Adams Musical Instruments

Adams Musical Instruments
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
FounderAndré Adams
Headquarters
Ittervoort, Limburg
,
Netherlands
ProductsPercussion and brass instruments
Websiteadams-music.com

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,[1] while range of brass instruments include trumpets, flugelhorns, cornets, trombones, euphoniums, and tubas.[2]

History

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah 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[3]
  • King William 1 award[4]

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 Austin Custom Brass and J. Landress Brass.

References

  1. ^ Concert percussion on Adams website, 14 Nov 2019
  2. ^ Brass wind instruments on Adams website, 14 Nov 2019
  3. ^ "King William 1 Award". Adams Musical Instruments. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ^ "ADAMS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS DUTCH KING WILLIAM 1 AWARD 2010". Pearl. Retrieved 9 February 2017.