Founded by Dave Borisoff in 1982 after he invented a lever-operated string bender for his band, Hipshot Products makes innovative hardware for electric guitars and basses. Now based in Interlaken, New York, the company employs a 43-person team of machinists, inventors and musicians, with CNC machining and final production supported by American labor. Hipshot’s factory is powered in part by nine solar-panel banks that generate 200 kilowatts, while its original string-bending idea has grown into hardware used by musicians around the world.
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C. F. Martin & Co., IncFounded in 1833, C. F. Martin & Co. is a family-owned and operated musical-instrument maker that has remained under family ownership for six generations. The company builds acoustic guitars and ukuleles, and has also manufactured its own strings since acquiring Darco Strings in 1970. Its instruments are handcrafted in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, while Martin strings are made at the company’s facility in Navojoa, Mexico.NAZARETH, PA
Brian Moore GuitarsFounded in 1992, Brian Moore Guitars handcrafts high-end electric guitars in LaGrange, New York, where ergonomic design and technology meet traditional woodwork. Its custom shop grew from the MC/1, an early neck-through instrument blending composite materials with wood, and is known for the versatile C-series, including guitars with piezo and synthesizer access. The company also offers hand-created custom inlays made in New York State by inlay artist Ray Memmel.POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
EarthQuaker DevicesEarthQuaker Devices is an Akron, Ohio maker of guitar effects pedals and related electronic music devices, which it builds by hand. Founded in 2004 by musician Jamie Stillman, the company grew from his basement-built pedals into a 15,000-square-foot facility; its in-house research and development designs effects for musicians.AKRON, OH
La Bella / E. & O. Mari, IncLa Bella / E. & O. Mari, Inc. is a family-owned music string manufacturer founded in 1913 by Italian immigrants Olinto and Emilio Mari. The company has been continuously family-owned and operated, currently run by Richard Mari Cocco Jr. with his children, and is known for its heritage in string making dating back to the 17th century. La Bella manufactures a wide range of music strings for guitar, bass, folk, world, and orchestral instruments, and also hand-builds Olinto basses in Brooklyn, NY.NEWBURGH, NY