in the past months, i was busy collecting additional ideas for new instruments from many musicians all over the world. the result looks very promising to me!

our factories in asia are working to full capacity making prototypes right now. recently we got the first load of samples from thailand - good stuff in sound and design!

thanks to everybody for sharing ideas and for helping to improve our products!

last week i also went to vienna for some interesting projects. i took the opportunity to meet with our artist stephan maass for a spontaneous photo shoot during a recording session he did. the pics are very cool and maybe i can use some for the next catalog. to me it was a very inspiring meeting and it's always great fun to hang with stephan.
also thanks to christian einheller (king of hardware ;-) ) who joined us later that day.

what's next?
more products, new catalog, and much more!

stay tuned,
mario

yesterday i visited meinl artist ramesh shotham in cologne where we talked about new product ideas for meinl percussion! ramesh originally comes from india and has the best background knowledge for that kind of instruments i am thinking about.

well, let's see what comes out in the end, but i'm very confident about it.

thanks ramesh for you time, thoughts, and good vibes!

mario

meinl artist taku hirano performed with shakira using the meinl professional tabla!

"pretty impressive! no other major percussion manufacturer has attempted adding tabla to their catalogue, and meinl did it right by linking up with master craftsmen in india. they even hammered a custom meinl insignia on the copper bayan!" comments taku hirano.

i'm glad to hear good feedback on those drums. it took us quite a while to find one of the best craftsman for tablas. these are some really fine drums that are worth each penny!

mario