Yes. For playing drums they are as useful as most other popular brands.
Vic Firth
i have to say that Vic firth are the best kind of drum sticks
Vic Firth Hickory 5B wood tip
Vic Firth sell a range of drum sticks and other associated drumming paraphernalia such as; brushes, keyboard mallets and timpani mallets as well as supplies for concert implements.
I would recommend either Vic Firth or Pro Mark. They have more of a variety then other brands.
Vic Firth and Stanley Leonard
Vic Firth and Stanley Leonard
My grandfather! Merle Wood
Vic Firth was created in 1963.
Vic Firth is still alive and well. I shook hands with him at his drumstick factory just yesterday, December, 3, 2010. He is in his 80's but remains active and very much the CEO of Vic Firth Manufacturing, Inc.
June 2, 1930 in Winchester, Mass.
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