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and tight with fine treble resolution. The MK 4 was developed for


professional users in project studios, but is equally well suited for various other recording environments and is tough enough for use on stage. It is also a microphone that is


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HAMILTON HALL D 3110 The new range for Summerfield in the UK is, in fact, nearly 130 years old: the Ohio-based Hamilton Stands. The manufacturer will be showing System X, the first line of instrument stands that allow the musician, whether a touring professional or an aspiring student to custom fit the stand to their personal instrument. Providing secure fit and stable support, they offer adjustments that have, to this point, been unavailable to musicians at any level. For example, System X offers trumpet and trombone players the ability to adjust the bore adapter size and bell cup shape to fit their horn exactly. With System X, sax players can adjust the bell yoke to fit the size and shape of their bell, raise or lower the stand and move the body rest up and down the centre post.


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On show at winter Namm 2011 will be a host of models from the Fusion’s vast (and ever growing) catalogue – available in the UK through Aria Distribution. These include the Fusion F1 series of guitar bags with the unique Fusion Fuse-On system, the F3 range of keyboard bags, brass and woodwind bags and the popular DJ line,


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Los Cabos Drumsticks will be showcasing The Pink Sticks, which will see the manufacturer donate a proportion of the proceeds to breast cancer research.


featuring the company’s Fuse-On system, allowing various sized ukulele bags to fuse together.


BOULDER CREEK HALL D 3590 Boulder Creek Guitars, claiming responsibility for restarting the evolution of the acoustic guitar with the introduction of the Suspended Bracing System (SBS) is to showcase its full range of electro-acoustic guitars and basses. SBS is the first of its kind within the industry; it focuses on freeing the soundboard to allow greater vibration across a larger area which produces better tone and more sustain.


Utilising aluminium tone bars and not cutting a hole in the front soundboard of the guitar gives an increased area for the top to vibrate more evenly. Relocating the sound hole from the front of the guitar to the top allows


the player to hear the deep rich tones coming from the chamber of the guitar.


LOS CABOS HALL D 3364 Los Cabos Drumsticks, the Canadian drumstick manufacturer will be showcasing three new products at the NAMM show in January, including The Pink Sticks, which will see the manufacturer donating a proportion of the proceeds to breast cancer research throughout 2011. The total amount of


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all of which have received critical acclaim within the trade and excellent reviews from end user magazines. New items launched at the show will include a new line to Fusion’s annual customisation of a selected product this year being the ukulele gig bags, again


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funds raised will be announced at the end of the campaign. Finally, there are now three new practice pads with a ¼- inch gum rubber playing surface with a Baltic birch wood surface, available in six, eight and ten-inch models and an 8mm brass thread for easy mounting.


JANUARY 2011


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