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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 15 February 2016
MANHASSET® Music Stand 2.5 Pound Weight is made of cast iron and is easily attached to the Manhasset Symphony base for dependable performance. Suggested List price for the model #6810 MANHASSET® Music Stand 2.5 Pound Weight is $16.50 (music stand, shaft, and base are sold separately).
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 08 February 2016
Loog Guitars is an award-winning line of small, 3-string guitars designed to make it fun and easy for children to play music. They come unassembled for kids and parents to build together and in that way bond with the instrument (and with each other) in a deeper level. The innovative guitars pair with an app that gets kids playing songs on day one.
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 08 February 2016
Separating each pad into two pieces and adding Velcro, so they can easily come apart, allows quick and easy adjustment of the playing surface angle to suit both traditional and matched grip players. Another benefit has to do with the rubber-playing surface. It is actually embedded into the wooden surface of the pad as opposed to simply being glued on top, which provides superior sound quality and a more realistic drum-like bounce. The rubber surface is also available in two thicknesses, which results in two different pitches when played. This makes these pads perfect for use by a student and teacher or two students playing a duet, as you can easily tell who is playing what simply based on pitch. (MSRP: $59.99)
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 02 February 2016
Each series features an extremely limited run of uniquely designed snare drums with spectacular natural grown veneers and new shell designs. For each edition, a specific tree has been selected with the goal in mind to only use the most figured parts of the grain, and set them to meticulously to produce the most stunning vertical grain patterns.
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 02 February 2016
IMS Technologies is proud to introduce the latest additions to the Charactune family: our new bulldog and cat clip-on instrument tuners. They both have presets for chromatic (virtually any instrument), guitar, bass, violin, and ukulele, and work great with fretted, string, woodwind, and brass instruments. The bulldogs come in blue, brown, red, and yellow. The cats come in blue, green, red, and yellow. Both have a suggested retail of $19.99, and along with all IMS products, a portion of the proceeds from each sale will go to a fund to directly help cancer patients and their families.
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 19 January 2016
The ReedGeek “ Universal “ Tools are designed to help all woodwind players (both students and professionals), achieve better reed performance – with a compact, portable design and proprietary true-edge retention technology.
The ReedGeek “G4 ” & “DoubleGeek” are the newest members of the ReedGeek “Universal” family. The DoubleGeek focuses on the specific needs of the double reed player, but is useful for all reed players. In addition to the ReedGeek Universal tool’s features, both the “G4” & “DoubleGeek” implement two new, elongated and curved rail bevels, which are designed to profile rails and re-contour the spine of both single and double reeds. Both tools include ReedGeek’s proprietary black diamond wear finish, which provides ultimate refinement of the cut on natural cane as well as synthetic reeds. The ReedGeek “DoubleGeek” is the only Universal tool that offers a threaded, removable handle for added leverage and familiarity in the hand.
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 19 January 2016
The Rocket harmonica was released in 2014 and is known for its rounded comfortable form as well as its fantastic action due to the innovative design of the chamber openings. The Rocket Low expands the key selection of the original to include low tunings. Low harmonicas are tuned an octave below standard pitch (C3 vs. C4). The expanded key assortment includes Low C, D, Eb, E, and F.
M2016BX Rocket Low Harmonica MSRP $105.00 MAP $79.99
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 12 January 2016
January 2016, Chicago, IL – Vandoren already offers clarinetists a wide variety of reeds to choose from beyond the widely known Traditional reed – the V12, 56 rue Lepic and the fastest growing reed in popularity, the new V21. To help players find their favorite reed, Vandoren is pleased to introduce the Clarinet Reed Mix Card which is available in strengths 3, 3.5 and 3.5+.
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 12 January 2016
For the Slant Sig Tenor, Theo utilized the best design principles from the first ‘Slant Signature’ Otto Link models of the early 1950s, through the ‘Early Babbitt’ models of the 1970s.
The NY Bros Alto was designed by incorporating the best features of every Meyer vintage, from the 1940s to present. It plays with an incredibly full tone and plenty of projection.
Both mouthpieces are made from a proprietary formula of Harry Hartmann’s Fiberrod, which sounds as good as vintage hard rubber but will not warp or discolor. This material, combined with Theo Wanne’s manufacturing and quality control, makes for mouthpieces that are consistent from one to the next, true to design, and great quality.
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Category: Instruments & Gear
- Published: 12 January 2016
While retaining design elements intended to accommodate the playability and durability requirements of beginning band, these instruments feature the professional look of lacquered body and keys.
This updated look, combined with an inherently rich timbre and the inclusion of the Jupiter patented adjustable palm key system result in a very sophisticated instrument that is designed to maximize the enjoyment of the beginning player.
Stackable ABS cases and a complete array of high-quality accessories complete the outfit to ensure the best-possible student experience from the very first lesson.
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