D'Addario & Company

D'Addario & Company is a family-owned US maker of musical instrument strings and accessories, headquartered in Farmingdale, New York. Founded on Long Island in the 1970s, the family traces its string-making roots to Italy in the 1600s. Its products include guitar and orchestral strings, woodwind reeds, drumheads and drumsticks, sold under brands such as D'Addario, Planet Waves, Evans, ProMark and Rico. The company has more than 1,100 employees and sites in the United States, Europe, Australia and China.