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20/07/2010

With a special passion for acoustic drums, Peace Musical is a public owned company that has been creating instruments and musical accessories for over thirty years. Whether you're a household name or just getting started in music, the Peace catalog contains hundreds of high quality, high value, precision-crafted items – from small goods like drum keys, wing nuts, rubber feet, and tension rods to seamless, computer-controlled lathed precious metal snare drums and gold-plated tenor saxophones – encompassing the needs of drummers, percussionists, and other musicians. Peace distributes its nameplate in six continents and over one hundred countries, and has gained a worldwide reputation for quality and performance. Peace is one of the largest and most successful acoustic drum manufacturers in the world.

Peace understands that consistent quality control is best achieved by building in-house. Many members of the tight-knit manufacturing team at Peace have been with the company since its inception, so experience and expertise has risen as the company has grown.



The consistency and excellence of Peace's products is the result of Peace Musical's commitment to its employees and its dedication to rigorous manufacturing processes. The manufacturing process begins with creative and innovative designs and rigid engineering specifications. Designs are realized using the highest quality raw materials, including premium grade hardwoods, high purity metals, and space age composites. Being a world-class manufacturer, Peace has also been responsive to technological advances and global market forces as the company has grown. Implementation of computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and the application of just-in-time manufacturing principles have contributed to Peace's ability to be nimble, competitive, and in the vanguard of musical instrument manufacturers worldwide. Combining old world hand crafting with high technology, Peace brings together the best materials from around the world, and with a staff of expert craftsmen, state-of-the-art machinery, and proven processes, builds musical products to exacting standards that are second to none.

20/07/2010

The perfect string for all that love fantastic sound, brilliant playing features and a perfect feeling.

Jimi Hendrix Strings meet your highest expectations in quality.

The core of Jimi Hendrix Strings for Electric Guitar is produced of high-quality steel and comes from leading processing companies in the USA.

Made in Germany: The production of Jimi Hendrix Strings takes place in Germany, on the most modern computer-run machines, developed by German engineers. The patented "CWT - Close Winding Technology" is unique (narrow, constant and precise winding technique of the Wound Strings). This precise winding technology will protect the string from sweat and dirt. Therefore, the strings last longer and dispose of a unique grip feeling and a clear and thrilling sound, that is more powerful than the sound of other guitar strings. With the "CWT" the Jimi Hendrix engineers managed to do without adding unfamiliar materials on top of the string, what would make the string disproportionately expensive and would also influence the sound in a negative way. Other advantages are easy tuning and a longer durability. "Open tuning" is no problem. The string is very elastic and has an immediate stability.

The Electric Guitar Strings are available in 8 different versions. Each version disposes of an own trait. The first string is especially for the hard every-day musician. Developed and created in cooperation with the best guitarists. Now you can let the past revive or start to write history on your own.

19/07/2010

Nu-X Technology made its industry debut in 2006, with a simple idea: to make accessories that a guitarist needs to cultivate his passion. Whether a professional, a hobbyist, a weekend warrior, a singer-songwriter or the next star in the music industry, nu-X Technology has a wide range of analog and digital products to satisfy any musical genre. Analog and digital guitar effects pedals and processors, combo practice amplifiers and amplifier modeling devices, and portable effects processors round out the line.

Although nu-X Technology is a young company, our products are as innovative and extraordinary as those offered by the venerable companies in the industry. Our R&D team, with a staff of about 30, most of whom are musicians themselves, continues to focus on new technologies and ground-breaking products. They have the same passion in creating products as those who create music. We are constantly looking for ideas for new & better products, at a better value and strive towards the best customer service. We understand our customer’s need for the most authentic and accurate sounds to express their passion.

19/07/2010

Alll of Kerly Music strings are seasoned through a patented metal tempering process that exposes them to minus 320F and plus 350F for 24 hours. Our treatment strengthens the string at the molecular level, ads tonal crispness, increases durability and dramatically resists corrosive elements that reduce the life and tone of your strings. Tuning is less frequent, and a smoother surface feel is created with stellar bendability.

Our CYCLECOAT™ process uses repetitive Hot/Cold, Hot/Cold, Hot/Cold cycles that close up the microcracks that cause tonal loss and premature breakage. It’s the microcracks in normal strings that allow a string to go dead or break quickly. We close up the cracks and our strings counteract sweat, corrosion and quick breakage.

Strings are all about metal, the type and how it interacts with your fingers. Normal strings are just that, normal. You can expect them to sound good right out of the package, but after a limited amount of time they usually lose their sound quality and some even break with hardly picking them a hundred times. Coated strings use expensive coatings that try to extend the sound quality of a string. This process is debated by many and coatings do not make a string "feel real" or last longer regarding to breakage.


There are Cryogenic strings out there, which are defined by exposing the metal to extremely cold temperatures. Standard cryogenics does not show 100% proven scientific results. The only way to ensure more durability and extra wear resistance is to temper metal between both Hot and Cold. It’s the repetitive expansion and contraction of the metal, due to both temperatures, that change its structure giving it the added benefits.


Kerly strings are tempered strings. Exposing them to minus 320F and plus 350F for 24 hours changes the way they sound, feel and last. Metal tempering has been used for centuries to improve the durability and wear resistance of metals. With Kerly music, You can be assured that you are playing strings with an exclusive metal tempering process used to capture the unique sound and durability of Kerly Music Strings.

19/07/2010

HISTORY OF HIWATT
The HIWATT amplifier brand was the creation of British audio engineer David Reeves. In 1963, whilst looking at a friend's band “The Hylights” blown amplifier, Reeves stated, “I could build a better amp than that”. So he did. He began to make amplifiers in his spare time, quickly gaining a reputation amongst musicians for their power and dependability.
In 1966, Reeves started the Hylight company, whilst still working for the audio electronics firm Mullard. His first large order was for Ivor Arbiter's SOUND CITY music store. These amps became known as the “Mark 1” SOUND CITY , using Reeves' current design, rebadged with a Sound City logo. After deciding to concentrate on developing his own HIWATT brand, Reeves' was taken to court by Arbiter, who claimed they owned the design and Hylight were using it without permission. When Reeves asked the Arbiter engineers what some unused holes in the chassis were for, the Arbiter engineers were unable to answer, as they were still using Reeves' original design! Needless to say Reeves won the case. Dave Reeves
At some point between 1967 and '68, Reeves was made redundant by Mullard. He used the £800 he received as severance to put a down payment on a house, with a small garage attached that became the new home for Hylight Electronics. To begin with, Hylight sold directly to musicians, to cut out additional fees by distributors and music stores. At around this time Glenn Cornick, then of Jethro Tull, began using HIWATT amps in his live sets. Pete Townshend also started using Reeves' amps, after he met David through the SOUND CITY amps he originally used. Word grew fast and HIWATT began to be used by bands such as The Who, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, The Moody Blues, Manfred Mann and others. With the addition of sales manager Peter Webber, a former band tour manager, HIWATT's reputation grew. With demand threatening to exceed production capabilities, Dave Reeves decided he needed help in the most time consuming stage in building his amps, the wiring of the chassis. This led to the legendary partnership of Hylight and Harry Joyce Electronics.
Pete Townshend and Hiwatt Harry Joyce was an accomplished wiring technician, known for his “no-compromise” workmanship and “military-spec” wiring. He had hand-picked his elite crew of employees fresh out of technical school and trained them personally in his meticulous practices. At that time they were contracted to Gravesby Instruments Ltd to produce wiring projects for the Royal Navy, and whilst initially sceptical, he eventually agreed to work with Reeves, on the proviso that they only produce 40 units per month, to ensure quality control. Reeves also struck up deals with Partridge Transformers, Fane Loudspeakers and continued to use his old employer's Mullard valves to maintain the high quality and dependability synonymous with the company's image.
Shortly after, Hylight Electronics, now including Doug Fentiman and newly-appointed factory foreman Ian Oates, moved from Reeves' garage to a converted bakery in Kingston-upon-Thames . With the addition of Mike Allen and Danny Edwardson, brought in to improve the quality of HIWATT cabinets, and Phil Dudderidge, whose specialty lay in the design and manufacture of public address systems, the HIWATT name became even more prevalent throughout the world, gaining endorsement by big name acts in ever increasing numbers. HIWATT's popularity remained throughout the seventies, as small adjustments were made to the designs to reflect the change of tastes within the industry, notably the concession of using printed circuit boards, although strict wiring standards and construction quality were still maintained. Specially built custom amps such as Pete Townshend's modified CP103 and Dave Gilmour's linked-input DR103 were also produced at this time.
Sadly David Reeves suffered a fatal fall down a flight of steps in early 1981, and as he was divorced, control of his company was taken over by solicitors, not by his three children as was his intention. Some existing employees, among them Mary Clifford, admin for the company, formed Biacrown Ltd, and continued to make HIWATT amplifiers. But the new company found it difficult to pay their bills, and lost many of the contracts with their suppliers, notably Harry Joyce and the original Partridge Transformers. Eventually, in 1984 Mary Clifford sold the company to Rick Harrison of Music Ground, who still makes HIWATT amplifiers today. J