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Following patent expiration, GANAAN hopes to harness improved drum carrier

Three years after applying in 2004, Randall May International Inc. was granted worldwide patents for a “Percussion Instrument Carrier Assembly.” Twenty years on, the major patents have expired, opening the drum harness concept to changes and new commercial products. Garth Newlands’ GANAAN company is...
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RSPBA considering reinstating Worlds’ Mid-Section trophy; runs full-day workshop for Board of Directors

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