The Vater brand was officially established in November 1991, but the Vater family’s history with drumsticks began decades earlier, in the basement of Boston’s legendary Jack’s Drum Shop. There, Alan and Ron’s grandfather, Jack Adams, hand-turned drumsticks for drummers like Buddy Rich as early as 1956. In the early to mid-1980s, the Vater brothers began producing private-label drumsticks along with sticks for Vic Firth and Zildjian. A few years of this led the brothers to decide to move their business to a new factory in Holbrook, MA. Over the past decade, the Vater family and product line have expanded greatly, introducing innovative products like the Splash Stick and Acoustic, and welcoming renowned drummers such as Chad Smith, Stewart Copeland, and Josh Freeze.