In 1997 we started publishing the Mapleshade Handbook to tell more people about our music and products without compromising our direct-to-consumer pricing, to share our design ideas and the experiments underlying them, and to make available the useful free upgrades we’ve developed in the course of our research and development.
During the 1990s, it was ’standard operating procedure’ to shut-down all errant sources of noise on the Studio’s AC line during recording sessions. The house refrigerator, microwave, fax machine, and computers were all unplugged. The ringers turn off all phones, only lights with incandescent lights could be left on. Notes were passed to communicate while tape was rolling. The Studio’s need for AC purity began to interfere with our commitment to prompt mail-order service. We moved business operations to Baltimore in 2001 so recording sessions and R&D at The Beechwood could continue untethered.
Our mail-order business is located in the historic Mt. Vernon district of Baltimore. ’The Mapleshade Store’ is the name we use to umbrella our diverse range of recordings, upgrades, and music storage shelves. We do not have a retail store but offer free local pick-up for pre-paid orders.
