Promark Finesse Sticks Percussion instructor and shop owner Herb Brochestein founded Promark back in 1957, in Houston, Texas where it's still based today! Since it's first years, Promark has became a widely known stick company, being the first company to introduce Japanese Shira-Kashi white oak into the American market, successfully becoming the only company to market oak sticks in the United States, and, in 2011, they became part of D'Addario. More recently, they have chosen to use non-endangered wood and a "green" finishing process, this makes their sticks and manufacturing process safer to each of their players and to the environment! The Promark Finesse 5A Maple Drumsticks feature a small round maple tip and rebound taper on a hickory shaft with an extra 1/2" length for reach. The taper optimises finesse and agility, whilst the reinvented tip provides a larger sweet-spot to increase responsiveness and articulation, the added length creates more reach, with the same diameter. Finesse models feature a long taper for a rear weighted feel. The wood of choice on this series of drumsticks is maple, mainly for its reputation as a very light wood which allows for a large diameter stick without the weight. Features: Maple Lacquer finish Small round wooden tip Reinvented Articulate Resilient and responsive Durable Size: Length: 16" Width: 1.2" Code: RBM565RW All Promark drumsticks are designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA at our Texas facility to the most stringent quality controls in the industry.
