Features
May 17, 2022 I Cover Story, Feature
Selling Smart
With no succession plan in place, PM Music Center’s Frank Pampenella went out and found a buyer for his 40-year-old B&O dealership. Approximately six months after the deal officially closed, new owner 76T and Pampenella are working hand-in-hand in what they’ve dubbed “the perfect deal.”
May 09, 2022 I From the Top
Millions of Baby Steps
Hear from PRS’s Paul Reed Smith on the SE series and how the company has evolved.
April 25, 2022 I Q&A
Fender Helps Strengthen Vote Arts & Music Measure
The November 2022 California ballot measure aims to increase funding in arts and music education for public schools across the state without raising taxes.
April 12, 2022 I Cover Story
What They Tell You
Kawai knows that without retailers, sales aren’t going to happen. Meanwhile, it continues to push the envelope of what a piano can do, and its partners have noticed.
April 11, 2022 I Cover Story
Managing The Flow
Roland continues to demonstrate its versatility, proving essential in not just moving product, but ensuring its fans are inspired — and even look cool.
April 08, 2022 I Cover Story
As Unpredictable as 2020
Fender strategized its way around the current, omnipresent supply chain challenges and kept its retail partners well looped in.
April 05, 2022 I Cover Story
A Dealer’s Best Friend
Buffet Crampon takes partnering with its school music dealers to new levels with its exclusive Zoe Ensemble program andThe Pedagogics Project.
April 05, 2022 I Cover Story
Leading with Kindness
The golden rule continues to reign supreme at Ken Stanton Music, where customer service is taken as seriously on online as it is in-store.