Category Archives: Orchestral

Buffet’s new ICON Barrel

Guest Blogger Post This post is brought to you courtesy of David Blumberg. I asked [...]

2014 NAMM Show Report

Every year, I try to compile an annual report of the interesting things that I [...]

An Ethical Question – Kickbacks

In the music industry, there are many practices that are considered normal that I personally [...]

2013 NAMM Show Report

Another NAMM show has now come and gone. Every year, music retailers & professionals converge [...]

Purchasing a Discontinued Instrument – Pros & Cons

The music industry is constantly changing. Manufacturer’s are constantly changing and modifying models while also [...]

Rico Reserve Clarinet Mouthpieces

Rico Reserve Clarinet Mouthpieces Building on the success of the Rico Reserve professional reeds, D’Addario [...]

2012 NAMM Report – Rebound?

The NAMM show is the biggest (in the USA) industry convention show held the 3rd [...]

Instrument Material & Tonal Performance

What is the relevance of the material of a wind instrument? Honestly, you will get [...]

Finding Value in the Music Market

One of the things that we have always put as a fundamental basis of our [...]