CBS Musical Instruments

Don Leslie
Don Leslie, the inventor of the very successful Leslie Speaker, was pleased with the concept of the product that was a simple idea but a tricky design. As a child, Don was fascinated by the large pipe organs and how the sound traveled all around the listener. He had the goal of bringing that...
CBS Musical Instruments, Hammond B-3, Hammond Organs, Music Manufacturing, Deceased, Leslie Speakers, Loudspeakers, Multiple Interviews, Full Interview
William Schultz
William Schultz turned the struggling Fender Musical Instrument Corporation into an industry leader after purchasing the famed guitar company from CBS in 1985. Born in McKeesport, PA on July 30, 1926, he began playing the saxophone professionally before World War II and then opened his own musical...
Fender Musical Instruments Corp, AMC, CBS Musical Instruments, Gretsch Company, World War II, Instrument Repair Technician, Progressive Music Store, Guitars, Deceased, Yamaha Corporation of America, Squier, William Schultz, NAMM Board of Directors-Interviewed, Multiple Interviews

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