Centennial NAMM Winter Show

    • Ascent of the accordion
      The accordion has surged in popularity and new models were greatly in evidence at the NAMM Winter Show.
    • Troubadour's father takes five
      Jim Chapin, drummer and father of Harry Chapin, the 1970s singer-songwriter who died tragically in an airplane crash, was among the celebrity guests at the 2001 NAMM Winter Show.
    • From Beethoven to the Beatles
      The Avedis Zildjian Company has provided cymbals and drumsticks to world-class performers for 375 years.
    • A rich, mellow sound
      Derek Trucks, guitarist for the Allman Brothers band, stops by the Paul Reed Smith Guitars booth.
    • Meeting one of Motley Crue
      Visitors to the Gibson Guitars exhibit had the opportunity to meet Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue.
    • Jackson's new lineup
      Jackson Guitars introduced its new line of guitars and basses for 2001 at the NAMM Winter Show, along with many unusual custom instruments.
    • Metallica's main man
      Lars Ulrich of Metallica, famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) for his campaign against Napster, the on-line MP3 file-sharing service, made an appearance.
    • Plastic tubes perfectly pitched
      Boomwhackers tuned percussion tubes can be "played" by striking anything - a table, a chair, the floor, your thigh or hand or the side of your shoe.

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