Gift Guide 2008: Teens Nov 25, 2008
Takamine, Yamaha, Ibanez, Washburn and Alvarez are consistently good bets. Starting in the low $300s, Seagulls are incredible values that'll get you a guitar for life. (Florida Times-Union)
Get festive this weekend Oct 5, 2008
That includes entertainment by Jerry Santos and friends, Punahou Alumni Glee Club, Kaha'i Topolinsky and Halau Ka Pa Hula Hawai'i, Tony Conjugacion and Halau O Wainohia, Vicky Holt Takamine and Halau Pua Ali'i Ilima, Kualoa, the Royal Hawaiian Band and others. There's storytelling, native Hawaiian arts demonstrations, jams, jellies, chutney, haku lei and home-baked goods and more food (including seafood by chef Elmer Guzman of Poke Stop). (Honolulu Advertiser)
Sonic Spotlight: Robb Underwood Aug 14, 2008
FIRST GUITAR: "It was a hand-me-down from my brother-in-law. ... I think it was a Takamine.". FAVORITE TV SHOWS: The Colbert Report and Man vs. Wild. (The Augusta Chronicle)
My Favourite Gadget: Digita conference delegates Mar 20, 2008
Inspired by Julie's answer, I had to nominate my Takamine F-360 steel string acoustic guitar. I got it when I was at college in California in 1980. (Accounting Web, UK)
Acts & Openings Feb 15, 2008
Members of Halau Papa Lauae o Makana, under the direction of Kumu Hula Victoria Holt Takamine will open the concert. Tickets are 25/advance; 35/door. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Garth Brooks gives smashed guitar to Smithsonian Dec 5, 2007
Brooks' donated memorabilia include a stage outfit and hand-written lyrics to "The Beaches of Cheyenne," but it is his Takamine guitar that is likely to attract the most interest. The guitar became a touchstone of his career when it was smashed at a 1991 Dallas concert that was taped for television. (Reuters)
Mori returns to 'Wanderer's' role Nov 30, 2007
"A Wanderer's Notebook" was made into a pic in 1962, helmed by Mikio Naruse and starring Hideko Takamine in the Hayashi role. Hayashi survived poverty and an abusive relationship with a TB-afflicted writer to find literary success. (Variety)
Sam's Club and Takamine Team to Raise Funds for Walden Woods Project Nov 25, 2007
com and Takamine guitars have teamed up to raise funds for the Walden Woods Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the land, literature and legacy of 19th century writer/philosopher Henry David Thoreau, America's premier advocate for environmental conservation. (Logo: ) Sam's Club will exclusively offer a limited quantity of Takamine guitars, hand-signed by the Eagles -- Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit -- online at samsclub ... For more... (PR Newswire)
FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC Nov 23, 2007
While some of the brands he carries, such as guitars by Michael Kelly and Takamine, regularly see use by professionals, they manufacture plenty of models that can be afforded by parents on a limited budget buying their child their first instrument and hoping they will stick with it. He currently has a flute on hold for a student of Pawtucket music teacher Sheila Duckworth. (Pawtucket Times, RI)
Coming attractions: 'Raisin' gets to bask in glow of TV Nov 23, 2007
3 million copies of new album Long Road Out of Eden at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, The Eagles are teaming with the retailer to raise funds for The Walden Woods Project by selling a limited number of autographed Takamine guitars. In the past, an Eagles-signed guitar has fetched up to $50,000 at auction, but fans needn't fret. (USA Today -- Life)
Bercegeay knows how to kick it on, off the field Oct 31, 2007
I got some graduation money and bought one in Gonzales," Bercegeay said. "I had it until I bought a new Takamine from Lake Charles Music. He's mainly learned on his own, his only lesson coming during a class he took with McNeese professor Eric Sylvester. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
• Kaman Selling Music Division Oct 30, 2007
Kaman makes Ovation and Hamer guitars, as well as Gretsch drums, and is the exclusive distributor of Takamine guitars. In all, the company distributes about 20,000 different musical instruments and accessories, from bongos and cymbals to guitar picks and drum racks. (FOX61, CT)
Fender buying East Coast music unit for $117 million Oct 30, 2007
Kaman Music also is the U.S. sales representative for Sabian Cymbals and worldwide distributor for Takamine Guitars and Gretsch Drums. Kaman Music will continue to be led by current President Edward Miller and operate separately. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
LowNote Music: From Lake To Los Angeles Apr 26, 2007
"I told somebody one day just joking that it will be a place where you can order a chicken teriyaki plate or a takamine guitar all in one!". One of the bands expected to take the stage often will be Secondhandheroes from Meridian. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Party Honors Brad Paisley and Wil Nance's "She's Everything" Mar 29, 2007
He then gave the first one -- a Takamine -- to Nance. "One per career," he noted. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
More of this story Mar 27, 2007
Lunchtime diners succumbed to the soothing music that was a blend of an electric bass, the Martin six-string and the Takamine 12-string. That blend was made complete by the falsetto rendering of several numbers from Krug as diners dug into their wallets for a copy of the CD.. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
New on DVD: 'Peter Pan,' 'Borat' Mar 9, 2007
But there's no trickle-down theory for women of the time and certainly not for a widowed bar hostess (luminous Hideko Takamine). Back story: Shot strikingly without fuss in black-and-white TohoScope, here's the first film from underrated director Mikio Naruse (and Takamine, as well) to get an American DVD release. (USA Today -- Life)
