s ▁god father ▁Fred ▁Michael i ▁in ▁Jack s ▁Dr um ▁Sh op ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁Jack s ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sh ops ▁to ▁offer ▁custom ▁models , ▁and ▁began ▁producing ▁custom ▁models ▁for ▁Bud dy ▁Rich , ▁Phil ly ▁Joe ▁Jones ▁and ▁El vin ▁Jones . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁to ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁Vater ▁began ▁manufact uring ▁drum st icks ▁for ▁Vic ▁F irth ▁per cussion ▁and ▁Z ild j ian ▁C ym b als . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Vater ▁moved ▁their ▁factory ▁to ▁Hol bro ok , ▁Massachusetts . ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁first ▁Vater ▁drum st icks ▁were ▁introduced ▁at ▁a ▁Per cuss ive ▁Arts ▁Society ▁show . ▁ ▁Vater ▁guarante es ▁their ▁st icks ▁to ▁be ▁" stra ighter , ▁more ▁consistent ▁and ▁of ▁higher ▁quality ▁than ▁all ▁other ▁leading ▁drum st ick ▁manufact ur ers ". ▁Vater ▁st icks ▁typically ▁have ▁a ▁higher ▁mo ist ure ▁content ▁than ▁other ▁drum st icks , ▁which ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁create ▁more ▁dur able ▁drum st icks , ▁though ▁this ▁does ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁slightly ▁heav ier ▁stick . ▁ ▁Besides ▁drum ▁st icks , ▁Vater ▁also ▁manufact ures ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁timp ani ▁mal lets , ▁mar im ba ▁mal lets , ▁v ib raph one ▁mal lets , ▁br ush es , ▁special ty ▁st icks , ▁silence ▁m utes , ▁stick ▁b ags , ▁drink ▁hold ers ▁and ▁other