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CARR AMPLIFIERS--433 West Salisbury Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Tel: (919) 545-0747. Fax: (919) 545-0749. Email: scarrl@mindsprina.com. Web: www.carramps.com. Contact: Steve Carr.
CARRICO'S MUSICAL REVELATIONS--c/o PCG, 35 East Wacker Drive #400, Chicago, IL 60601. Tel: (312) 419-0735. Fax: (312) 8706050. Web: www.ezpeg.com. Joe Wright, president.
Manufacturer of patented bridge pins branded as "E-Z Pegs" in multiple styles.
CARTER STEEL GUITARS--617 West Kearney Street #101, Mesquite, TX 75149-3200. Tel: (972) 475-2324. Fax: (972) 412-7353. Email: orderdesk@carterstarter.com. Web: www.carterstarter.com. Contact: Ann Fabian.
Carter Steel Guitars, the world's largest manufacturer of pedal steel guitars, produces the Carter-Starter, the only entry-level, all-pull pedal steel guitar. The Carter-Starter is sold to the consumer exclusively through musical instrument retailers. Carter-Starters use the standard Nashville E9th tuning and come with three pedals and four knee levers, gig bag, wrench kit, owner's manual, and quick-start DVD.
Two options are available: Hard-shell case. Accessories Pack, which contains the Carter Volume Pedal (suitable for steel guitar and six-string guitar players), two high-quality cords, tone bar (slide), two finger picks, and one thumb pick.
Carter Steel Guitars also produces, the Magnum Pro Select, a professional-level pedal steel guitar, which combines attractive pricing margins for dealer profitability and maximum features for customer satisfaction. It is low-maintenance and easy to reconfigure or add to the factory standard setup if desired. As is clear when displayed and stocked by the Dealer, the Magnum Pro Select provides the Dealer's Carter-Starter customers a chance to step up, as well as giving both beginners and full-bore professional players a chance to buy a high-quality and dependable pedal steel guitar--with great tone. CARVIN CORP.--12340 World Trade Drive, San Diego, CA 92128. Tel: (858) 487-1600. Toll-free: (800) 854-2235. Fax: (858) 487-7620. Email: webmaster@carvin.com. Web: www.carvin.com. Contact: Bob Chini.
Manufacturer of custom guitars, basses, amplifiers, mixers, speaker cabinets, power amps, electronic crossovers, EQs, compressors, and microphones, along with many accesories.
CASAPERCUSSION--#201 North Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208. Tel: (412) 2473370. Fax: (412) 247-3350. Email: casamusic@aol.com. Contact: Adam Elkettani.
CASA VEERKAMP S.A. de C.V.--Av. Toluca 323, Col. Olivar de los Padres, 01780 Mexico D.F., Mexico. Tel: 011-5255-5668-0480. Fax: 011-5255-5668-0478. Email: info@veerkamp.com. Web: www.casaveerkamp.com.
The largest importer-exporter-wholesaler-manufacturer in Mexico. The company supplies musical instruments and accessories. Founded in 1908.
CASECORE, LLC--11044 Weddington St., North Hollywood, CA 91601. Tel: (818)760-2180. Fax: (818) 760-2145 Email: info@coffincase.com Web: www.coffincase.com.
Case Core makes the Coffin Case line of products including a wide array of exclusive Guitar & Bass cases and accessories, the Blood Drive Distortion pedal, Amp Cases, Pedal Board cases, Body Bag gig bags & Drum gear.
CASEXTREME--3441 Baker Street, San Diego, CA 92117. Tel: (858) 273-0572. Fax: (858) 273-8410. Email: info@casextreme.com. Web: www.casextreme.com. Contact: Bruce Lamb.
CASIO, INC.--Electronic Keyboard and Digital Pianos, 570 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Dover, NJ 07801. Tel: (973) 361-5400. Fax: (973) 5378957. Web: www.casio.com.
CASTER TRAY--365 Foster Way Bolingbrook, IL 60440 Tel: (630) 670-1488 Email: joel@castertray.com Contact: Joel Baldevarona.
CASTIGLIONE ACCORDION & DISTRIBUTING CO. L.L.C.--13300 East 11 Mile Road #A, Warren, Michigan 48089-1367. (Mailing address: P.O. Box 40, Warren, Michigan 48090-0040.) Tel: (586) 755-6050. Toll-free: (800) 325-1832. Fax: (586) 755-6339. Email: JohnCast@bignet.net. Web: www.castiglioneaccordions.com. Contacts: John Castiglione, Stephanie Sturgill.
Importer and exporter of: Excelsior, Beltuna, Tyrolean, Zupan, Dallape, Scandalli, Soprani, Menghini, SEM, Bugari, Guerrini, E. Soprani, Brandoni, Castagnari, and Bufetti accordions; Orla arrangers and keyboards; Polytone, Roland, and Centaur amplifiers; Musictech MIDIs; Sennheiser microphones; the new Roland reedless accordion; and Melodija, Tyrolean, Strasser, Karnternland, and Novak helikon button accordions.Largest reseller of Roland V Accordions.in US and elsewhere. Distributors of self contained digital 50 musicmaker reedless accordions + installation of them in normal accordions Major repairer of all kinds of accordions--electric, electronic, acoustic--and installer of MIDI into accordions.
CAVANAUGH COMPANY--See Super-Sensitive Musical String Co., Black Diamond Strings, and Bari Woodwind Supplies in this section.
CAVS U.S.A. Inc.--10707 Fulton Wells Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, 90670-3729. Tel: (562)-777-1850 Fax: (562)-777-1851. Web: www.cavusa.com Email: cavsusa@worldnet.att.net. Contact: Borami Kim.
CB ALYN GUITARWORKS--P.O. Box 1482, Key West, FL 3304. Tel: (305) 292-6089. Email: cbalvn@cbalyn.com. Web: www.cbalyn.com. Contacts: Craig Alyn, Margaret Elliot.
The company manufactures traditional acoustic guitars and the Rosebud thin-line acoustic electric guitars. The company distributes Roy Noble guitars.
CBI PROFESSIONAL WIRING--6152 County Seat Road, Oriskany, NY 13424. Tel: (315) 337-8540. Toll-free: (800) 346-3462. Fax: (315) 337-0215. Email: info@cbicables.com. Web: www.cbicables.com. Contact: Paul Brazinski.
CBI serves the recording studio, live audio, and sound installation wiring markets.
C&C CUSTOM DRUMS--700F NE 76th Street, Gladstone, MO 64118. Tel: (816) 468-1121. Email: candcdrums@aol.com. Web: www.candccustomdrums.com. Contact: Bill Cardwell.
C-DUCER/OMNICRAFT--119 High Shoals Lane, Statesville, NC 28677-2458. Tel: (704) 528-7811. Toll-free: (800) 510-2289. Email: info@cducer.com. Web: www.cducer.com. Jack Waligora, president.
C-Ducer contact microphones for acoustic instruments: piano, harp, hammered dulcimer, guitar, bass, violin, mandolin.
CE DISTRIBUTION--6221 South Maple Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85283. Tel: (480) 755-4712. Toll-free fax: (800) 706-6789. Contact: Noreen Cravener.
Wholesale supplier of parts for guitars, guitar amplifiers, organs, and effect pedals. CE is the exclusive importer of the Jensen Musical Instrument speakers as well as an authorized distributor for Celestion speakers, Gibson and Fender parts, Hammond transformers, and Dunlop parts.
CEDAR CREEK CUSTOM CASE SHOPPE--P.O. Box 362, Oilville, VA 23129. Toll-free: (800) 370-2991. Fax: (804) 749-3442. Email: sales@cedarcreekcases.com. Web: www.cedarcreekcases.com. Dennis Reamy, sales manager.
Cedar Creek provides the highest-quality custom cases built in the U.S.A. Every Cedar Creek case is handcrafted using the finest materials and traditional building methods. The company's craftspeople use their tools, talent, and time-honored technique to create instrument cases of exceptional beauty. Customers may choose from many exterior, interior, and hardware options to create a style that is truly unique.
CEClLIO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS--89 Yorbita Rd, La Puente, CA 91744 Phone (877) 232-4546 Fax: (626) 839-6610 Email: sales@ceciliomusic.com Website: www.ceciliomusic.com Contact: Kristy Wu
CELESTION AMERICA--10 Timber Lane, NJ 07746 Tel: 732 683 2356 Email: andy.farrow@celestion.com Contact: Andy Farrow.
Celestion Celestion is renowned for designing and manufacturing high quality guitar and professional audio loudspeakers, used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over.
CELESTION--Head Office:GP Acoustics (UK) Ltd (Celestion), Claydon Business Park Great Blakenham, Ipswich IP6 0NL. Tel: +44 1473 835300, Fax: +44 1473 835301, sales@celestion.com, www.celestion.com. US Office--Contact: Andy Farrow, GP Acoustics (US) Ltd (Celestion), 10 Timber Lane, Marlboro, NJ 07746. Tel: 732 683 2356 Fax: 732 683 2358, andy.farrow@celestion.com
Celestion is renowned for designing and manufacturing high quality guitar and professional audio loudspeakers, used onstage and in clubs, theatres and other venues the world over.
CELLO IMPORTS, LTD.--One Blauvelt Road, P.O. Box 160, Monsey, NY 10952. Tel: (845) 4256961. Contact: Julius Jacobs.
Direct importer and authorized sales representative for Europe's finest stringed instrument makers--Gottfried Raabs and others.
CENTURY GUITAR--825 Dunlap Road, Hillsboro, OH 45133. Tel: (937) 393-4391. Email: zeclectic@aol.com
A full line of beautifully handcrafted acoustic guitars which feature the patented "Stress-a-way Bridge"
CERVENY ROTARY VALVE INSTRUMENTS (Amati U.S.A., Inc.)--P.O. Box 1429, Mountainside, NJ 07092. Tel: (908) 301-1366. Toll-free: (800) 721-7878. Fax: (908) 301-1367. Email: amati strunal@msn.com. Web: www.amati.cz. Rana Singh, president.
Cerveny is the world's largest manufacturer of brass instruments with rotary valves. The Cerveny factory (located in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic) is a part of Amati-Denak Company. Amati U.S.A., Inc., distributes all the Cerveny instruments in the U.S.A. American musicians have known Cerveny tubas since the 19th century. Cerveny BBb tubas are the most popular instruments of their kind among high school and university students. Cerveny marching rotary helicons are popular with military bands.
CERWIN-VEGA--9340 De Soto Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311. Tel: (818) 534-1500. Fax: (818) 534-1590. Email: info@cerwin-vega.com. Web: www.cerwin-vega.com. Contact: Tim Dorwart
Cerwin-Vega has been a leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of loudspeakers for the home, mobile, and professional audio markets since 1954.
C.G. CONN, A DIVISION OF CONN-SELMER, INC.--P.O. Box 310, Elkhart IN 46515-0310. Tel: (574) 522-1675. Fax: (574) 295-0334. Email: custserv@conn-selmer.com. Web: www.conn-selmer.com.
C.G. Conn, the oldest continuously active band instrument brand in America, literally gave birth to the U.S. band instrument manufacturing industry. Always committed to serving the needs of students, music educators, amateurs, and professionals, C.G. Conn's storied history reflects a dedication for innovation and quest for the ultimate in design and craftsmanship--an industry leader in musical performance.
One Saturday night in 1873, Civil War veteran Charles Gerard Conn got involved in a brawl that resulted in a split lip. Not good news for a man who played cornet with the Elkhart, Indiana "Brick Brown Band." In order to get around this problem, Colonel Conn set out to perfect a special rubber-cushioned mouthpiece so he could continue playing. The new mouthpiece, which he later patented, caught the eye of other musicians. He made a few for his friends, but soon there was such a demand for his mouthpieces that he rigged up a lathe from an old sewing machine and began turning them out as fast as possible.
In 1875, a French musical instrument maker named Dupont stopped by the shop and asked if he might use Conn's bench to repair some horns. After watching him work for several days, Conn decided that he, too, could make a horn. In that same year, in a closet-size shop only 20 feet square, Col. Conn produced the first American-built cornet.
By 1879 the shop moved into larger quarters, and Conn began adding instruments to his line. In 1888, Colonel Conn brought 15 European instrument craftsmen to the United States and gave them the space, the tools and the incentive to make the finest instruments their skills would allow. Their expertise, teamed with the Coloners ingenuity and ambition, soon produced instruments so exceptional that they were accorded highest honors in the 1893 World's Columbia Exposition in Chicago.
Twice the Conn plant burned to the ground. Twice it was rebuilt, bigger and better than before. Famous bandmasters and musicians visited the plant and personally endorsed "Conn Wonder Instruments." John Phillip Sousa, Patrick Gilmore, Herbert Clarke, Arthur Pryor, A. Liberati and others were frequent visitors.
Vaudeville was at its peak, and the theaters and music halls of Elkhart saw a steady procession of the finest bands and musicians of the day. All played the Colonel's instruments. Conn instruments-ornate and often jeweled--became world famous as Sousa and others toured Europe playing before kings, queens and czars.
The Colonel also loved strange and bizarre instruments. In 1907 he built an Immensaphone, the largest horn in the world. It measured 12 feet in diameter and 35 feet long. The Conn factory also built the world's largest drum, a slide tuba to make noises like a ship's warning whistle, tenor tubas for the jackass role in Strauss' Don Juan, and a saxophone for one-armed musician Al Miller.
Since the first American cornet in 1875, C.G. Conn continued producing "firsts" throughout its distinguished history: the first American saxophone, first double-bell euphonium, first sousaphone (built to the great Sousa's specifications), and a long list of many others.
In 1915, Colonel Conn sold the C.G. Conn Company to C.D. Greenleaf. Greenleaf, almost clairvoyantly, realized a need for the advancement of instrumental music in the schools. His foresight and energy continued to add to Conn's innovations. He was responsible for founding the first national school for band directors, first and only center for the study of musical acoustics, first successful short action valves, first all-electronic organ and first fiberglass sousaphones, among other legendary advancements.
During World War II the Conn factory was completely converted to manufacture precision instruments for defense. Conn received four Army-Navy "E" Awards--the first given in the band instrument industry. During the Korean War part of the facilities was converted to defense production, and Conn achieved another record in precision manufacturing.
Many of today's most preferred instruments owe their original success to Conn's innovation. C.G. Conn French horns, for example, have been the horn of choice for the Hollywood film industry for most of the 20th Century. C.G. Conn Symphony Series trombones have a legendary place in the classical trombone world. Today's best trumpet players are discovering the break-through performance with Vintage One trumpets. These innovative designs, enhanced by superior craftsmanship and technological breakthroughs, have provided today's musicians with the superior instrument performance.
Building on the proven designs of the past, C.G. Conn continues to meet the demands of today's best musicians. As well, amateur and student musicians can enjoy the very best in instrument technology and performance with brass instruments and saxophones from C.G. Conn.
CH & DH LTD.--9F-9, Tien Mou West Road, Shih Lin, Taipei 111, Taiwan. Tel: 011-886-22875-6779. Fax: 011-886-228-75-6749. Email: ch.dh@msa.hinet.net.
This company was formerly known as Glomex Trading.
CHARANGA, INC.--9 Dyke Road, Brighton, United Kingdom. Tel: (0)1273 823 900. Fax: (0)1273 823 922 Email: tomwilkinson@charanga.com. Web: www.musiccoach.com. Contact: Tom Wilkinson.
CHARTIER REEDS--P.O. Box 13344, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87192. Tel: (505) 881-0843. Toll-free: (800) SAY-REED (800) 729-7333). Fax: (505) 888-1064. Email: gchartier@earthlink.net. Web: chartierreeds.com URL. Gregg A. Chartier, president; Donna O'Brien, office manager.
Manufacturer of Chartier cane and synthetic oboe, bassoon, and English horn reeds, as well as Avant brand cane and synthetic clarinet and saxophone reeds.
CHAUVET--3000 North 29th Court, Hollywood, FL 33020. Tel: (954) 929-1115. Toll-free: (800) 762-2108. Fax: (954) 929-5560. Toll-free fax: (800) 544-4898. Web: www.chauvetlighting.com Email: sales@chauvetlighting.com.
Premier manufacturer of professional lighting equipment for stage, bands, orchestras, clubs, and disc jockeys.
CHEM-PAK, INC.--242 Coming Way, Martinsburg, West VA 25401-2589. Tel: (304) 262-1880. Toll-free: (800) 336-9828. Fax: (304) 262-9643. Email: music@chem-pak.com. Web: www.chem-pak.com. G.P. Pete Duane Jr., president.
Manufacturer of a complete line of aerosol specialties for the music industry, marketed under trademarks Tone and Finger-Ease and available through wholesalers/distributors.
CHERUB TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.--8/F, Nanshan Bldg., 1065 Nanhai Bldg., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 518067 Phone: 755-26869866 Fax: 755-26869366 Emaih zhou@cherub.cn Web: www.CherubMusic.com
Cherub is a leading digital music instrument manufacturer in China. Our products include metronome, tuner, metro-tuner, tone generator, digital drum, pedal and modeling effect, pickup, and sustain pedal, etc....
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