When Vic Firth was growing ... impeccable timing.” Firth started whittling his own drumsticks in the early 1960s. He later told interviewers he was frustrated by sticks that were warped ...

He was 85. His death was announced by the Vic Firth Company ... and now produces about 12 million drumsticks a year from a factory in Maine. His sticks and mallets became preferred by hundreds ...

“I believe he ... stick down,” Silverstein said. “Vic was leading the orchestra.” Mr. Firth, who also taught at New England Conservatory from 1952 to 1995 and founded a highly successful ...

NAMM 2013: Percussion maestro Pete Lockett has gone and got his own Vic Firth signature stick ... Designed as a double-ended stick for multi-purpose use, the DrumJammer has versatility in mind and is ...

"It was simply to supply a stick that was better than what was available. But I took it to a different height, that demanded the most sophisticated playing you could do." He began his company in ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. US drum stick manufacturer Vic Firth has been concerned about the environment before it was ...

In 2002, the Globe described Vic Firth Inc. as “the leading percussion-equipment company in the world.” At that time, it was producing 100,000 pairs of drumsticks ... s wishes. He is survived ...