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D'Addario Woodwinds

D’Addario Woodwinds is owned and operated by the D’Addario family based in Long Island, New York. D’Addario Woodwinds manufacturing operations are located in Sun Valley, California. D’Addario is the world’s largest manufacturer of musical instrument accessories including guitar & bowed strings, connectors & cable assemblies, drumheads, mallets & drumsticks, and reeds & mouthpieces for woodwind instruments. These products are sold under the D’Addario, Rico, Puresound, Evans, ProMark, and Planet Waves brands.

 

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Company Name: D'Addario Woodwinds

Category: Musical Equipment/Accessories

Location: Sun Valley, CA

Contact Person: Gary Smith, VP of West Coast Operations

Phone: 818-394-2700

Website: www.woodwinds.daddario.com

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Company Story

D'Addario Woodwind's signature reeds are made with cane from company owned and managed plantations in France and Argentina. Cane is grown, harvested, dried, sunned, and processed into small sections called “splits” which are then sent to the factory in Sun Valley, California. There they are machined with precision and measured to ensure all critical features are achieved on every reed.

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