Chick Corea wanted to create a tool on the internet that would inspire musicians and bring out the very passion that has kept him excited about making music since he was a child. The results are in a series of podcasts and master classes on his website. He discussed the site, along with his relationships with many people and companies within the music products industry,...
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Michael Simmons is a co-founder of the Fretboard Journal and the author of several articles and books about vintage...
Richard Johnston began buying and selling used fretted instruments long before there was a "vintage guitar market." ...
Frank Ford was beginning to build guitars and mandolins when he met Richard Johnston. The two guitar lovers decided to...
Full Interviews
This is the full length NAMM Oral History interview with William Ludwig II, which was captured on July 9, 2002. For...
This is the full length NAMM Oral History interview with George Massenburg, which was captured on January 17, 2009. ...
This is the full length NAMM Oral History interview with Morty and Iris Manus, which was captured on April 25, 2003. ...
Vignettes
Band Instrument Repair Technicians are always working behind the scenes to save the day when instruments come in...
For many musicians, obtaining an instrument for the very first time is a special experience unlike any other. ...
About the Library & Resource Center
Established in 1946 when NAMM was only 45 years old, the NAMM Resource Center provides its Members, the media, academic researchers and the general public with access to historical data about this great industry.
Drawing on more than a century of NAMM research, records and archives, the Resource Center has access to everything from statistical records on retail music products sales to videotaped interviews with more than 1,000 of the people who have shaped this industry's history. The broader scope of the collections is the history of the music products industry. Within that broader scope, materials are categorized into five main subject categories: NAMM History, Manufacturer History, Retail History, Music History (especially as it pertains to instrument and product innovations) and Legacy Collections.
We hope you find what you're looking for right here, but if you have any questions, please contact us at 760.438.8001 or via e-mail at library@namm.org.