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Reunion Blues is an American producer of high-quality cases and accessories for musical instruments. Founded in 1976, their products are used by musicians such as cellist Tina Guo, John 5 of Rob Zombie, bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs, Killswitch Engage, Little Texas, trombonist Michael Davis of the The Rolling Stones, guitarist Laurence Juber of Wings, fiddler Jason Roberts, banjoist Alison Brown, and Richard Fortus of Guns N' Roses.

History
In 1971, San Franciscan touring musician Glenn Cronkhite founded a company to make lightweight protective cases for musical instruments. At the time, there were no other companies doing the same thing. In 1976 the business aspect of the company was purchased by Michael Snead and renamed Reunion Blues. Reunion Blues became known for high-quality cases and accessories intended to last enormous lengths of time. The company's headquarters are at 3920 Cypruss Drive in Petaluma, California.

Blues Reunion regularly appears at NAMM Shows, and after the 2010 flooding in Nashville, brought its Vintage Guitar benefit event to the city. The event gave free professional guitar appraisals to musicians, with D'Addario offering free guitar restringing by Tom Spaulding, the guitar tech for Aerosmith.

Products
As of 2011, Reunion Blues produces over 70 case models for fretted, brass, woodwind, string, and percussion instruments. Some cases can contain multiple instruments at a time, such as a double guitar and triple trumpet bag. Fabrics include full grain leather, performance fabric, and a ballistic Quadraweave RB Continental series.

Sponsors

 * Tina Guo
 * Ricky Skaggs
 * Alison Brown
 * Rickey Minor
 * John 5
 * Killswitch Engage
 * Richard Fortus
 * Frank Catalano
 * Tosin Abasi
 * Jason Roberts
 * Laurence Juber
 * Michael Davis
 * Casey Driessen
 * Little Texas
 * Smokin Joe Kubek
 * Tommy Castro
 * Brad Gillis
 * Robben Ford

Staff

 * Alan Poster - CEO, President
 * David Andrus - Product Development and Sales Director
 * Tim Sartori - Product Development Manager
 * John Maher - Marketing/Advertising Director
 * Brian Dahlgreen - Customer Service, Sales
 * Jay Lewallen - Sales
 * Jesse Grossman - Sales
 * Michelle Debu - Artist/Customer Relations