Pro-Mark is a Houston, Texas-based American drumstick company owned by founder Herb Brochstein. It is a widely known stick company generally played in drum set, drum and bugle corps and concert bands.
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History
Pro-Mark was founded in 1957 by percussion instructor and shop owner Herb Brochstein in Houston, Texas. It is 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[1]. The wood provided for Pro-Mark is supplied by Japanese trader Tatsuo Kosaka. In the recent years Pro-Mark has gone with the grind of environmentalism and now uses non-endangered wood and a "green" finishing process to make their sticks and manufacturing processes safer to the player and the environment[2].
Notable products
Pro-Mark, like any other stick manufacturer, thrives off of endorsements and signature products from notable players. Such products as System Blues by the Blue Devils for field marching, and the Todd Suchermans (Styx) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles). Other autographed models are by Benny Greb, Chris Adler, Marco Minnemann, Dennis DeLucia, Jason Bonham, Dom Howard, Joey Jordison, Carter Beauford, Bill Bruford, Jason Bittner, Charlie Adams, Jim Rupp, Neil Peart, etc.
Endorsers
- Billy Gladstone
- Chris Adler
- Frank Beard
- Jarrod Alexander
- Paulo Baldi
- Peter Criss
- Ray Luzier
- Rich Beddoe
References
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