verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message promark type private industry musical instruments founded 1957 ; 59 years ago 1957 founder herb brochstein headquarters houston texas united states products drum sticks parent d addario website promark.com external video oral history maury brochstein talks about his father s pioneering role in the drumming world and the artists that play the product because they love it . interview date november 10 2006 namm national association of music merchants oral history library external video oral history herb brochstein reflects on how getting fired from a band at the age of 14 lit a fire under him and aided in his future success . interview date november 9 2004 namm national association of music merchants oral history library promark is a houston texas based american drum stick company . since 2011 it is part of strings company d addario . promark is a widely known stick company generally played in drum set drum and bugle corps and concert bands . contents 1 history 2 notable products 3 references 4 external links history edit promark was founded in 1957 by percussion instructor and shop owner herb brochstein in houston texas . it was the first company to introduce japanese shira kashi white oak into the american market and the only company to successfully market oak sticks in the united states . the wood provided for promark is supplied by japanese trader tatsuo kosaka . in recent years promark has moved to use of non endangered wood and a green finishing process to make their sticks and manufacturing processes safer to the player and the environment . 1 in 1985 promark patented a rute for drum kit use introducing it as the hot rod . several similar models followed both from them and other manufacturers . notable products edit promark offers many signature products from notable players and endorsees such as system blues by the blue devils for field marching and the todd suchermans styx for stage playing . other autographed models are by scott johnson benny greb chris adler marco minnemann dennis delucia jason bonham mike portnoy joey jordison bill bruford jason bittner charlie adams jim rupp neil peart etc. references edit history on promark website external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pro mark & oldid 743466349 categories percussion instrument manufacturing companiesmanufacturing companies based in houstoncompanies established in 1957hidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2015all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran aisitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 19 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view