MEINL PERCUSSION RAISES THE BAR... OVER AGAIN
12Jan 2012
Dear readers,
Greetings from our German headquarters - we wish you all the best for 2012!
I proudly can say that we are very optimistic for the new year due to our felicitous novelties. We have more than 60 new items that we are going to introduce at the upcoming NAMM show in sunny California next week!
Yes, we raised the bar over again :-)
We have so many new high-lights that I find it difficult to call one a favorit. But I definitely love the new ARTISAN EDITION CAJONS and the ARTISAN EDITION TAMBOURINES - real gems!!!
The new SLAP-TOP CAJON which allows the player many great possibilities is also very cool... It's just like a drum kit on your lap and absolutely comfortable to play - make sure to check it out!
Same for the MARACLAVES, the MULTI-JINGLE STICK, or the UNIVERSAL TRIANGLE! Man, I could go on and on...
Just visit our booth if you have a chance (NAMM show, Anaheim, booth #3454). We'll be happy to show you our new inventions.
MEINL artist Joannie Labelle will be at our booth, helping me to demonstrate the new instruments.
If you're not able to attend the show - download our new catalog here.
Sincerely,
Mario Schmitt
PS. Find enclosed two new videos. More will follow soon.
kanjira for drummers
21Sep 2011
check this out!
meinl artist florian alexandru-zorn on drums.
featuring the meinl kanjira with goat head. very inspiring...
mario
MADE IN INDIA
19Aug 2011
- preparing the syahi from different ingredients
- preparing the head
- slicing the raw hides
- mounting the head
- making it look nice by using different kind of raw hides
- putting the syahi on the dayan
- nothing happens without indian chai tea
- pre-tuning of the drums
- cutting spare material of the damping layer
- engraving beautiful ornaments on the bayan
- quality control and final sound check before approval
during my recent trip through india, i visited the supplier of our professional tabla set (PRO-TABLA).
very interesting to see this extremely detailed and diligent craftsmanship!
a worker needs about two days to finish a tabla - only putting the heads on the dayan or bayan (shells) and to pre-tune them accordingly. it takes about 6 to 7 hours, just to put multiple layers of syahi (black paste) on the head.
very impressive and makes me proud to have such beautiful instruments in our assortment!
mario
MEINL bongo cajon comparison
22Jun 2011
- BCA2NT/EBK-M
- PBCA1NT/EBK-M
take a look at the video link from larry salzman.
it shows him playing with our bongo cajons. he switches between the regular bongo cajon with strings (BCA2NT/EBK-M) and the new professional version (PBCA1NT/EBK-M).
it's kinda cool to see / hear the difference between those two instruments.
did you try both versions by yourself? if so, which version do you prefer?
mario
hunter and gatherer
24May 2011
- stephan maass - recording session in vienna
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
CONGA DESIGN CONTEST IS OVER AND THE WINNERS ARE...
30Jun 2010
- MEINL contest winner! #1
- MEINL contest winner! #2
- MEINL contest winner! #3
today at 12pm our conga design contest has ended.
and the winners are:
#1 - anne-sophie innmann
#2 - junior high school hof
(thomas kuttkowski, kevin trivel, christiana gemeinhard)
#3 - nadine schilling and florian hagmueller
thanks to all the creative people for the nice designs and to everybody out there for the votes! it was a very exciting and interesting project... maybe we'll have something similar in the future.
stay tuned!
mario
WITH RAMESH SHOTHAM IN COLOGNE
21May 2010
- ramesh with our professional tabla
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
LARRY SALZMAN PLAYS THE FRAME DRUM
17May 2010
meinl artist larry salzman shows the diversity of a tar (frame drum). a great all-purpose instrument that you can use for any types or styles of music.
mario
TAKU HIRANO WITH THE MEINL PROFESSIONAL TABLA
12May 2010
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
RATE YOUR FAVORITE DESIGN!
29Apr 2010
our online voting contest for the best conga design has started!
check out all the designs we got from our artists and fans and vote for them.
the contest will last until 30th of june! we are also going to exhibit all congas at our meinl drum festival.
thanks again to all attendees for their designs and incredible work!
mario
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