V-Accordion Production to Resume in Italy

For Immediate Release

Rebecca Genel
Global PR/Media Relations Manager
Roland Corporation
(323) 890-3718
Rebecca.Genel@roland.com

Los Angeles, CA, September 4, 2014 — Roland Corporation is pleased to announce that a new production and outsourcing agreement with FATAR Srl has been finalized, and manufacturing for the V-Accordion® line resumed in Italy in August. By combining the efforts of Roland’s expert engineering teams in Japan and FATAR’s world-renowned craftsmanship and quality standards, Roland remains dedicated to the ongoing development of these specialized instruments.

Musical instrument aficionados around the world have held the Roland brand in high regard for their core values of innovation and quality for more than 40 years, and as digital modeling continues to grow in popularity around the world, so too has the need for innovative V-Accordion models. Notable musicians who have used Roland V-Accordions on stage and in the studio include Sergio Scappini, Ludovic Beier, Weird Al” Yankovic and Nora Kirkpatrick from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, among many others.

Since the revolutionary V-Accordion debuted in 2004, Roland has released several new accordions, including these current models: FR-1x BK, FR-1x RD, FR-1xb BK, FR-1xb RD, FR-3x BK, FR-3x WH, FR-3xb BK, FR-3xb WH, FR-8x BK, FR-8x RD, FR-8xb BK, and FR-8xb RD.

For more information, visit www.RolandUS.com.

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Roland Corporation is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electronic musical instruments, including keyboards and synthesizers, guitar products, electronic percussion, digital recording equipment, amplifiers, audio processors, and multimedia products. With more than 40 years of musical instrument development, Roland sets the standard in music technology for the world to follow. For more information, visit http://www.RolandUS.com.