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Discount Music customer
Bill Haltiwanger restrings
a Strat for the cause
inDEPEnDEnT rETailErS i cHariTy
IMSO FEEDS
THE HUNGRy
On Nov. 13, 2010, Independent Music Store
Owners (iMSO) members from around
the United States hosted Strings for Food,
an annual event that lets indie music store
owners and their customers feed the hungry.
Customers that donated non-perishable
food items to participating dealerships received
a complimentary guitar restringing
— free strings included. The stores covered
promotional expenses, installation labor and
presented donated food to local food banks.
The 25 participating retailers changed 1,150
sets of strings and raised more than 6,650
pounds of food.
“[Strings for Food] is a great event that
brings customers, store owners and vendors
together for a common cause,” said
Lisa Kirkwood, co-owner of Discount Music
of Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla. “I am
humbled by the generosity of our sponsoring
vendors and the musicians who brought in
over 3 tons of food.”
Such vendors as D’Addario, SIT and Curt
Mangan Strings donated accessories to the
event. The Musical Instrument Reclamation
Corp. also donated guitars that were raffled
off at the event.
TRIBUTE
Thank you for your contributions to the
music industry. You will be missed.
Mark MacLeod
Mark MacLeod, co-owner of Family Piano and Joplin’s Java & Ragtime Café in Waukegan,
Ill., died suddenly during an outpatient medical procedure on Nov. 23, 2010. He was 48.
MacLeod opened his dealership with business partner Alice Alviani in 2007. According
to the company’s website, the store will remain open.
A classically trained pianist, MacLeod graduated from Antioch College and studied
at Chicago’s American Conservatory of Music. He worked as a piano technician for
more than 25 years and served as a member of the Piano Technicians Guild.
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