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When a retailer approaches me to talk about succession planning, here’s how a typical conversation goes: Retailer: My store grosses about $1 million a year. What’s the most I can get for my store? Me: Sounds like you've built up a successful business. Congratulations, but I believe you are asking the wrong question. Retailer: What do you mean? Me: I mean a much better question to ask is: Under the right terms and conditions, assuming we get everything right regarding the running of our business, over the next numbers of years, with solid reoccurring cash flow and earnings, what’s

Band Instrument Repair Technicians are always working behind the scenes to save the day when instruments come in damaged and in need of some repair.  They are the ones that have all the crazy and interesting stories, like in this clip you will hear a story about how a police officer once ran over someone’s tenor sax.  They are very crafty with creating different tools to fix an instrument.  Enjoy this vignette of Julie Jurgenson, Craig Anderson, Nick Rail,

William Gard (1915-1987) served as the NAMM Executive President for over 35 years, beginning right after World War II.  In fact it was Mr. Gard who helped re-open NAMM’s offices, which had closed its doors for two years during the war.  Those were critical times for NAMM and his leadership guided the growth and development of the organization and the industry!  This vignette is comprised of several interview segments taken from those who knew Mr. Gard, including Larry Linkin, who Mr.

William Gard (1915-1987) served as the NAMM Executive President for over 35 years, beginning right after World War II.  In fact it was Mr. Gard who helped re-open NAMM’s offices, which had closed its doors for two years during the war.  Those were critical times for NAMM and his leadership guided the growth and development of the organization and the industry!  This vignette is comprised of several interview segments taken from those who knew Mr. Gard, including Larry Linkin, who Mr.

This vignette highlighting the Krell Piano Company is representative of the many “gems” of history from the Music Products Industry throughout the collections gathered in the NAMM Library and Resource Center.  Krell, like many other companies and families comprising the Music Products Industry, developed wonderful connections and experienced amazing growth during different periods of operation.