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Article: Mel Bay Publications.(GLOBAL 225)(Company overview)
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- Music Trades
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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In the years since Mel Bay Publications was founded in 1947, sales of its flagship Modern Guitar Method series are estimated to exceed 20 million. Prized for its depth of content, Modern Guitar Method established a standard in guitar instruction and trained generations of guitar players to meet the demands of contemporary music. Mel Bay's selection has since expanded beyond fretted instrument methods to include multimedia instructional materials for a full range of instruments. William Bay, son of founder Mel Bay, joined the company in 1969 and spearheaded the expansion that would broaden its catalog from 20 titles to more than 4,000. In 1976 the company moved to its ...
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