D’Addario Engineers Turn
Drumheads into Face Shields for
Healthcare Workers
D’Addario’s engineers have devised a way
to turn the clear film from the Evans G2
drumheads into protective face shields to
be used by healthcare workers in New York
and around the globe. Given the alarming
shortage of personal protective equipment
(PPE) reported by hospitals around the
world as they treat COVID-19 patients,
D’Addario says it’s working nonstop to be in
full production by April 27 th .
Even before it was forced to close its
strings and Evans drumhead factories in
New York, D’Addario’s team began devising
a way to use their engineering and manu-
facturing expertise to help alleviate the dire
PPE shortage. Led by Chief Innovation
Officer Jim D’Addario, the team figured out
they could fabricate protective face shields,
and after working around the clock for three
days, the team had their first prototype.
Since the company already produces physical
therapy products through its FDA-approved
Dynatomy brand, it was able to work
quickly on manufacturing and distribution
solutions. The plan is to mass-produce
the Dynatomy Face Shield in the Evans
Farmingdale, NY drumhead facility utilizing
American-made materials. The goal is to be
in production by April 27 th or earlier and to
ramp up as quickly as possible to a capacity
of 100,000 face shields per week.
“It’s our intention to manufacture these
shields as long as they’re needed in New
York or anywhere around the globe. We’ve
watched the incredible efforts of our health-
care and essential services workers all across
the world with great admiration,” says Jim
D’Addario. “While we cannot match the im-
measurable efforts of these selfless heroes, we
feel an immense responsibility to do our part
in overcoming the COVID-19 crisis.”
For more information, go to
www.daddario.com.
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B&J Music Now Distributing ENKI
Travel Cases & Promuco
Drumsticks
B&J Music, a division of Jam Industries, is now the exclusive Canadian distributor of
ENKI professional travel cases, as well as U.K.-based drumsticks manufacturer Promuco.
ENKI, based in the U.S., makes professional-grade hardshell cases for the safe transport
of electric and acoustic guitars and basses. The cases are used widely by professional touring
musicians and their crews.
Promuco gained popularity in the 1960s when they were adopted by drum legend Buddy
Rich and grew in prominence throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s in Europe with established artists
such as Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, Phil Collins, and Def Leppard’s Rick Allen.
“Designed by players for players, ENKI have come up with a truly unique and affordable
solution for the gigging musician,” says B&J Music VP David McAllister. He adds about
Promuco, “Chad Smith, Charlie Watts, Dave Grohl, Roger Taylor, and any die-hard Led Zep-
pelin fan all agree…John Bonham is the greatest and most beloved rock drummer of all time.
Promuco bringing back his signature ‘trees’ along with their great line is mana for drummers
everywhere.”
For more information, contact B&J Music: 800-268-8147, [email protected],
www.bjmusiconline.com.
Brainworx Audio Acquires
Wolfgang Palm’s PPG Syn-
thesizer Brand
Brainworx Audio, founding partner
of Plugin Alliance, has acquired
the assets of Wolfgang Palm’s PPG
synthesizer brand. Brainworx Audio
says it will update the PPG products
in close collaboration with Palm
himself, who retired at the end of
March and who is recognized as the
originator of wavetable synthesis.
The Hamburg-based company
BRAINWORX AUDIO’S DIRK ULRICH (LEFT) &
founded by Palm rose to fame in
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its initial incarnation throughout
the 1980s and beyond. Software became the focus from 2012 onwards when Palm returned to
prominence, producing new PPG products.
“We are proud that Wolfgang Palm put his brand and product into our hands,” says Dirk
Ulrich, owner of Brainworx Audio and Plugin Alliance. “We will make sure to carry on his leg-
acy with the respect it deserves and we are looking forward to evolving the brand and products
for years to come.”
For more information, contact Brainworx Audio: [email protected],
www.brainworx.audio.