| Headline: Revolutionary new performance piano for Spring 2010 !! - 09/03/2010 |
Later this month, at the Frankfurt Music Fair, Yamaha will be unveiling to European dealers three new stage pianos, and finalising their prices for the EC. At this stage, it is not clear whether the current (and popular) CP33 and CP300 will continue through 2010, with these three new models at the top end of the range, but during March there are some crazy clearance deals on the current CP33 & CP
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| Headline: Digital recorder? It's in my pocket! - 04/03/2010 |
The second generation of Pocketrak digital recorders has now arrived, replacing last year's Pocketrak 2G and CX models. As you might expect, the boffins at Yamaha's R&D centres have made some improvements, and taken on feedback from users of the first ground-breaking versions.
For full details follow the link below to our gallery of "Portable Digital Recorders", and have a look at the spec and
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| Headline: Djembe prices due to rise in June - advanced warning - 04/03/2010 |
With the recent fall in the value of sterling against the dollar, and its continued weakness against the Euro, the containers of djembes scheduled for the summer will almost certainly be more expensive than last year's. Whilst we still have large stocks in our partner's warehouse, the exceptional discounts shown below will still apply - AND we can take orders in March to reserve stock for shipmen
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| Headline: Repeat orders for popular "Natural-series" xylos and metallos - 02/03/2010 |
As well as a steady number of individual school orders for our tuned percussion instruments, we've received repeat orders from Music Services for the diatonic xylophones and metallophones, as they have obviously passed the acid test of 12 months regular usage in busy music classrooms.
Made from carefully selected hardwoods, the Natural Xylo range consists of two soprano models, two alto and two
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| Headline: Recent Office move - 01/03/2010 |
Last month, we relocated our Sales Office, and our Technical support services, and now have a new (local-rate) telephone number.
0845 862 1913 Click our "Contact Us" link at the top of each webpage for more details.
Although our showroom and visitor facilties are no longer in Devon, our full telephone and email support is already in place with all the Starland team ready to help, O
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| Headline: Professional digital drum sounds on top of your desk! - 28/02/2010 |
One of the instruments which was launched at the NAMM Show in January has already arrived and has been shipped to customers in February. And, this is quite a departure for the Yamaha digital drum designers. OK, they have had the beginners practice pads (DD-range) for probably 20 years, and the popular DTXplorer, DTXpress and DTXtreme pro kits for probably 10 years, but somehow this is different.
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| Headline: Latin percussion section expands for 2010 - 27/02/2010 |
Our selection of South American and Caribbean percussion has been good for years, but this year it is scheduled for further expansion, and this has already started in February. The popular Samba sections (four galleries now) give you the opportunity to either select individual items, or opt for a highly-discounted package (eg our Advance Samba 20pk for secondary schools or one of our four
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| Headline: DGX - Digital Grand Xeptional? - 26/02/2010 |
There are three models in Yamaha's DGX range for 2009-10, and these are all keyboard instruments with an extended length compass.. The DGX230 has 6 octaves (76 notes), and the DGX530 and DGX 630 are full size (88-note) models.
The really "xeptional" model has to be the DGX630, because although the instrument specs show that this is a keyboard with the full range of 503 orchestral voices and rhy
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| Headline: Speak to us for one-to-one advice - 01/02/2010 |
Our Sales Office has moved, and our Advice Line is now open for extended hours.
Please call 0845 862 1913 or email team@starland.co.uk
Why not speak to one of the members of the team who have written our "We Think" descriptions on our website, to check suitability for your needs? We can confirm availability at the same time, and take your order details over the phone, if you
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| Headline: 0845 862 1913 New low-cost telephone number for long-distance callers - 01/02/2010 |
We have many customers who call from hundreds of miles away, and have been mindful of the extra costs of their telephone calls, so we have installed a new 0845 number to keep their costs down. Charged at local rates, rather than long-distance, this will be a cheaper way to contact the Starland Music team.
0845 862 1913 - for all UK enquiries covering sales, stock availability, technic
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| Headline: Privias updated for 2010 - 15/01/2010 |
Why change a winner? Good question, especially as the Casio Privia PX models have been getting better ever year, and the PX320 was such an improvement on the 2007 model. However, its replacement, the PX-330 has just arrived, and it is a major advance in both style and sound.
The PX330 is essentially a portable, low-cost performance piano, but with the minimum basic requirements for pianists -
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| Headline: VAT increases from Jan 1st - but our keyboard prices are pegged - 05/01/2010 |
Yamaha and Casio have both just published their 2010 price list, with price increases on most models due to the return of the 17.5% rate of VAT on January 1st. HOWEVER, although you will see an increase in the RRP (manufacturer's recommended retail prices) for the month of January we have pegged nearly all of our keyboard prices at the 2009 discount levels.
For well over 20 years, our k
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| Headline: Wide range of beginners' classic guitars - 15/11/2009 |
If you are looking for a student guitar outfit, with every item you could possibly need to get under way, then Encore's popular half-size, three-quarter and full-size packages will probably be your best choice (pictured left). There's a whole range of goodies in the box with these ENC OFT packages, including carry case, pitch-pipes, a spare set of strings and a tuition DVD, and our prices
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| Headline: Audio and MIDI recording merges in new PSR models! - 01/11/2009 |
Yamaha PSR keyboard have had MIDI recording facilities for many years, and previous years' "performance" models always used to have disk-drives to store the MIDI sequences. There was some consternation when new arrivals in 2007 and 2008 no longer had a disk-drive, but now we have made a transition to completely new technology, and the old floppy disks are simply not man enough for the future.
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| Headline: November new Clavinova arrivals - 01/11/2009 |
Inevitably, as a new range of digital pianos arrive, the first UK deliveries are only a few units of each model, so they tend to go straight to our customers who have been awaiting their arrival. Our advisory team can often help with pre-launch information, but we try to deal in hard facts, not rumours, before we recommend their suitability. In the case of the new CVP range, the production line
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| Headline: Exciting November additions to our USB keyboard range! - 30/10/2009 |
It seems that every other day, an up and coming manufacturer releases yet another low cost USB MIDI-input keyboard, adding to the hundreds of models currently available. More often than not, these new additions are carbon copies of leading brands, yet manufactured at lower cost, which could result in unreliability!
Step forward M-Audio Keyrig-49 and Key Studio-49i - two great models from this
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| Headline: Extra galleries of Samba percussion - 03/10/2009 |
Our Latin & AfroCuban section of our website has almost tripled in size since the start of the year, and now includes a much wider range of bongos, congas and Latin instruments than ever before. Within this section, we also now have FOUR galleries of Samba drums and accessories, where we picture and describe all the instruments in a samba band.
In our gallery called Samba Packages
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| Headline: Student Violins and Cellos now include intermediate models - 23/08/2009 |
Whilst still focussing on the student models which music teachers will require for the new term, there are now additional models for those looking for something different. "Different" can mean more fun, and the Harlequin models now include Deep Purple (on your left), Marine Blue, Black, Silver Grey, Raspberry Pink or Cherry Red. However, these are NOT toys, being a version of the well-respected
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| Headline: Top clarinet brands compete with new-name outfits - 15/08/2009 |
For years, Starland Music has selected student model instruments which are exceptional value for money - by that, we DON'T just mean CHEAP!! Parents can probably pick up poorly-made clarinets in most markets and car boot sales, but we look for consistent quality at a reasonable price. More importantly, this also has to be an instrument which ENCOURAGES the young beginner to pick up the instrume
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| Headline: Pearl is bang on target with their new drums - 30/07/2009 |
A brand which has been strongly recommended for many years, Pearl became highly respected through the universal success of their Export kits. Last year, they decided to look forward to an even stronger future with the introduction of their aptly-named Vision series (which are enhanced Export kits), but this put them into a price bracket just too hot for most student drummers.
As a spec
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| Headline: New Slimline Clavinovas add style to your music - 01/07/2009 |
With the arrival of the new CLP "s" models, there's now a slimline version of these top-quality pianos, and initial reports from our customers are very complimentary. First of all the technology is remarkable, as you can see from this profile (left) that all the electronics and speaker systems have been designed to minimise the floor space occupied by the instrument. Most importantly, of course,
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| Headline: Digital pianos for churches - 22/05/2009 |
With the introduction of Yamaha's superb portable P155 piano, we can now provide a diverse range of Yamaha models which are very much suited to Churches and Chapels whose pianos or organs may be in decline. Using the latest digital technology, the onboard sounds in this range of models are classically voiced and provide thunderous pipe organs, as well as mellow chapel organs.
Of course, the lon
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| Headline: Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme - 01/01/2009 |
The Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme enables pupils having music lessons at LEA-maintained schools to purchase musical instruments without paying VAT.
However, this is a voluntary scheme and not all schools, music services/authorities (hereafter called “schools”) will participate.
This guide is designed to explain the scheme's rules and procedures to both parents and schools, with the intenti
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