Lyons
Lyons
Also known as: Lyons Band Instrument Company, Lyons Music Products
UnclaimedLyons is an American maker of entry-level and educational musical instruments aimed primarily at the school classroom and beginner market. The brand traces back to the Lyons Band Instrument Company, originally based in Chicago, which became known for serving school music programs and was the exclusive distributor of the Tonette, a recorder-like fipple flute that became a fixture of mid-20th-cen...
Lyons is an American maker of entry-level and educational musical instruments aimed primarily at the school classroom and beginner market. The brand traces back to the Lyons Band Instrument Company, originally based in Chicago, which became known for serving school music programs and was the exclusive distributor of the Tonette, a recorder-like fipple flute that became a fixture of mid-20th-century American elementary music education. The company was later acquired by Selmer and moved to Elkhart, Indiana, before being sold off and continuing as Lyons Music Products.
The catalog focuses on affordable, durable instruments for general music classes and beginner ensembles. Typical Lyons products include soprano recorders, Orff-style xylophones and metallophones (including bass xylophone sets), and rhythm-band kits containing items like rhythm sticks, triangles, castanets, finger cymbals, sand blocks, wrist bells, sleigh bells, and tambourines. Lyons-branded instruments are widely distributed through major U.S. music retailers such as Music & Arts, Guitar Center, and Musician's Friend, where the line is positioned alongside other classroom-instrument brands.
Lyons has 3 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Glockenspiels and Classical & Nylon-String Guitars.
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