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Musical Instrument Retail News May 13, 2021

How COVID-19 Impacted Musical Instrument Sales Online

Ahead of “Buy a Musical Instrument Day” on May 22, the data science team at Pattern, a global ecommerce company, tracked consumer demand (or the number of people shopping for a…

MMR Staff
May 13, 2021
Musical Instrument Retail News April 30, 2021

Primed for the Rebound: PA System Sales

PA System Sales Struggled in the Past Year, but Suppliers are Ready for a Return to Live Performance In my last editorial column (“Keep the Lights On” – MMR April…

MMR Staff
Apr 30, 2021
Musical Instrument Retail News April 29, 2021

KHS America Offers Free NUVO Dealer Training & POP Displays

KHS America recently announced the addition of NUVO pre-band instruments and WindStars curriculum to its distribution. Featuring a lightweight, ergonomic design, NUVO instruments are constructed of durable plastic and are…

MMR Staff
Apr 29, 2021
Musical Instrument Retail News April 22, 2021

Gibson Re-launches the Gibson Repair and Restoration Shop in Nashville

Gibson introduces the re-launch of the Gibson Repair & Restoration Shop, an in-house state-of-the art-repair and restoration facility in Nashville, TN. The Gibson Repair & Restoration team (Gibson R&R) offers a…

MMR Staff
Apr 22, 2021
Musical Instrument Retail News April 22, 2021

Cardinal Percussion Expands Global Salesforce with Drum Industry Veterans

Cardinal Percussion, official U.S. distributor of multiple prestigious drum/percussion brands and owner of Attack Drumheads, Wuhan Cymbals & Gongs, Lug Lock drum accessories, and Cardinal Percussion accessories, is proud to…

MMR Staff
Apr 22, 2021
Musical Instrument Retail News April 20, 2021

Filling Distribution to Handle Ashdown's European Retail Strategy

Ashdown Engineering announces the appointment of Filling Distribution, a French-based, pan-European distributor of musical instruments, to handle its retail strategy across Europe. A new beginning for Ashdown, the appointment means…

MMR Staff
Apr 20, 2021
Musical Instrument Retail News April 15, 2021

Framus Custom Shop WH-1 Signature 6-String Special Bionic Snake

The team at the Framus Custom Shop in Markneukirchen, Germany presents another signature model for Wolf Hoffmann and shows what German guitar making is capable of. The WH-1 Bionic Snake…

MMR Staff
Apr 15, 2021
Musical Instrument Retail News April 8, 2021

Fender Custom Shop's Limited Edition Mike McCready 1960 Stratocaster

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) and the Fender Custom Shop have announced the Limited Edition Mike McCready 1960 Stratocaster® in the artist’s first-time collaboration with the iconic guitar brand. The…

MMR Staff
Apr 8, 2021
Musical Instrument Retail News April 1, 2021

Bringing it On Home: Home Digital Keyboard Sales

At the risk of repeating ourselves, there’s only so much time a person can spend binge-watching television or learning to bake bread, before a desire for other, more creative outlets…

MMR Staff
Apr 1, 2021
Musical Instrument Retail News March 31, 2021

Taking Control: Sales of MIDI Controllers and Interfaces

It’ll probably come as a surprise to nobody that the majority (93.3 percent) of those who participated in this month’s MMR dealer survey reported that recent sales of MIDI controllers…

MMR Staff
Mar 31, 2021