Articles from Music Trades (May 1, 2007)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
"Buy Now" feature dealers to profit from website.			418
"ProGrip" sticks boast pre-applied grip.			180
75 years ago.			22
A customer loyalty primer: how Lowrey Organ is using a rewards program to attract as well as retain customers.			973
Accordion centennial marked in Las Vegas.			119
Affordable handmade German violin.			181
Affordable new lap steel.			199
AIM stationery line features attractive P-O-P.			76
Apple I-Pod sales top 100 million.			80
Automatic players banned.			69
Ban on parts made by convicts.			49
BeMusic new South African distributor.			122
Black Label's DeServio completes clinic tour.		Concert review	196
Blues bash aids musicians in need.			231
Case ink personalized road cases.			109
Class action against guitar center? Fred Rubin files suit on behalf of 6,500 retailers, alleging that GC uses its buying power in an illegal manner to put independent retailers out of business in an effort to secure a monopoly and asks for $1.0 billion in damages.			682
Cricket World Cup relaxes musical instrument ban.			150
Don Lawson.			173
Dorwart new CEO; Quandt new pres./COO.			121
Eckroth Music wins trip to France in Rico contest.			358
Eleca guitar practice Amp with iPod playback system.			126
Electric model capo planned.			96
Elegant new recording King Banjo.			158
Ernie ball/music man Petrucci seminar.			124
Filling orders ... What happens when suppliers slip up? Retailers sound off about how order entry desks and shipping departments hurt and help their ability to compete!			1378
FireOne shipping with Ableton live.			238
Fork's Drum Closet wins top Gretsch Drum award.			101
Fry's Westport Fairfield Piano gets "green" hybrid vehicle fleet.			356
Gator new "camo" case for shape guitars.			79
Gesualdo to head educational initiative.			194
Gibson sponsors Dubai Polo challenge.			98
Godin takes top prize in John Lennon Contest.			157
Grand displayed at PTG Conference.			239
Hal Leonard to distribute Steinberg Software.			211
Hand-hammered Timbales and cowbells.			254
Hard cases for sound containment panels.			91
Hendricks new Baldwin chairman.			58
Hohner's iconic harmonica the ultimate accessory item: currently celebrating its 150th anniversary, Hohner Inc. remains the world's leading manufacturer of harmonicas.			2818
House of Blues & Rock House "Metal Method".			132
How fear, greed, and ego relate to retail pricing: pricing is more art than science. But if you understand what your customers want and need and follow some proven rules, you have a better chance of sharpening your competitive edge.	Luster, Dave		1423
How retailers & suppliers can tame the net: price competition from the internet can only grow more intense. Herewith, a modest suggestion on how the industry can pull together to improve customer service, enhance brand status, and improve brick-and-mortar retail profits.	Stevens, Bill		1160
If they generate most of the profits, why are they called small goods? Reflections on why accessories are the industry's biggest profit generator, why so many retailers have yet to grasp that simple fact, and how to make your accessory sales grow.			960
Improving economics, deteriorating demographics: the sprawling Frankfurt Fair sends mixed signals about the future direction of the European music market. Prosperity is on the rise, but a serious "birth dearth" threatens future growth.		Industry overview	1699
Is great service a given at your store? The function of your business is not to make a profit. It's to attract and retain customers. Do that and everything else will take care of itself.	Popyk, Bob		882
Keilwerth saxophones names Sonare Winds American distributor.			249
Kenneth E. Stanton.			397
LaPlaca to distribute Pomarico mouthpieces.			184
Levy expands distribution, appoints Kaman & Harris-Teller.			132
Limited editions mark Dean Guitars' 30th year.			338
Limited-edition 20th anniversary snare.			203
Loading mishaps $100,000 Bosendorfer piano.			125
Management expanded to support growth.			189
Market intelligence.			1004
MIDI pickup system on Carvin guitars.			246
Mike Matthews--Person of the Year.	DeMarco, Larry; Goodman, Scott	Letter to the editor	341
Motorized cable coiler, slap ties.			238
NASMD nixes drop shipping.			99
New finishes added to VX drum series.			222
New premium trombone mute.			79
New Titanium classical strings.			197
On-stage stands hang-it guitar stand.			134
Onofrio piano hosts Indrek Laul at unique Estonia Piano reception.			408
Orange County choppers show celebrates Peavey.			404
Pipe & drum bands flourish in Holy Land.			177
Premium blend: ovation's new VXT Hybrid guitar offers a choice of dead-on acoustic guitar and electric guitar sounds plus a multitude of blended sounds in between. With VXT, 1 + 1 = the size of your imagination.			2319
Publicly traded industry firms.			346
Punk-inspired corduroy straps.			82
Quarterly retail sales data.			695
Rap music: is the backlash here?			110
Reader's Digest calls Martin Guitars "Best of America".			235
Rental shortcomings.			93
Retailers breathe easier at 2007 NASMD: having weathered competitive assaults from the internet, chain stores, and mail order competitors, independent retailers regain confidence in the viability of their business model.			865
Sales & marketing team expands.			243
Schimmel's quality mantra: responding to a shifting piano market, leading German piano maker emphasizes product quality, while expanding its product line under a multiple brand strategy.			673
Sets are just the start.			151
SHS Audio "AirFoil" speaker cabinets.			61
Shure busts mic counterfeiters in India, arrests trader.			179
Signature model honored at NAMM.			195
Singlecut receives mipa top guitar award.			270
Soft fourth quarter sales crimp net profit at LOUD Technologies.		Financial report	353
Solid wood guitar models.			153
Sound of Tri-State gets serious with Sonus.			130
Sponsorship of Indpie musicians forum.			203
Steinway declares "Bow-tie" day.			62
Stetson University purchases pianos.			137
Sticks by the pound product line expanded.			188
Strategic quality team formed.			421
Sweetwater sound acquires Lentine's Music.			385
Tacoma guitars debut.			69
Ted Stalets named DSM for Midwest.			102
Terrorists target Pakistan's Music stores.			43
The industry pays for an FTC fishing trip.	Majeski, Brian T.		753
The measure of perfection: JodyJazz is thrilling the sax community with Innovative designs, obsession with flawless production, and a passionately non-commodity approach to making mouthpieces.			2219
Tokai Guitars return to the U.S.			141
Twenty-five years ago.			46
U2's The Edge donates guitar to aid Katrina victims.			98
Where have the first-time buyers gone?	Jones, Bill	Letter to the editor	519
Where the money is.			180
Woodwinds & brasswinds.			142
Xu returns as pearl river CEO; Garrison tapped as vp sales.			204