of percussion sticks and mallets salt and pepper mills and rolling pins founded 1956 ; 60 years ago 1956 founder clarence vater number of locations holbrook massachusetts owners alan and ron vater website vater percussion company web site vater percussion is an american drumstick and percussion accessory manufacturing company . it was founded by jack adams and is now run by his two grandsons alan and ron vater . although the company began producing sticks in 1956 it did not officially become vater percussion until much later . history edit the first sticks made by vater were made by jack adams and ron and alan s godfather fred michaeli in jacks drum shop in boston massachusetts . jacks was one of the first shops to offer custom models and began producing custom models for buddy rich philly joe jones and elvin jones . in the early to mid 1980s what would become vater began manufacturing drumsticks for vic firth percussion and zildjian cymbals . on 22 october 1988 vater moved their factory to holbrook massachusetts . three years later the first vater drumsticks were introduced at a percussive arts society show . 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 and other accessories . notable users edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message frank ferrer guns n roses the psychedelic furs rikki rockett poison duayne sanford aka ds drummerboi honne paul bostaph slayer testament morgan rose sevendust virgil donati will hunt evanescence black label society static x jeremy spencer five finger death punch jess bowen the summer set mario calire ozomatli the wallflowers stewart copeland the police max weinberg the e street band jason hartless pistol day parade nathan followill kings of leon chico hamilton jazz legend steve prestwich cold chisel gary wallis uk session percussionist drummer sean kinney alice in chains martin langer jeanette jay lane primus ratdog david lovering pixies chad smith red hot chili peppers chad sexton 311 j rgen z ller bap jason duffy michael flatley the corrs matt flynn maroon 5 ilan rubin nine inch nails angels and airwaves austin matthews independent rob bourdon linkin park josh dun twenty one pilots chris gaylor the all american rejects felipe millar sillo s iguanna terrell sass producer jimmy cobb miles davis charli persip ben gillies silverchair shawn pelton saturday night live band matt johnson jeff buckley st. vincent tim alexander primus mike byrne the smashing pumpkins jose pasillas incubus chris dave meshell ndegeocello adele sydney sierota echosmith mike mangini dream theater steven adler guns n roses adler s appetite external links edit vater percussion company web site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vater percussion & oldid 744429895 categories percussion instrument manufacturing companieshidden categories articles needing additional references from december 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 deutschitalianopolski edit links this page was last modified on 15 october 2016 at 04 46 . 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