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We hope you find these articles interesting and educational and we look forward to the opportunity to help you make music! Jeff, Steve and Jack Long Letter from the Long Family Editor and Publisher: Sheri Katz Design and Layout: Cristine Giampaolo, SGR Writers: Pierre Bazin, William Bula, Sarah Farthing, Mark Garrison, Ken Kucharic, Kahler Legacy, Justin Ley, Nigel Maynard, Mike Murza, Ian Paron ESSENTIAL INFORMATION: The Long & McQuade Magazine is published by Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Limited. They cover many different aspects of the process of making music from suggestions to getting the most out of practice time, to tips on overcoming writer s block, to assistance with setting up your own home studio. Most of the articles have been written by our staff, many of whom are experts in their field. In addition to all of the great product info, we have included a number of Canadian artist features and several informative articles. Our largest issue to date, we have expanded the scope of the publication to make it better than ever. Many of the services we offer, like rentals, in-store financing, trade-ins and repairs, grew from trying to service the needs of musicians and to help enable them to make music marks the 14th anniversary of the Long & McQuade magazine, and we are very excited to unveil this season s edition. Our customers and their music first approach has shaped our policies and kept us on course throughout all of the changes in retail over the years. Sharing that passion for music has always been the cornerstone of our business. When Jack Long decided to get a day gig 57 years ago, he didn t know a lot about running a business, but he did know a lot about music in fact, it was his passion. 2 If you are reading this, then music is probably very important to you.

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