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Did You Know? Rickenbacker
In 1931, Rickenbacker and Beauchamp founded the Rickenbacker International Corporation (RIC) and created the first modern electric guitars.
Did You Know? Alfred Music
Alfred Music began back in 1922 in Tin Pan Alley as a small music publishing company. Today the brand has over 150,000 active titles.
Did You Know? D’Andrea
It all started back in 1922 when vacuum salesman Luigi D’Andrea stumbled upon a sidewalk sale and bought tortoise shell colored cellulose nitrate plastic.
Did You Know? Ludwig Drum Company
It all started back in 1909 when William F. & Theobald Ludwig founded Ludwig & Ludwig Drum Company. In that same year, Ludwig made the first Ludwig bass drum pedal and two years later they rolled out their first Timpani model. They continued to introduce new drum products and in 1937, William established WFL Drum […]
Did You Know? Paiste
In the early 1900s, composer and musician Michail Toomas Paiste founded a publishing business and store in St. Petersburg. Unfortunately, the company was forced to close a few years later due to the upheavals of the Russian Revolution. Toomas decided to return to his native country and opened a business that would soon design and […]
Did You Know? D’Addario
The D’Addario story starts back in the 1600s as a one man show, and today the company has products in over 5,400 stores nationally.
Did You Know? Gibson
Gibson was founded back in 1894 and has become one of the world’s most popular guitar brands for both music makers and music lovers.
Did You Know? Wm. S. Haynes Co.
The Wm. S. Haynes story begins back in 1888 when William Sherman and George Haynes made their first flute in Boston. The brothers initially worked as jewelers, but at the request of a member of the Boston Symphony they made a flute. The flute was wooden, as were all of their other flutes at the […]
Did You Know? Yamaha Corporation
When Torakusu Yamaha repaired a broken reed organ back in 1887 and then successfully built one of his own, the Yamaha story began.