Their store is located in south Toledo, Ohio, easily accessible from I75, 475, US23 and the Ohio Turnpike. They are a comfortable drive from Detroit MI, Fort Wayne IN, Dayton, Columbus, Akron or Cleveland OH. They are a customer service oriented business offering quality products and great prices. They are a full line store offering guitars, home keyboards, sound reinforcement gear, band & orchestra instruments and their specialty is drums & percussion equipment. In 2007 they were voted #1 privately owned drum retailer in the USA! Their crown jewel is their in-store lesson program.

Their lesson facilities have 16 modern, individual, soundproof teaching studios with comfortable waiting areas for parents.
Their teaching staff includes qualified, professional instructors for piano, voice, guitar, drums, woodwinds, brass, and orchestral strings. For most instruments they take students from beginner to advanced age 9 through adult. Youth piano lessons are available for ages 5 & up.

For more information, please visit http://www.alliedmusiconline.com

Based in Exmouth, DG Music repairs woodwind and brass musical instruments, saxophone, clarinet, flute, etc. , trumpet, cornet and euphonium to clients throughout the UK. Formed in 2003 the company has many years experience in the musical instrument repair sector. With a fully fitted workshop and professionally trained staff, DG Music is able to offer a professional repair service to customers. DG Music is run by Griff, a former Royal Marine who studied musical instrument repair and making, for several years, full time at Merton College London, studying C and G Advanced Craft Certificate in woodwind and brass musical instrument repair.

Dave “Griff” Griffiths. Proprietor, served in the Royal Marines for 22 years before deciding to retire from military life and combine his passion for music and his engineering skills to become a musical instrument repairer. Griff is professionally trained and studied Musical Instrument Technology. Musical Instrument Repair (woodwind and brass making and repair) for 3 years full time at Merton College and has spent time working with the Royal Marines Band Service Instrument Repair Workshop in Portsmouth. Griff is a professional member of the National Association of Musical Instrument Repairers. Griff now provides a personal repair service to customers both in the Westcountry and in London. Griff’s fully equipped workshop is located in Exmouth Devon, he also spends 2 days a week in Croydon, S London, where on Thursdays he works in the repair shop at Jonathan Myall Music.

For more information, please visit http://www.dg-music.co.uk

Based in Leatherhead, Knight Music supplies all types of musical instruments and sheet music to customers throughout Surrey. Established in 2005 the staff has over 40 years experience in the Music business, and aims to give friendly and impartial advice to beginners and professional musicians alike. With a full guitar repair workshop on-site, and experienced staff, Knight Music delivers a professional guitar setup and repair service. The shop stocks over 200 guitars in a wide range of prices. Amplifiers from Hiwatt and Ashton are stocked. Brass, woodwind, drums and percussion, violins, and many other instruments are stocked. Main accessories required for most instruments are stocked.

Knight Music was originally established as a music shop in Leatherhead (Jctn 9, M25) under different management in November 2003 and is now under new ownership. They offer a comprehensive selection of sheet music, guitars, woodwind & brass, drums & percussion, amplification, educational supplies and accessories. Their rent-to-buy scheme is available for a range of popular instruments, including saxophones, clarinets, Flutes, trumpets, drum kits, guitars & keyboards. An in-house workshop offers servicing, repairs & restoration of guitars and other fretted instruments. Woodwind and other instruments etc can be referred for servicing by skilled local repairers.

For more information, please visit http://www.molemusic.co.uk

Waywood Music sells African, Brasilian (samba), Flamenco (cajns), Celtic, Indian and Middle-Eastern drums and percussion, along with Vic Firth drumsticks, the Boomwhacker family of fun musical tubes and a range of drum spares (including heads) and cases. The company also supplies larger numbers of these instruments to schools, nurseries and other educational establishments. Brands include Kambala, Bauer, Contemporanea, Gope, RMV, Ginga, DeGregorio, Jas and Bucara. Some examples are shown in the companys PhotoBook. Soft and hard cases for surdo and bass drum manufactured by Protection Racket and LeBlond can also be supplied.

Waywood Music does not operate a retail outlet. However, specific requirements are catered for and all instruments are individually selected for clients. Instruments can be sent by courier (at courier rate) or personally delivered to customers at no extra cost (within an approximately 35 mile radius of Loughborough) although this service may not be available for larger orders. Customers are always advised to discuss any delivery requirements at the point of initial enquiry and order. Waywood Music now trades as part of Waywood Enterprises Limited, but originated as a free impartial advice and information service to drummers and percussionists, a function still provided by their web site. This Loughborough-based company serves the local East Midlands area.

For more information, please visit http://www.waywood.com

Positive Beats provides innovative approaches to team building, through hand drums, such as the African Djembes, and also, if requested, through dance and movement. With the documented benefits of corporate drumming, including reduction in burnout and absenteeism, increased employee retention, team working and productivity, Fortune 500 companies are now bringing in drums for employees to beat on alongside co-workers and managers. Toyota has even spent $20k on a dedicated drumming room with two drum circles a week and over 3, 000 Toyota associates getting to take part. For away days, entertaining clients, embedding core values, change management, conference ice breakers, end of project celebrations and more.

In every program, Positive Beats provides each person with a drum or percussion instrument. No experience is necessary. Positive Beats lets the drums do the talking and within minutes smiles are seen and people can sense the uplifting atmosphere. Positive Beats provides a bespoke service and focuses on clarifying the overall aim for the event. Positive Beats can also provide icebreakers for conferences and away days, assist in entertaining clients or help promote the client’s products and services. K Lowe can also provide a keynote speech, exploring positive psychology in the workplace using metaphors derived from the drumming event. So in brief a bit of recreational drumming can provide a lot in terms of positive psychological capital.

For more information, please visit http://www.positivebeats.co.uk

With several years experience in the Steel Pan / Steel Drum musical instruments industry, PanSensation supplies Steel Pans / Steel Drums to individual customers and School / professional orchestras throughout the UK. Consisting of top quality Steel Pan / Steel Drum products, the merchandise supplied by PanSensation is ideal for individual use right through to full orchestras. Available on the website, the products are built from scratch, beautifully constructed and made to last. With a team that includes friendly Steel Pan / Steel Drum technicians and tuners, PanSensation strives to provide a continued high level of customer service.

Here at Pansensation, they supply high quality Steel Pans that are made to pitch precision. They provide Steel Pans for individual use, right through to schools and full orchestras. Whether you are a professional or a beginner, they have Steel Pans to suit you. If you are not sure about what type of Steel Pan you are looking for, then they have experienced Steel Pan technicians on hand to answer your questions so that you can have full confidence in the products you buy from them. The Steel Pan or Steel Drum, as it is sometimes called, is an uplifting and emotional instrument that is slowly becoming more and more popular outside of its country of origin.

For more information, please visit http://www.pansensation.com

Drumbalaya is a family-owned and operated small business. As a result of a very time-consuming process and several frustrating eBay experiences to put together an economical, custom electronic drum kit, they realized that other e-drum enthusiasts must also face the same challenges. After some thorough analysis of the electronic drum market, they decided that a company like this could be viable and decided to make the necessary investments to found Drumbalaya in July 2001. They sincerely hope that you find Drumbalaya to be everything that they intended it to be and that your experience shopping with them convinces you to make Drumbalaya the first place you look for electronic drum equipment!

Ed has more than 20 years experience in the high-tech industry at all levels, including senior executive positions. He started, grew, and sold an Internet Service Provider and was responsible for the development and operation of a very large e-commerce Web site for an established retail catalog mail-order firm. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and currently serves on the advisory boards of several local companies. Charlotte has more than ten years of experience in the high-tech industry including six years spent working with Ed to grow his Internet company. She has a degree in Computer Science and takes on various projects to keep up in the field now that she is working at home full-time. Although Charlotte has never professed to be anything of a musician, she loves to sing and has even been occasionally caught enjoying the variety of sound capabilities of Ed electronic drum set.

For more information, please visit http://www.drumbalaya.com

Go Direct Music is different than the average music store. Their number one goal is to earn the trust of their customers one sale at a time. Offering an online music store, GoDirectMusic.com, their customers can find anything music related, including guitars, keyboards, drums, band instruments, plus a full line of professional audio equipment. We expand our product database by hundreds of products every month. At Go Direct Music, they are simply musicians selling musical products to other musicians. You won’t find suit and ties being worn by their team, however you may find a few of them wearing some stylish headphones from time to time.

Founded in 2004, Go Direct Music has quickly become the fastest growing online music store in the USA. Go Direct Music is headquartered in the City of Victoria, Texas. They view every customer as a customer for life and they treat them as part of their extended family. Their staff works hard to ensure all of their customers that they got the best deal possible with the best customer service. They make sure that all of their customers have complete satisfaction of every product purchased. They continually strive to make their products and services better each business day. From browsing their intuitive and information-rich website, to purchasing and delivery to your door: they utilize the latest e-commerce and Internet technologies to provide real-time order status information, tracking numbers, safe and secure SSL encrypted transactions and much more.

For more information, please visit http://www.godirectmusic.com

Morgenroth Music Centers have been making music across Montana since 1957 by offering their customers high-quality, reasonably priced instruments to meet their needs. Today, our passion only intensifies as they have grown to provide the greatest selections of instruments, music, and accessories in the state, and a friendly staff of professionals to assist you. With his son just graduating from the University of Montana with a degree in piano performance, Earl Morgenroth began discussing the possibilities of the business of retail music with his son, David. They agreed that with their business acumen, musical ability, entrepreneurial spirit, and wise investing, that they would look to go into the retail music business in Missoula, Montana.

They wound up going for the gusto, and over a 3 year period established Morgenroth Music Centers in Missoula, Great Falls, and Billings. Today they have stores in Great Falls and Missoula. Since their first store opened in 1985, there have been a great many changes at Morgenroth Music Centers. Their mission has always been to Change lives through music participation. They try to remember the excitement that they as young students of music felt the first time they went to the music store to rent or purchase an instrument. Their passion for music is reflected by their high caliber of music professionals on staff and continued commitment to the communities in which they live.

For more information, please visit http://www.montanamusic.com

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the worlds leading guitar manufacturer, and its name has become synonymous with all things rock n roll. Iconic Fender instruments such as the Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass guitars are known worldwide as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized by todays musicians and collectors. With an illustrious history dating back to 1946, Fender has touched and transformed music worldwide and in nearly every genre: rock n roll, country and western, jazz, rhythm and blues and many others.

Everyone from beginners and hobbyists to the worlds most acclaimed artists and performers have used Fender instruments and amps, in the process making the company not only a revered music industry name, but also a cultural icon. In January of 2008, FMIC also acquired Kaman Music Corporation (KMC), the largest independent U.S. distributor of musical instruments and accessories. KMC produces and/or distributes Ovation, Takamine and Hamer guitars; Latin Percussion, Gretsch Drums, Gibraltar Hardware, Toca Percussion, Sabian cymbals and Genz Benz amplifiers; in addition to a full catalog of more than 36,000 wholesale music products.

For more information, please visit http://www.fender.com