Vater Percussion

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Vater Percussion
Company typePrivate
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956) in Boston
FounderJack Adams and Fred Maichle
HeadquartersHolbrook, United States
ProductsDrum sticks and mallets
OwnersRon, Alan Vater
Websitevater.com

Vater Percussion is an American

manufacturing company based in Holbrook, Massachusetts. The company has always focused on percussion instruments, producing drum sticks, brushes and mallets
. It was founded by Jack Adams, and later run by his two grandsons Ron and Alan Vater.

Although the company began producing sticks in 1956, it did not officially become "Vater Percussion" until much later.

History

In the 1950s, Boston area drummer Jack Adams opened Jack's Drumshop in Boston, and in 1956, Fred Maichle began hand-turning drum sticks for the shop, sometimes supplying custom drumsticks to musicians touring through the area, including Philly Joe Jones, Louie Bellson, and Buddy Rich.[1]

Eventually Jack Adams set up shop in the C. Vater Music Center, a

Zildjian, launching that company's line of drumsticks in 1986. Vater expanded into manufacturing deals with Tama and Pearl, as well as private label drum sticks for distributors in the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Australia, and New Zealand.[1]

On 22 October 1988, Vater expanded with a new factory in Holbrook, Massachusetts and shortly thereafter Vater's relationship with Zildjian and Vic Firth ended. The company decided to launch their own brand, launching Vater-branded drumsticks in 1990. By the mid-1990s, Vater had become one of top 5 American drum stick manufacturers.[1][2]

Vater guarantees their sticks to be "straighter, more consistent and of higher quality than all other leading drumstick manufacturers". Vater sticks typically have a higher moisture content than other drumsticks, which is intended to create more durable drumsticks, though this does result in a slightly heavier stick.

Besides drum sticks, Vater also manufactures a variety of timpani mallets, marimba mallets, vibraphone mallets, brushes, specialty sticks, silence mutes, stick bags, drink holders, educational products and other accessories.

Notable Vater Artists

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Budofsky, Adam (August 1995). "Inside Vater: The Country's Oldest "New" Drumstick Maker" (PDF). Modern Drummer. pp. 91–104. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ron Vater, drumstick pioneer, dies aged 63". MusicRadar. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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