YAMAHA ANNOUNCES NEW YAMAHA STARS   chieving recognition as a Yamaha Signified TouchStone Award Recipient (STAR) is no simple feat. STAR certification first requires proven excellence in both sales and customer relations at an authorized Yamaha piano dealership, and acceptance into the rigorous training program is only the beginning. STARs enter into a demanding course of study, pass a qualifying examination, and take a tour of the Yamaha Music Manufacturing facility at Thomaston, Georgia. The entire process may take over a year to complete. Since February 1997, when the first Yamaha salesperson achieved STAR status, program administrator Dick Cruise has shepherded approximately 230 dealers through the qualifying process. "Qualifying for Yamaha's national TouchStone program and becoming a STAR is a high honor," says Cruise. Congratulations to the following salespeople and authorized dealerships, all recently graduated Yamaha STARs! Arthur Doran of Boston Organ and Piano, Natick, MA; Joyce Cochran of Brook Mays, Houston, TX; Harold Niver of Clinton's Pianos, Rocky Hill, CT; Paul V. Jennings of Falcetti Music Centers, Springfield, MA; Brian Carr and Mary Logsdon of Henderson Music, Lexington, KY; Ron Reiner of Hendricks Pianos, Downers Grove, IL; Ken Schoenwetter of Herman & Sons Piano Merchants, Phoenix, AZ; Chris Tenney of Keith Jorgensen's, Boise, ID; Jeff Bauer, Dennis Considine, Allen Klevens and Moses Levy of Keyboard Concepts, Van Nuys, CA; Jim King and Sara Savarino of King's Keyboard House, Ann Arbor, MI; John Thomas of Meridian Music, Indianapolis, IN; Ed Thomas of Metropolitan Piano Gallery, Roseville, MN; Ken Fuller, Matthew McKinley, and Mark Patchett of Music City Spokane, Inc., Spokane, WA; Dan Dearing, Clay Ellison, James Larson, and Mike Raddatz of Piano Gallery, Layton, UT; Jane Flynn, Richard Parkinson, and Joe Toscano of Piano Superstore, Murray, UT; Joyce Shomaker and Geoff White of Piano Superstore, South Jordan, UT; Debbie Beach, Mike Bennett, and Sherry Henrichs of Saied Music Company, Tulsa, OK; Bob Secker of Thoroughbred's Classic Keyboards, Clearwater, FL; and John Beth of Ward-Brodt Music Mall, Madison, WI.

Page 19	HOME	Page 21

| Table of Contents | Search Accent Winter 1999 |


| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 |

To go to a specific page, click on the page number above