Manhasset Specialty Company, a manufacturer of music stands and accessories, is celebrating 80 years of producing music stands and accessories for everyone from budding young musicians to professional performers. The Manhasset Specialty Company has its roots dating back to 1935 when Otto Lagervall, an inventor and musician, dissatisfied with the quality of existing music stands—with their inherent problems and shortcomings—set out to develop a better music stand. He succeeded in developing the initial Manhasset music stands. He produced his first music stands using high-quality materials and workmanship…a tradition that continues to now. At the time of the company’s founding, Lagervall lived in Manhasset NY, choosing to adopt the name of the town for his new company. During the early 1940s, Lagervall moved the company to Yakima WA, where the company continues to operate today.
Barry Heid, President and General Manager of Manhasset Specialty Company, noted, “Over the years, many new music stands and extremely popular accessory products have been added to the company’s product offerings. And, numerous production improvements have been made to the company’s manufacturing processes in Yakima to enable the company to continue to produce outstanding quality products right here in the U.S.A!”
Heid continued, “Today at Manhasset, we continue working to research and develop new and unique products to fit the needs of musicians of all ages and to pursue continuous improvement on what has always been the finest quality line of music stands available.”
Manhasset Specialty Company employees are extremely proud of the products they produce and the position the company and its products occupy. That’s very important to everyone at Manhasset Specialty Company because the company is an “employee-owned” business. Everyone cares deeply about their company and the products they make every day. And, every Manhasset Specialty Company employee-owner is committed to continuing the company’s tradition of excellence, worldwide, far beyond the next 80 years.