5 th Crown Names Canadian Sales Reps ; Partnership with Luthier Mark Atkinson
MI distributor 5 th Crown Music has announced partnerships with MI agents across Canada and the addition of luthier Mark Atkinson to further its reach and product quality . 5 th Crown is the Canadian distributor for guitar brands Vintage , Fret-King , Shergold , and Dowina , as well as Carl Martin pedals .
Representing Atlantic Canada and Quebec is Jimmy Papadimitrios . He comes to 5 th Crown with over a decade of experience within MI retail sales and management , including representing other popular instrument brands . Papadimitrios can be contacted at jimmy . papadimitrios @ gmail . com or 514-592-8065 .
Representing Ontario ’ s Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe regions is Brian LeBlanc . He brings over 35 years of experience within the music instrument industry . With the addition of 5 th Crown ’ s brands , LeBlanc has rounded out his brand list , which includes Ibanez Guitars , Laney Amplifiers , Mooer Pedals , and Dean Markley Strings . Le Blanc can be contacted at brianleblanc007 @ gmail . com or 416-570-5792 .
Representing Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan , Yukon , Northwest Territories , and Nunavut is MI agent Dave Firby . Firby can be contacted at dave @ firbygroup . com or 604-644-8518 .
As well , as of July 2021 , long-time professional luthier Mark Atkinson will assess , adjust , and prepare 5 th Crown ’ s guitars , including all fret work upon import . Atkinson is well-known in the Greater Toronto Area guitar community and joins 5 th Crown with many years of experience in the business .
To learn more about 5 th Crown Music , read out Supplier Spotlight profile on pg . 17 .
For more information , contact 5 th Crown Music : 705-441-2791 , enquiries @ 5thcrownmusic . com , www . 5thcrownmusic . com .
2021 Summer NAMM Best in Show Winners Here are this year ’ s Summer NAMM “ Best in Show ” picks , as chosen by a panel of music retail judges that included Geoff Metts of Five Star Guitars , Robert Christie of A & G Central Music , Leslie Stirm of Instrumental Music Center , and Tim Spicer of Spicer ’ s Music :
Best Accessories & Add-Ons
• Taylor ’ s TaylorSense Guitar Health Monitoring System
• Avantone ’ s Pro Planar Red Headphones
• D ’ Addario ’ s Auto Lock Guitar Strap
• Earasers ’ Persona Medical
Gotta Stock It
• Guitar Pillow
• Third Man Hardware
• Ortega QuantumLoop
• D ’ Addario XS Strings
Companies to Watch
• Third Man Hardware
• Podium
• American Way Marketing
• Tagima Guitars
Best in Show
• JackTrip Labs
• Analysis Plus QiJack
• Orion OBN-221 Plastic Bassoon
• BaldMan Percussion , The Stank Foot
• Taylor American Dream Series Guitars
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