Want to buy Vic Firth drumsticks?Almost every drummer knows them. Vic Firth's sticks. And that is not surprising. The company has a market share of no less than 60%. 1 in 6 drummers therefore plays with these sticks. The story of this brand starts in the late 1950's, early 1960's. Vic Firth, himself a professional musician, is dissatisfied with the current range of bows. As a timpanist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he has strong opinions about what he wants. He is forced to make his own sticks with local woodworkers. This is the start of the company which now has more than 200 types of sticks in the catalog.Read more... |
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Vrijwel iedere drummer kent ze. De stokken van Vic Firth. En dat is niet zo gek. Het bedrijf heeft een marktaandeel van maar liefst 60%. 1 op de 6 drummers speelt dus met deze stokken. Het verhaal van dit merk begint eind jaren ’50, begin ’60. Vic Firth, zelf een beroepsmuzikant, is ontevreden met het huidige aanbod aan stokken. Als paukenist van het Boston Symphony Orchestra heeft hij een uitgesproken mening wat hij wil. Hij is genoodzaakt om zelf stokken te maken met plaatselijke houtbewerkers. Dit is de start van het bedrijf wat inmiddels meer dan 200 soorten stokken in de catalogus heeft staan. Lees meer...
Vrijwel iedere drummer kent ze. De stokken van Vic Firth. En dat is niet zo gek. Het bedrijf heeft een marktaandeel van maar liefst 60%. 1 op de 6 drummers speelt dus met deze stokken. Het verhaal van dit merk begint eind jaren ’50, begin ’60. Vic Firth, zelf een beroepsmuzikant, is ontevreden met het huidige aanbod aan stokken. Als paukenist van het Boston Symphony Orchestra heeft hij een uitgesproken mening wat hij wil. Hij is genoodzaakt om zelf stokken te maken met plaatselijke houtbewerkers. Dit is de start van het bedrijf wat inmiddels meer dan 200 soorten stokken in de catalogus heeft staan. Lees meer...
In the 1980s, Vic Firth was already a fairly settled company. It was looking for a production facility that could handle the company's requirements. Vic found this business in a small town of 500 people in the state of Maine. About 3 hours from Boston. This company made wood products that have just been added drumsticksround and in different shapes. Namely pepper mills! The company was taken over and drumsticks were now produced. The factory in the small village welcomed world famous drummers such as Steve Gadd, Dave Weckle, Steve Jordan and many more. All with their own wishes for a signature drumstick.
A few years ago, Music All-in paid a company visit to the Vic Firth factory in Maine. We were very impressed with the way the drumsticksare made here. It is a combination of craftsmanship and modern technology. It starts with selecting the wood for the sticks. Only the wood with the seam in the right direction is used for the sticks. For the firmness. The sticks are then cut to size by water saws. These are very precise. Then the selection process begins. All drumsticks are first matched by weight. Then on hertz. So by sound. This way you can be sure that a pair of Vic Firth poles will always match. The wood that is not considered good enough for Vic Firth poles is not thrown away. The cheap Nova sticks are made from this. These sticks are ideal for good practice.
The company has since been taken over by Zildjian. Also a Boston drum company. Zildjian's sticks are now also made in Maine. They can make good use of the technology that is already there. As mentioned, the offer from Vic Firth is very large. It doesn't matter if you have a wooden tip or a nylon tip want. There are sticks for every kind of percussionist. Besides drumsticks, they also make sticks for marching, brushes, rods, timpani sticks, vibraphone sticks and more.
Some models have since become standard sizes in the drumming world. Who does not know the 5A and the 7A. The teardrop tip has also become very popular. At Music All In you can buy the different models of Vic Firth online. We ship drumsticks to satisfied customers every day. Throughout the Benelux. Do you want to try out the different drumsticks yourself? That is possible our store in Noordwijk. Do you have questions about drumsticks? Call or email us.
