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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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