Canadian Music Trade - October/November 201 | Page 49

WD Music Products Inc. Whirlwind 17570 N. Tamiami Trail, #1 North Fort Myers, FL 33903 239-543-3625, FAX [phone] [email protected] www.wdmusic.com Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor Year Established: 1978 Officers: Wendy Davis, Pres.; Larry Davis, VP; David Spurlock, COO Sales Reps: Fred Chamberlain; Dave Lewis, OEM Sales; Jessica Barlow Lines Carried: Babicz Full Contact Hardware, Bigsby, EVH, Floyd Rose, Gotoh, Grover, Hip- shot, Kluson, Q-Parts, Sperzel, Stetsbar, Tone Pros, Towner, Trem King, Vibramate, WD Mu- sic, Wilkinson, Zer0 Glide (guitar & bass parts & hardware) Big Bends (cleaning & care products) Bourns, CTS (guitar & bass potentiometers) Copperhead by Rapco (cables) Dan Armstrong (guitar & bass sound modifiers) Kent Armstrong, L.R. Baggs (pickups) pickguards.com, WD Pickguards (guitar & bass pickguards) Pro Rock Gear (accessories) RS Guitarworks ( electronics) Steph (guitar straps) String Swing (guitar hangers) Stromberg (archtop guitars) Switchcraft (switches, jacks) TKL (guitar cases) 99 Ling Rd. Rochester, NY 14612 585-663-8820, FAX [phone] [email protected], www.whirlwindusa.com Company Type: Manufacturer Officers: Michael Laiacona, Pres.; Daryl Greenway, Sales Mgr. Lines Carried: Whirlwind (cables, interconnect products, stands, snakes, splitters, electrical distribution, audio networking) The Willis Music Company 7380 Industrial Rd. Florence, KY 41042 859-283-2050, FAX [phone] [email protected], www.willismusic.com Company Type: Publisher Year Established: 1899 Lines Carried: Willis Music (publications) Wyres 249 Betty Ann Dr. Toronto, ON M2R 1A6 416-225-5080 [email protected], www.wyresstrings.com Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor Year Established: 1983 Officers: Nick Walton, Pres. Sales Reps: Ray Verrall, W. Canada, 604-961- 8973; Steve Wade, ON, 519-820-4662; Claude Lavallee, QC, 514-953-4087; Bob Gaudreau, Maritimes, 902-441-7993 Lines Carried: Drum Doctor (drum lubricant) Guitar Doctor (guitar lubricant) Mari Strings (instrument strings) Wyres (handmade strings) Y Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. 135 Milner Ave. Toronto, ON M1S 3R1 416-298-1311, FAX [phone] www.ca.yamaha.com Company Type: Manufacturer, Distributor Year Established: 1969 Officers: Kenichi Matsushiro, Pres.; Steve But- terworth, VP; Omar Ales, Ntl. Sales & Mktg. Mgr., Combo & Music Production; Doug Booth, Ntl. Sales Mgr., Combo & Music Production; Jim Welter, Ntl. Sales & Mktg. Mgr., Piano, Band & Orchestra Lines Carried: Yamaha (digital & acoustic pia- nos, keyboards, monitors, live sound prod- ucts, guitars, basses, amplifiers, concert percussion, marching drums, orchestral strings, wind instruments, silent instruments, synthesizers, drumsets, digital drums, music production equipment) CANADIAN MUSIC TRADE • 49