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SIERRA GUITARS I CHARITY
SIERRA GUITARS DONATES MODEL TO NGW
Sierra Guitars has donated a
guitar to the National Guitar
Workshop (NGW) for a giveaway.
Intermediate and advanced guitar
students attending a recent NGW
workshop were given the chance to
win the Sierra Alpine acoustic-electric
TRIBUTE
Thank you for your contributions to the
music industry. You will be missed.
Baldwin Mourns
Two Former
Executives
Harold Shelby Smith, former
president of Baldwin Piano,
passed away on May 16 after a
brief illness. He was 87. In 1971,
he was employed as plant manager
of Baldwin Piano & Organ in
Greenwood, Miss., and in 1983,
he and a co-worker purchased
the company, where he worked
until his retirement in 1993.
On May 26, Robert Harrison,
former CEO of Baldwin
Piano, passed away from
cancer. He was 80. Harrison
spent his 41-year career at
Baldwin and retired in 1996.
Jam Industries
Executive Golden
Passes Away
Michael Golden, vice president of
Erikson Music and Korg Canada
and son of Jam Industries founder
Marty Golden, passed away on
May 11 from cancer. He was 50.
Golden was named vice
president of Erikson Music
and Korg Canada in 1996.
In July 2011, he was promoted to
vice president of Jam Industries.
Golden is survived by his wife,
Micheline, and his daughter, Dawna.
guitar during one of NGW’s Acoustic
Seminars at the Canterbury School
campus in New Milford, Conn.
NGW is dedicated to bringing music
education to guitarists, bassists, keyboardists,
drummers and vocalists regardless
of musical style and skill level.
“Sierra Guitars is thrilled to continue our
participation with the NGW for the fifth year
in a row and for the opportunity to share the
inspiring craftsmanship of our guitars with
these aspiring songwriters and guitarists,”
said Craig Toporek, product manager
of Sierra Guitars. {sierraguitars.net}
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