150 Locust Street Macungie, Pennsylvania 18062-0036 U.S.A. Company Perspective: When a congregation expresses its faith through music, there is only one instrument equal to producing a sound as elemental, eternal, and exuberant as its celebration--the organ. The majestic sound of organ music will always be the sound of devotion. Sound that sweeps through the congregation in a wave of symphonic po…
422 Wards Corner Road Loveland, Ohio 45140-8390 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As a leader in the U.S. keyboard market, Baldwin Piano & Organ Company manufactures and markets a full range of quality keyboard instrument featuring the Baldwin, Wurlitzer, and Chickering trademarks. From artist-accepted concert grand pianos to innovative digital keyboards, renowned Baldwin instruments are found in home…
151 Suburban Road San Luis Obispo, California 93401 P.O. Box 4117 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Ernie Ball was the first to offer rock strings with the creation of Slinkys, and further revolutionized the market by offering guitarists Custom-Gauge single strings. The Ernie Ball company also produces Music Man guitars and basses, volume pedals, and other accessories. Ernie Ball, Inc. produces guitar…
1818 Elm Hill Pike Nashville, Tennessee 37210-5714 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Gibson became the world's best known and most respected maker of fretted instruments. The traditional motto "Quality, Prestige & Innovation" now applies to a large family of companies that make and sell the world's finest guitars, basses, banjos, mandolins, drums, keyboards, amplifiers, strings and accessories. Gibson…
Yu Wei Xi Road South Hua Di Da Dao Fang Cun Guangzhou China Company Perspectives: Our mission is to pursue development at the highest quality in the industry. Our promise is to deliver to you, our customer, an heirloom quality instrument for you and for the generations to follow. You will find that our fine pianos, orchestra instruments, guitars and percussion instruments, from entry-level to pro…
595 Smith Street Farmingdale, New York 11735 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We receive letters each week regarding the correct pronunciation of the D'Addario name. Some years back, we even ran an ad that illustrated an easy way to pronounce the D'Addario name. The name is pronounced phonetically as follows: Da-Dairy-O. A simple way to pronounce the most difficult name in musical accessories! J. D'A…
200 Terajima-cho Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-8665 Japan Company Perspectives Through three generations of family leadership, the Kawai company has dedicated itself to the advancement of beauty, sensitivity, creativity, and excellence. Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is second only to Yamaha Corporation in global sales of musical instruments. The Japanese company's core business is t…
2004 E. Riverside Drive Asheville, North Carolina 28804 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Here at the beginning of the 21st century Moog Music is still produci ng the quality tools to create music that could not otherwise exist w ithout them, making instruments so unique that they represent a genre of their own: Moog Music. Perhaps back in 1954, Bob Moog and his fat her were only trying to make someth…
10-2-1 Yachiyodai-Nishu Yachiyo Chiba 276-0034 Japan Company Perspectives Pearl: The best reason to play drums. Pearl Musical Instrument Company, based in Yachiyo, Japan, is a global manufacturer and exporter best known for its drum kits used by popular rock, country, and jazz musicians. The company also produces drums and equipment used by marching bands and pipe and drum units. Pearl serves the…
1-4-16 Dojimahama, Kita-ku Osaka 530-0004 Japan Company Perspectives: Ever since 1972 when the company was founded, Roland's mission has been to create sounds that people would like to hear. During those early days, we determined that the silicon chip would be the key element in developing new musical instruments producing superb sounds and conveying every nuance of the player's musical expressio…