April 2012 | Volume 1
GM’s Comments Welcome to the first edition of the Antigua quarterly newsletter, Blowing in the Winds. First, I want to thank all of our dealer partners for their continued support and business. We continue to explore better ways to support you. Recently, we have been taking an active part in educator and national trade shows, we have increased our advertising presence in trade, consumer and educator publications, and we have brought some exciting new products to market like the Antigua-Backun clarinet and the ProOne series of saxophones. Antigua is committed to offering the best service possible, and our goal with this newsletter is to communicate any information that might be useful to you, our dealers. Please take some time to read through what’s happening, and contact us with any of your suggestions, questions or needs! Antigua General Manager Grant Henry
Antigua-Backun Wooden CLarinet
INTRODUCED AT 2012 NAMM SHOW AND RECOGNIZED BY MUSIC INC. AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 PREMIER PRODUCTS AT THE SHOW
Noteworthy
DEALER & MUSIC EDUCATOR COMMENTS Try placing an Antigua OB3410 C oboe in the hands of one of your music educators… You may be surprised at how easily this oboe can win over a music teacher. The following comments recently made by teachers indicate just how impressive the Antigua oboe is and what a great value it provides at a better than competitive price. From a recent email from an Antigua dealer in Kansas:
Morrie Backun at work on the Antigua-Backun wooden clarinet project
Antigua is proud to announce the launch of the Antigua-Backun wooden clarinet. The creation of this instrument has been a joint project between Antigua Winds and renowned woodwind designer, Morrie Backun, who states,
“This is a state of the art clarinet showing what happens when you bring together two of the most sophisticated manufacturing facilities in the world and a mutual desire to make the best product possible.” Morrie Backun has been on the cutting edge of clarinet design for many years. For more information on the Antigua-Backun clarinet, check out the Product Spotlight article on page 2.
“I just got off the phone with the mom who took out the oboe for trial. I wanted to let you know what she said. They went right to their lesson with her teacher who owns a Loree (oboe) and has several oboe students. She played it and her teacher played it and was very impressed. They had tried several other oboes and were not impressed. The teacher couldn’t find anything wrong with it but saw the name on the case and said “oh they are the ones who make good saxes”. The student likes it better than her teacher’s Loree. The teacher asked if I can get more at the MAP price ($1,959.00) because she has students who will be needing oboes. Cool...Mom told me her daughter wants to play it for a couple more days but is 99.9% sure she’ll purchase it...” -Fred Sullivan of Lighthouse Music Services in Bel Aire, KS
From a recent phone conversation with an Antigua Dealer in Louisiana:
“The principle oboist of the New Orleans Philharmonic was in my store a few days ago and I asked her to play the Antigua oboe. She liked it so much she asked the price of it… she then said that it was a steal at that price. She said it was every bit as good as her $5,000 Fox oboe that she uses for practice. Also, she stated that she would send some of her oboe students over to my store.” -Sal Michon of Michon Music in Metarie, LA
If you have any comments you would like to have included in this newsletter, call Randy Huey or Grant Henry at 800.661.6505 or email us at randy@antiguawinds.com or grant@antiguawinds.com
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2012 Product Spotlight Looking Back… ANTIGUA-BACKUN WOODEN CLARINET
This clarinet, the CL3230, starts with premium grade grenadilla wood, properly aged in controlled settings. It is within the Backun facility in Vancouver, Canada that the wood is turned, bored, and machined to exacting tolerances using the most advanced machinery and most skilled personnel. These bodies, bells, and barrels then undergo careful hand-finishing work and inspection by Backun technicians. The finished wooden bodies then travel to Antigua’s state of the art facility where presicion manufacturing technology is used to produce the keys. Skilled artisans hand fit posts, rings, rods, springs, and keys to ensure that each instrument performs optimally. Black Valentino pads are used to create a perfect seal, creating a clarinet that stands up to today’s demands and will meet tomorrow’s expectations. This fine instrument, is available with silver plated (S) or nickel (N) plated keywork. Retail pricing is as follows: CL3230N - $1,649.00; CL3230S - $1,879.00 ANTIGUA Bb TROMBONE WITH F ATTACHMENT
ANTIGUA HOT PRODUCTS OF 2011
The following instruments experienced break-out seasons in 2011. If you haven’t already experienced one or all of them – now is a great time to take a good hard look at them.
AS6200VLQ
The AS6200VLQ and TS6200VLQ saxophones continue to be hot products. MSRP is only $3,599.00 for the alto and $3,999.00 for the tenor. Let your local saxophone artist audition these great horns. The BA3210 Antigua C Bassoon has quickly developed a following and it’s MSRP is only $3,995. Check it out.
Open wrap “F” Section with traditional rotor
Introduced in the Fall of 2011, the NEW Antigua TB3350LQ, has already found an audience as dealers and music educators alike are discovering this trombone is loaded with features. State of the art tooling used in the manufacturing process produces precise fits and tolerences. Highly trained artisans carefully finish and fit the instrument so that its performance meets current standards and expectations. Designed to meet the rigorous demands of school music programs, this versatile performer has elegant style, expressive tone, and solid construction. Retail pricing for the TB3350LQ is as follows: $1,150.00. 2 | www.antiguawinds.com
TS6200VLQ
Hit one out of the park with the ever popular BS3220LQ Eb Baritone Saxophone. At MEA shows, this is always a show stopper. Our intermediate bari sax with a low MSRP of $5,745.00. Take one of these out to your schools and see the impression it makes on the students and band directors alike.
2012 Trade & Educator Show notes
Peter Ponzol, world renown saxophone designer for over three decades, demonstrating features of an Antigua Pro-One tenor saxophone at NAMM
In an effort to better support our dealer’s efforts and increase brand awareness, Antigua has been extremely active on both the national and state-wide Educator InService and Conference show scene. Antigua has exhibited at the following shows this year:
2012 JEN Conference in Louisville, KY. Antigua PRO-One saxophone and saxophone neck designer Peter Ponzol and Antigua’s Kerry Klingborg represented Antigua in the booth. Only in its 3rd year… this show is growing each year. 2012 Winter NAMM in Anaheim, CA. Morrie Backun, designer of the NEW Antigua-Backun wood clarinet, Peter Ponzol, and Antigua’s Grant Henry, Kerry Klingborg, and Randy Huey were in the Antigua booth. Also, Antigua artists playing in the booth during the show included the following: Tom Puwalski of Maryland, endorsee Tom Puwalski, endorsee of Backun and of the Antigua-Backun clarinet Antigua Winds plays with band-mate Bobby B entertaining the crowds at the and saxophone; local L.A. PROAntigua booth at NAMM 2012 One endorsee Kyle Wolverton, and longtime player/endorsee of Antigua saxophones Marcus Anderson of North Carolina. Additionally, Sales Representatives Pat Emmett, Devin Pelton, Chad Stewart, Ben St. John, Bill Peterson, Bill Tauer, and Chuck Norras were at NAMM in the Antigua booth. 2012 Oregon MEA In-Service Conference in OR. Ben St. John, Antigua sales representative, worked in the booth of new Antigua dealer Willamette Valley Music of Salem, OR.
antigua ads & insertion schedule Perhaps you saw some of our 1st Quarter – 2012 ads in the trade publications. Antigua ads appeared in Music Trades, MMR, and SB &O with emphasis on the AntiguaBackun clarinet, PRO-One alto and tenor saxophones, & Antigua artists’ comments on our instruments. Look for second quarter Antigua ads in the following publications: Downbeat, The Instrumentalist, Music Trades, MMR, and SB&O.
2012 Colorado MEA Clinic/Conference in Colorado Springs, CO. Antigua Sales Representative, Bill Tauer, manned the booth for Antigua. 2012 Georgia MEA In-Service Conference in Savanah, GA. 2012 South Carolina MEA In-Service Conference in Charleston, SC. Chuck Norras, Antigua sales representative, manned Antigua booths at both of the above MEA Inservice/ conference shows. 2012 Kentucky MEA In-Service Conference in Louisville, KY. Educator attendance was up 20%. Devin Pelton quickly put the “spotlight” on the NEW Antigua F attachment trombone and the Antigua BS3220LQ Bari saxophone recognized as an excellent addition to any school band program. 2012 Ohio MEA State Conference in Columbus, OH. Devin Pelton and Antigua’s Randy Huey manned the Antigua booth. 2012 Texas MEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio, TX. Antigua Sales Representative Chad Stewart, and Antigua’s own Kerry Klingborg, Grant Henry, and Randy Huey were busy at the convention with attendance of band directors, Students playing in the Antigua booth at 2012 all-state students, participants, Texas MEA and college students, in excess of over 16,800 (overall attendance was over 20,000). North Dakota MEA Conference and All-State Festival Bismark, ND. Mike Maass, Antigua Sales Representative, worked in the booth of new Antigua dealer Jacobsen Music. North American Saxophone Alliance Conference at Arizona State University in Mesa, AZ. Antigua’s Kerry Klingborg and local dealer Mike Nye of Mike Nye’s Band Instruments were in the booth for Antigua showcasing the Antigua PRO-One along with other Antigua PRO saxophones. Look for Antigua booths at the upcoming Pennsylvania (April) and Iowa (May) MEA Conference and Shows.
Morrie Backun has been on the leading edge of clarinet design for years, and his collaboration with Antigua has resulted in a clarinet that stands up to today’s demands and will meet tomorrow’s expectations. “This clarinet is what happens when you bring together two of the most sophisticated manufacturing facilities in the world and a mutual desire to make the best product possible.” –Morrie Backun
Peter Ponzol has been designing saxophones for more than three decades. Very few people have Peter’s understanding of the design principles of the instrument, and the Antigua Pro-One saxophone is the ultimate expression of his concepts. “This collaboration finally gets a lifetime of ideas out of my head and into reality.” –Peter Ponzol
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dealer Spotlight antigua endorsees/artists Congratulations to long-time Antigua dealers Paris and Larry York and all the fine folks that man The Music Store in Tulsa, OK, that recently celebrated its 40th Anniversary.
Larry York, President, Joined the store in 1977
Paris York Original partner when store was founded in 1972
Opening its doors in 1972, the family owned business is now operated by three York family generations – Paris, Larry and grandson, Adam. Paris and Larry purchased partner Bill Harris’ half of the company in 1981 and since have managed the store. Another reason for celebration centers on the recent expansion of The Music Store to a 12,000 square foot retail space.
Leslie and Mike Faltin, Co-owners of Instrumental Music Center
Congratulations to Leslie and Mike Faltin co-owners of Instrumental Music Center of Tucson, AZ. on the opening of their second Tucson location. Mike, a percussionist and former band director, opened their first store in 1999; his wife, Leslie, joined the store full-time in August 2001 after a career in laser and fiberoptics. Now, they have opened a second store located on the north side of the city. This location means customers on the north and west sides won’t have to make the long drive to the store’s first location on the far east-side. “We’re thrilled,” said Leslie Faltin of the expansion, “because we will be able to offer a more convenient location.” 4 | www.antiguawinds.com
TOM PUWALSKI Tom Puwalski, a longtime Backun endorsee has also become an endorsee for the Antigua-Backun wooden clarinet and the Antigua PRO-One saxophones. Tom, a recording artist and Klezmer virtuoso, has been playing the clarinet since the age of nine. Tom is an accomplished performer who has appeared all around the world; and is the author of “The Clarinest Guide to Klezmer” and has conducted clinics and
workshops on both clarinet performance and klezmer music. Tom recently stated,
“Finally there is a clarinet that can take you from your first lesson to your first concert, from the practice room to the concert hall. When I perform on my Antigua-Backun clarinet, I feel the same attention to detail and design as when I play my Backun Custom. This clarinet will amaze, and astound you!” Want to know more about Tom? Go to your favorite browser and key in Tom Puwalski – Clarinetist or Klezmer
MARCUS ANDERSON Marcus recently said,
Marcus Anderson, a long-time player of Antigua Winds instruments was introduced to the saxophone at age 12. Marcus bought his first Antigua saxophone from his band director and since has performed and recorded using Antigua alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones for over 13 years. Saxophonist and vocalist, Marcus has toured around the United States extensively since graduating from North Carolina Central University.
”I have played on Antigua Winds Saxophones for 13 years and never have I found a brand to be its equal. Even early on in my development, playing the intermediate horns gave me the rich full sound of my idols that I desired. When I discovered the PRO line I was sold! I knew then that I could never play another brand. My PRO Soprano, PowerBell Alto, and Antigua Vintage Tenor are all I need for my performances. No one does it like Antigua Winds!” Want to know more about Marcus and hear some of his music? Go to your favorite browser and key in Marcus Anderson – Saxophonist
meet the antigua team Ever want to put a face with the voice… now you can.
Left to Right: Kerry Klingborg - Director of Product Development and Product Quality Noel Guerra - Warehouse Manager Mary Longoria - Executive Assistant Erick Venzor - Instrument Technician Randy Huey - Operations and Inside Sales Manager Grant Henry - General Manager