Features
April 14, 2020 I Profile
Moving in the Right Direction
When Music Inc. caught up with Framus & Warwick Music USA in February, the manufacturer was at the tail end of moving its operations from the west side to…
April 14, 2020 I Profile
Alan Palmer with the Kawai CA99 hybrid digital piano.
Always looking to stay ahead of the growing competition in the never-ending race to build the most advanced digital piano, industry leader Kawai has launched…
April 14, 2020 I Profile
From Builders to Businessman
When Eugene Reinert and Howard Critcher met at Roberto-Venn’s intensive five-month luthier course in Phoenix, it was entrepreneurial destiny. Together, they…
March 03, 2020 I Feature
The Namm Show Rocks Anaheim
As a new decade begins, The 2020 NAMM Show brought out the MI industry for four days and nights filled with special events, educational sessions and, of course,…
January 09, 2020 I From the Top, Q&A
From The Top: Simon Godin I Godin Guitars
How do you start your day? I usually start my day with a nice coffee to get me going. Then I check social media and look at what’s happening in our online…
January 09, 2020 I Profile
More Than Metal
ESP Guitars is arguably one of the most renowned guitar brands in metal music today. But the company’s start looked very different. Founded as a guitar repair…
January 09, 2020 I Profile
Tackling Durability
After years as a touring drummer with indie acts like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes and She & Him, Scott McPherson had just about had it with his cymbal bags…
January 09, 2020 I Profile
From Bicycles to Brass
In the 1880s, entrepreneur and amateur trombonist, Frank Ellsworth Olds set up a bicycle-building enterprise in Los Angeles. In time, he took the metalworking…
