Article: 50 years ago.(Flashbacks: a look back at people, products, and events, as recorded in the pages of The Music Trades)

Article: 50 years ago.(FLASHBACKS: A Look Back At People, ...
Music Trades;  February 1, 2008 ;     311 words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 50 YEARS AGO, just as rock 'n' roll was taking off, Hohner positioned the accordion as the ultimate "all-purpose" musical instrument.

Article: 100 years ago.(FLASHBACKS: A Look Back At People, ...
Music Trades;  January 1, 2008 ;     312 words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 100 YEARS AGO the Wood & Brooks piano action plant set a new standard for automation, installing electricity-driven wood molding machines.

Article: 75 years ago.(FLASHBACKS: A look back at people, ...
Music Trades;  February 1, 2007 ;     324 words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: 75 YEARS AGO Chicago retailer Lyon & Healy won plaudits for its "Cruise Through Music" group piano program. However, instead of using pianos, students had only a cardboard keyboard to practice on.

Article: 100 years ago.(FLASHBACKS: A look back at people, ...
Music Trades;  February 1, 2007 ;     329 words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: 100 YEARS AGO the "Elegephone" claimed to be the loudest phonograph, capable of being heard a mile away. The patented secret to the volume? A Bunsen burner type device was used to heat the horns, "making the air more receptive to vibration."

Article: Ten years ago.(FLASHBACKS: A look back at people, ...
Music Trades;  August 1, 2005 ;     306 words ...TEN YEARS AGO JBL introduced the EON sound system, which featured revolutionary powered speakers. 500,000 units have been sold subsequently.

Article: 100 years ago.(FLASHBACKS: A look back at people, ...
Music Trades;  October 1, 2006 ;     336 words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: 100 YEARS AGO C.H. Foster, Chickering Piano president and an avid yachtsman, skippered his 37-foot sloop Caramba to win the the German ...

Article: 25 years ago.(FLASHBACKS: A look back at people, ...
Music Trades;  October 1, 2006 ;     330 words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 25 YEARS AGO Leo Fender and his longtime associate George Fullerton launched G&L guitars with the introduction of the G-200. G ...