A distributor is a privately owned mass supplier to the music dealers. The distributor has massive buying power and stocks each musical instrument item in large quantities. Most wholesale musical instrument distributors here in the USA sell at the same "dealer price" that the actual manufacturer does. The musical instrument distributor function is to supply the musical instruments & accessories at a closer proximity without a price increase to the licensed dealer. Keep in mind, using "will-call" is a way to save $. Simply search for the distributors in your state. You will save tons on shipping - by picking up the orders yourself (will-call). There are many wholesale musical instrument warehouses across the United States. Chances are there are many near you. Remember, these companies only sell to licensed retailers. Many real wholesale distributors will only sell to dealers with commercial addresses. Although it is not 100% necessary to have a commercial address.