha portable keyboards to achieve the Guinness World Records title for "Largest Electronic Keyboard Ensemble" as part…
[caption id="attachment_47640" align="alignleft"]National Music Day[/caption]Carlsbad, CA, (June 24, 2013)— NAMM members and musicians of all abilities tuned-up their instruments to welcome the Summer Solstice in a daylong, musical free-for-all…
Yamaha’s b Series Upright Pianos are designed to be the most affordable instruments in Yamaha’s acoustic piano line. Following on the design that has been a favorite in…
[caption id="attachment_47523" align="alignleft"]Former MMR publisher Sidney Davis.[/caption]It came as no surprise when Sidney Davis’ inbox quickly was bursting at the “virtual” seams with messages from retailers and suppliers,…
[caption id="attachment_47509" align="alignleft"]The Piano Empire Megastore in Orange County, California.[/caption]There’s no type of promotion that can beat the upside of a great location. Piano Empire president and CEO…
[caption id="attachment_47483" align="alignleft"]Hank Starks and Gordy Wilcher of the Owensboro Music Center.[/caption]"How’s it goin’, friend?” Hank Starks chimes to a trio of folks entering his music store. Soon…
‘Lunchbox’ Amplifiers – Turning Sales Up to 10 Offering genuine tube amp tone in a package – and at a price – more appropriate to many guitarists and…
[caption id="attachment_47405" align="alignleft"]Hitoshi Fukutome[/caption]Hitoshi Fukutome has been named president of Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA). He succeeds Takuya “Tak” Nakata, who will return to Yamaha Corporation Japan (YCJ)…
