Oral History Interviews

Dan Kobida was first interviewed for the NAMM Oral History program back in 2004 during the Wurlitzer company reunion in Oak Brook, Illinois. Dan was not only a respected former employee of the now defunct company but also a key player in the organization of the reunion, which was as much of a family get-together as ever there was. We were able to sit down with Dan again in 2006 on the 20th anniversary of his own company, Ancott, which publishes sales, trends and changes in the piano business.

This video is of our annual NAMM Tribute, created in honor of our members and music industry friends who passed away in 2007 and early 2008.  This Tribute was shown for the first time at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California in January 2008.

This video is of our annual NAMM Tribute, created in honor of our members and music industry friends who passed away in 2006 and early 2007.  This Tribute was shown for the first time at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California in January 2007.

This video is of our annual NAMM Tribute, created in honor of our members and music industry friends who passed away in 2005 and early 2006.  This Tribute was shown for the first time at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California in January 2006.

This video is of our annual NAMM Tribute, created in honor of our members and music industry friends who passed away in 2004 and early 2005.  This Tribute was shown for the first time at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California in January 2005.

This video is of our annual NAMM Tribute, created in honor of our members and music industry friends who passed away in 2003 and early 2004.  This Tribute was shown for the first time at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California in January 2004.