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Merida Guitars Parlor Series
Mike Lawson | March 16, 2016The new “Parlor Series instruments feature a solid sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, a newly designed and modified scalloped bracing and slightly smaller frets than previously found on a Mérida Guitar. This series will also include a model outfitted with Fishman® Electronics. These instruments start at $399.00 (est. street price). All Mérida Guitars, […] Read More... -
Zoom Q4n Handy Video Recorder
Mike Lawson | March 16, 2016
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Equipped with a bright-apertured 160˚ wide-angle lens, the new Q4n captures sharp, brilliant video — in bright daylight, vivid sunset, or low-lit club — with resolutions up to 2.3k (2304 x 1296 pixels) 3M HD, bitrates of up to 24 Mbps, and frame rates of 30 and 60 fps. It comes with nine "Scene" presets for various environments, as well as four levels of digital zoom. SD cards up to 128 gigabytes can be used for extended recording times, great for capturing performances and podcasting. -
Manhasset Chorale Microphone Stands
Mike Lawson | March 9, 2016The MANHASSET® Chorale Microphone Stands uses the MANHASSET® Symphony shaft with Magic Finger Clutch and the Symphony base for great stability and support. The mic adaptor (included) has 5/8” threads to easily attach to almost any 5/8” mic clip can be attached to hold the microphone in place. Suggested List price for the model #3016 […] Read More... -
The Amahi UK210S
Mike Lawson | February 29, 2016The Amahi UK210S features improved intonation, Aquila Nylgut strings, sealed guitar style tuners, a deluxe padded embroidered bag, as well as a dressed fretboard and frets. (The list price is actually $94.95) Amatis.org Read More... -
Yamaha CSS-A Series Concert Snare Drum
Mike Lawson | February 22, 2016The new models provide a significant upgrade from the original CSS series, most notably in their highly durable 1.2mm chrome-plated steel shells, making them the only drums of this kind offered by a major percussion manufacturer specifically for the concert percussion market. Other improvements include a 3-piece zinc/steel tubular lug tuning system to optimize the […] Read More... -
Manhasset Music Stand Weight
Mike Lawson | February 15, 2016MANHASSET® 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). Manhasset-specialty.com Read More... -
Loog Guitars
Mike Lawson | February 8, 2016
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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. -
Prentice Practice Pads
Mike Lawson | February 8, 2016Separating 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 […] Read More... -
SONOR “One of a Kind” Model Snare Drums
Mike Lawson | February 2, 2016
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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. -
IMS Technologies Charactune
Mike Lawson | February 2, 2016IMS 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 […] Read More... -
The ReedGeek
Mike Lawson | January 19, 2016The 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 […] Read More... -
Hohner Lower Key Harmonicas
Mike Lawson | January 19, 2016The 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. […] Read More...
