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In 1994, Howard and Robert Silagy started a small guitar strap company in Hicksville, N.Y. Their approach to business was simple: make attractive, durable straps using high-quality materials and people will buy them. Over the next four years, the company grew, with sales skyrocketing because of the growing popularity of Planet Waves colorful, attractive designs and the line's thick, heavy-duty leather tabs.
In 1998, J. D'Addario & Company, Inc. acquired the Planet Waves line and it joined J. D'Addario's world-renowned family of musical instrument accessory brands. J. D'Addario envisioned the line as more than just accessories for guitarists, but for musicians as a whole.
Company Profile
J. D'Addario's first major venture outside guitar-only accessories with the Planet Waves line was to design and develop a line of cables that would be truly transparent signal-transmitting devices, and virtually eliminate tonal alterations. J. D'Addario's Planet Waves team studied the industry's cable-making procedures and identified that most suppliers were simply purchasing and assembling stock cables and connectors. Additional investigations found that suppliers had given little or no thought to the specific needs of each different cable application. After extensive testing, the Planet Waves team discovered that many of these stock cables had serious limitations. As a result, the lab...
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13 December, 2006 12:01 |
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Planet Waves - Guitar Cables, Guitar Straps, Musical Instrument Accesssories, Instrument Care |
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In 1994, Howard and Robert Silagy started a small guitar strap company in Hicksville, N.Y. Their approach to business was simple: make attractive, durable straps using high-quality materials and people will buy them. Over the next four years, the company grew, with sales skyrocketing because of the growing popularity of Planet Waves colorful, attractive designs and the line's thick, heavy-duty leather tabs.
In 1998, J. D'Addario & Company, Inc. acquired the Planet Waves line and it joined J. D'Addario's world-renowned family of musical instrument accessory brands. J. D'Addario envisioned the line as more than just accessories for guitarists, but for musicians as a whole. |
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ELECTRICAL / Cables & Accessories |
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CABLE CLAMP, ELASTIC CABLE TIES
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