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The Black Cat team were delighted to receive another piece of positive feedback from one of our Belgian customers. The Gemeentelijke Academie Musiek en Woord - a popular Belgian music academy - was as thrilled with the quality of their Roughneck music stands as they were with the smooth service from the Black Cat team.

Mr. Van den Driesschen told the sales team: "We received all the Roughneck Music Stands in perfect condition. I would like to thank you for all the work and it was a pleasure again, doing business with your company."

Black Cat Music supplies Wenger music stands - world-renowned for their quality, longevity and elegant appearance - across the whole of Europe and Russia, and the team takes great pride in the quality of the products and of their service. The Black Cat team-members between them speak a raft of European languages fluently and are highly experienced in advising and supplying products to meet the needs of music schools, conservatories, schools and of course theatres and concert halls across the continent. Another satisfied customer!

Anyone looking to invest in a rugged all-metal music stand, for practice and performance use that really lives up to its name, should take a look at the Wenger Roughneck. With its welded base, the Roughneck Music stand always stands straight, won't lean or wobble and will never need tightening. Finished with durable black powder coat paint, the 22 gauge steel desk has rolled edges for structural strength. To remove any concerns about accidental damage such as scratching or denting to expensive instruments, the use of polycarbonate and rounded edges means there are no sharp edges to worry about. The bolt-through desk attachment means that the desk holds firmly and securely, with desk height from floor to desk lip adjustable between 69cm to 110cm and a trigger lock that easily holds 30 lbs without releasing.

Probably the toughest music stand on the market thanks also to its 12-gauge steel welded wobble-free base attachment designed for extreme durability and no tip overs. This rugged construction standard is carried through to an 18-gauge inner post that won’t dent and ensures the slider mechanism keeps functioning freely.

Black Cat Music has successfully installed three sound-isolating Music Practice Rooms at Goldsmiths College in London.

Manager Teresa Rogers said, “The majority of the work was done in the summer of 2013. It was a busy installation period for Music Practice Rooms and Black Cat Music.”

Teresa explained, “ MusicPracticeRooms.com specialise in the supply and installation of sound-isolating rooms which provide the ideal rehearsal space for musicians and singers and also make excellent recording studios. The modular design allows for a wide range of sizes, suitable for a solo singer, or up to a room large enough to accommodate a choir or a band. Another valuable benefit is that the rooms can be relocated as space requirements and priorities change.” The Sound Isolating Rooms are designed to create an ideal rehearsal space with climate controlled interior environment for the comfort of musicians and singers in which they can practice without their music causing disturbance to other classes in the college. The balanced acoustics within the room provide a high quality space suitable for recording purposes. The modular design allows for a wide range of sizes, from a solo singer to a choir or a band to be accommodated. And as needs and space allocations change the sound isolating rooms can simply be re-located when required.

Goldsmiths can trace its history back to 1891 when The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths set up its Technical and Recreative Institute to provide educational opportunities for the people of New Cross. The University of London acquired the new Institute and re-established it as Goldsmiths College in 1904. Since 1989, Goldsmiths has been a full College of the University with its own distinctive role as an independent university institution, at the same time committed to its membership of one of the world’s great academic federations.

The world-renowned music department at Goldsmiths embraces 21st-century culture. Goldsmith's music degrees bring together academic work with creative practice, letting students merge classical, contemporary, studio-based, ethnographic and popular music studies. Students at Goldsmiths are given the opportunity to perform, compose, study and experiment. The Music Practice Rooms from MusicPracticeRooms.com, installed by Black Cat Music, help to enable students to make music in sound-isolated pods - ideal both for rehearsing and for recording music.

During April, Black Cat Music is offering 10 per cent discount on their best selling Classic 50 music stands. Quantity discount breaks allow purchase prices as low as £37.12 when purchased in quantities of 50 or more. Schools and colleges looking to equip with new music stands designed for robust and regular handling can take advantage of this great offer throughout the month.

Already a top seller, the popular Classic 50 Music Stand is tough enough to handle the hardships of regular classroom use thanks to a formula of advanced polymers offering inherent tensile strength that will not bend or dent like metal stands. Its elegant design makes it quiet and rattle-free during performances. And the scratch resistant desk surface also incorporates a unique recess for keeping pencils in place. The patented one-hand height adjustment of the music desk is simplicity itself, requiring no screw or locking collar adjustments. To learn more watch the Classic 50 put through its paces at YouTube.com

Full details on the April offer can be found on the Black Cat Music web site.