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John and his father, John Sr., and John’s brother Jim, introduced a new brand of strings in 1974 and built a new factory in Lynbrook, New York.
1981: Kaplan Musical String Company is acquired.
John D'Addario, Jr., in an April 1992 interview with Music Trades, remarked, "Our core guitar string business has been expanding steadily, and our Vandoren reed and mouthpiece business has more than doubled over the past few years.
1998: Planet Waves, a line of guitar straps, is acquired.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fender | 1946 | $173.8M | 3,000 | 5 |
| Martin Guitar | 1833 | $130.5M | 500 | 2 |
| Dunlop Manufacturing | 1965 | $16.3M | 100 | 2 |
| Drum Workshop | 1972 | $8.4M | 100 | 3 |
| Pro-Mark | - | $3.3M | 20 | - |
| Line 6 | 1996 | $37.5M | 169 | - |
| Peavey Electronics | 1965 | $271.0M | 2,400 | - |
| MEA Incorporated | 1963 | $3.9M | 50 | - |
| Lotus International | 1991 | $170.0M | 350 | - |
| KMC | 1908 | $1.6M | 5 | 6 |
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