A Cleveland music company with roots reaching back to 1922, Grover/Trophy Music Group remains run by the fourth generation of the Berger family. Its long history has carried it from wholesale instruments into proprietary musical manufacturing, including the Flutophone, which the company says has sold more than 50 million units worldwide, while serving everyone from major orchestras to school bands and garage players.
C. F. Martin & Co., IncFounded in 1833, C. F. Martin & Co. is a family-owned and operated musical-instrument maker that has remained under family ownership for six generations. The company builds acoustic guitars and ukuleles, and has also manufactured its own strings since acquiring Darco Strings in 1970. Its instruments are handcrafted in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, while Martin strings are made at the company’s facility in Navojoa, Mexico.NAZARETH, PA
Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution LLCFamily-owned and operated in Pennsylvania, Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution brings carefully selected woodwind and brasswind instruments and accessories to the U.S. market, including its own handcrafted Moe Custom Clarinets made in Pennsylvania. The company’s German-trained instrument makers draw on more than 40 years of combined experience in Europe and the United States, pairing distribution with a full-service workshop for professional setups, repairs, and historic overhauls.339992POTTSVILLE, PA
La Bella / E. & O. Mari, IncLa Bella / E. & O. Mari, Inc. is a family-owned music string manufacturer founded in 1913 by Italian immigrants Olinto and Emilio Mari. The company has been continuously family-owned and operated, currently run by Richard Mari Cocco Jr. with his children, and is known for its heritage in string making dating back to the 17th century. La Bella manufactures a wide range of music strings for guitar, bass, folk, world, and orchestral instruments, and also hand-builds Olinto basses in Brooklyn, NY.NEWBURGH, NY