Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Nickelodeon And JHS Partner To Launch "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Musicial Instruments In The UK

The pro audio industry news magazine Musical Instrument Professional and Toy World Magazine, a trade magazine for the toy business, are reporting the Booyakasha TMNT news in the following articles that the trade distributors John Hornby Skewes (JHS) has teamed up with Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) UK and Ireland to launch a brand-new range of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" musical instruments!


The collection, titled "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Real Musical Instruments", features two different ukulele designs and a 3/4 size guitar outfit, and will be available to buy in the UK from early Autumn/Fall 2014, allowing ShellHeads to rock out with Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo for the first time!

The TMUK1 and TMUK2 ukulele outfits have nylon strings and geared machine heads, finished with purple back and sides and eye-catching graphics. Both come complete with a nylon carry bag, pitch pipe and plectrum and will each retail for £29.99.

The TMG34 is a three-quarter-size acoustic guitar nylon strung for ease of playing and again supplied with a carry bag, strap, pitch pipes, plectrum and a spare set of strings. TMG34 has a RRP of £59.99.

All the outfits are packaged with full colour stand out graphics to make an easy and attractive display.

From MI-Pro.co.uk:
JHS and Nickelodeon launch Ninja Turtle instruments

JHS has teamed up with Nickelodeon to launch a range of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles instruments.

The collection features two different ukulele designs and a 3/4 size guitar outfit, available from early autumn.

"It is a privilege to be once again working alongside the team at Nickelodeon, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Real Musical Instruments are a fantastic addition to our other licensed brands." said JHS managing director, Dennis Drumm. "Arguably, the most important instrument anyone can get is their first, and we are proud to offer younger players worldwide a fun introduction to music without compromising the playability."

The TMUK1 and TMUK2 (£29.99) ukulele outfits have nylon strings and geared machine heads, finished with purple back and sides and eye-catching graphics. Both come complete with a nylon carry bag, pitch pipe and plectrum.

The TMG34 (RRP £59.99) is a 3/4 size acoustic nylon strung guitar, again supplied with a carry bag, strap, pitch pipes, plectrum and a spare set of strings.

"We're excited to extend our partnership with JHS to include the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand," said Marianne James VP consumer products, UK & Ireland and European retail sales & marketing. "Real musical instruments are a great addition to the phenomenal Turtles product range that exists in the UK and now for the first time fans can rock out with Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo."
Also, from ToyWorldMag.co.uk:
Turtles musical tie in with JHS and Nickelodeon

Trade distributors John Hornby Skewes has partnered with Nickelodeon to launch a range of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 'real musical instruments'.



The collection features two different ukulele designs and a three-quarter-size guitar outfit, available from early Autumn.

Dennis Drumm, JHS managing director, said: "It is a privilege to be once again working alongside the team at Nickelodeon, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Real Musical Instruments are a fantastic addition to our other licensed brands."

The TMUK1 and TMUK2 ukulele outfits come complete with a nylon carry bag, pitch pipe and plectrum.

The TMG34 is a three-quarter-size acoustic guitar nylon strung for ease of playing and again supplied with a carry bag, strap, pitch pipes, plectrum and a spare set of strings.

All the outfits are packaged with full colour stand out graphics to make an easy and attractive display.

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