Photos: National Assn. of Music Merchants

Thousands of people stream through the annual National Assn. of Music Merchants show at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday. The NAMM Show is the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry, and is one of the two largest music product trade shows in the world.

A woman demonstrates the use of hand bells during the annual National Assn. of Music Merchants Show at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday. The four-day NAMM Show is the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry, and is one of the two largest music product trade shows in the world.

Doriane Dane joins other models handing out product pamphlets at the Coffin Cases booth during the annual National Assn. of Music Merchants show at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday. The four-day NAMM Show is the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry, and is one of the two largest music product trade shows in the world.

Horns on display during the annual National Assn. of Music Merchants show at the Anaheim Convention Center. The NAMM Show is the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry, and is one of the two largest music product trade shows in the world.

A man checks out the display at the Rickenbacker Guitars booth during the annual National Assn. of Music Merchants show at the Anaheim Convention Center. Based in Santa Ana, Rickenbacker was founded in 1932 and was the first company to produce electric guitars. The NAMM Show is the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry, and is one of the two largest music product trade shows in the world.

A man tests cymbals at the Zildjian booth during the annual National Assn. of Music Merchants show at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday. The NAMM Show is the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry, and is one of the two largest music product trade shows in the world.