Rane Corporation, founded and incorporated in 1981 in Washington State, is a privately held company. The owners all previously worked together in middle management positions at Phase Linear Corporation, a high-end consumer electronics company. With this background, they pooled over 40 years of combined audio experience to create Rane Corporation. Owners became separate department heads based upon their expertise. This organization created an unusually strong structure, since all department heads had a unique owner's perspective in making it succeed.The company name was selected from an anagram created from the common letters of the first and last names of the original founders. This particular anagram was selected because it was short, easy-to-say and remember, and they liked the double-entendre possibilities implying wet-links to the Northwest.

After 30 years, Seymour Duncan company manufactures much more than electric guitar pickups. The finest in bass pickups under the brand name "Basslines" were next, then Seymour's authentic replications of pickups from the 50's and 60's, aptly named Antiquity and Antiquity II, respectively. Then Benedetto jazz guitar pickups and finally the union of Seymour Duncan and Rick Turner to form D-TAR, Duncan-Turner Acoustic Research.

The company that now bears the name Avalon Guitars came into being in the 1980's. The company's reputation for producing the very highest quality acoustic guitars using traditional methods has remained unsurpassed.Avalon's excellence is firmly rooted in our highly skilled team of luthiers whose innovativeness, abilities and know-how is renowned.Avalon Guitars exists to make possible their contribution to the acoustic guitar world with their passion for acoustic guitar design, quality and above all, tone.

Niles is a company focused on providing high–quality products that integrate and distribute home entertainment for the residential and light commercial markets. Throughout its history, Niles has played a major role in transforming whole–house audio/video and home theater from a hobbyist pastime into a thriving, highly professional industry. Niles has grown by continuously refining its existing products, inventing new ones, and always delivering extraordinary value.Since 1978, Niles has been a solutions–based company. The company’s first product was a switching system designed to help audio retailers demonstrate speakers and amplifiers. These switchers were highly effective at simplifying the retail selling process. The salesperson no longer had to manually disconnect and reconnect wires every time a customer wanted to audition a different component.

Irwin Toy successor iToys is spinning happily again. Once a publicly traded company, Irwin Toy filed for bankruptcy protection with the Canadian courts in 2002, 18 months after being sold to a Canadian investment firm in 2001. Banking on the Irwin Toy name's 75 years of brand recognition, brothers George and Peter Irwin, sons of the company's founder, re-purchased the rights to the Irwin Toy name in 2003. They have taken it back to basics as a newly formed, private company. iToys's best-known products include I-Top (an electronic-spinning top programmed with four games), Baby So Real, and Girl Zone. iToys launched a new toy line in 2009 named Biggest Loser.

Skis Rossignol S.A. company's alpine, freeski, and Nordic ski brands include Rossignol, Dynastar, and Lange. Its snowboards and skis are worn for recreation and competition and used as rental equipment at ski resorts. Skis Rossignol also makes ski boots, bindings, poles, hats, and gloves; its wares are sold by sports retailers, ski shops, and specialty stores worldwide. Rossignol skis have been worn by many Olympians and world champions since the 1930s. In 2008 owner Quiksilver agreed to sell Skis Rossignol to Macquarie Group firm Chartreuse & Mont Blanc.

RAZ Imports is a wholesale importer of Seasonal Holiday Decorations and Home Accents. The company sell Christmas, Easter, Spring, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Fall decor, as well as a full line of everyday floral items and battery-operated candles for all occasions.The company operates about five RAZ Imports showrooms, and sells products through showrooms in 10 US cities.

Augusta Sportswear group company makes non-branded athletic apparel, such as tops, warm-ups, jackets, and headwear, as well as team uniforms. It also markets bags, aprons, and other accessories. The firm's brands include Augusta Sportswear, Holloway Sportswear, High Five Sportswear, and Jones & Mitchell. Among its customers are uniform suppliers, athletics teams and leagues, decorators, distributors, and sporting goods stores. Augusta Sportswear Group was founded in 1977. It was acquired in 2008 by investment firm Quad-C Management and members of the sportswear maker's management team.

Crawford of Jamestown was founded in 1883. The company is an established, family owned manufacturer of quality solid wood furniture. All of the company wooden pieces feature a RICH 14 to 15-step hand rubbed finish. These pieces consist of 100% solid wood being purchased within a 150-mile radius of the factory located in Jamestown, N.Y. Having to deal with the ever-changing seasons of Western New York, their lumber is thought of as the best in the industry. Each wooden piece is constructed to the highest quality and then followed by a rigorous inspection process.Crawford has a wide selection of hardwood furniture that will complement any room in the house. Many of their collections offer a broad array of pieces to choose from. Crawford is also recognized as a “Style Leader” in both the bedroom and dining room industry. Some of the choices include refined American Traditional, Stately Queen Anne, Classic Country, Modern Eclectic, Shaker, Victorian/English, and Sophisticated Rural.

RIC's 35 plus models of guitars are sold through catalogs and authorized dealers in the US and nearly 60 other countries worldwide. The company, which still makes every guitar in the US, has bucked the industry trend of offering a lower-priced line of instruments made overseas. Its standard guitars range in price from $1,500 to $5,000; custom models more than $10,000. It produces about 10,000 a year with a two-year waiting list. Famous rockers from The Beatles to U2 have helped give RIC guitars their mystique and make them a must-have for any serious player.

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