Adams Musical Instruments
{{Short description|Musical instrument manufacturer}}
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| industry = Musical instruments
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| founded = {{start date and age|1970}}
| founder = André Adams
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| hq_location_city = Ittervoort, Limburg
| hq_location_country = Netherlands
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| products = Percussion and brass instruments
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| website = [https://www.adams-music.com/ adams-music.com]
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Adams Musical Instruments is a manufacturer of musical instruments based in the Netherlands. The company produces percussion and brass instruments.
Percussion instruments by Adams include timpani, marimbas, xylophones, vibraphones, glockenspiels, bar chimes, bass drums, bell plates, temple blocks and drum hardware,[https://www.adams-music.com/home/?t=pf Concert percussion] on Adams website, 14 Nov 2019 while range of brass instruments include trumpets, flugelhorns, cornets, trombones, euphoniums, and tubas.[https://www.adams-music.com/home/?t=wf Brass wind instruments] on Adams website, 14 Nov 2019
History
File:Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah LV Rotterdam 19 november 2017 - Christian Scott (37656445105).jpg with his Adams trumpet]]
André Adams, founder of the company, started repairing brass instruments in 1970. Music was his hobby, and engineering was his passion. After gaining experience as an instrument maker with various well-known firms throughout Europe, his unique background led to the emergence of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of percussion- and brass instruments.
Awards
Adams Musical Instruments has received the following awards:
- Limburg Export Award{{cite web|url=https://www.adams-music.com/l/d/?c=King+William+1+Award&id=07C03DC018684926B2CD485DA726B912|title=King William 1 Award|website=Adams Musical Instruments|accessdate=9 February 2017}}
- King William 1 award{{cite web|title=ADAMS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS DUTCH KING WILLIAM 1 AWARD 2010|url=http://pearldrum.com/news-events/concert-news/adams-musical-instruments-wins-the-prestigious-dutch-king-william-1-award-2010|website=Pearl|accessdate=9 February 2017}}
Location
The instrument factories and headquarters of the company are based in Ittervoort, Netherlands. In the same building Adams has a huge music shop for woodwind, brasswind, drums and percussion. In Lummen (Belgium) the company has another music shop. Both stores have a specialised repair department. The instruments are sold worldwide via dealers and distributors. In the US through Pearl Drums for instance. Some notable dealers of Adams trumpets and flugel horns in the US are [https://web.archive.org/web/20101111140011/http://austincustombrass.mybigcommerce.com/ Austin Custom Brass] and [http://j-landress-brass.myshopify.com/ J. Landress Brass].
References
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External links
- [https://www.adams-music.com/ Official website]
{{Percussion instruments brands}}
Category:Percussion instrument manufacturing companies
Category:Brass instrument manufacturing companies
Category:Musical instrument manufacturing companies of the Netherlands