to boston to his wood turning factory in newport, maine, once a week to make sure things are running smooth. i how are my favorite ladies doing today? quality control is very, very important here. whatever we do for a job, we need to make sure that it is correct throughout whole proses. the standards never change. we do now daily 80,000 sticks a day. firth says they have captured 62% of the drumstick market. and, of course, vic isn t satisfied with 62%. we d like 80%, 90%, ultimately 100%. that s not realistic, but we never stop trying to improve and increase our market share. nowadays vic firth s sticks march to the beat of very different drir different drummers, from classical and rock n roll and in between and he s also extended it into another division making rolling pins and pepper mills giving them to some of the top stars in the food world. i applied the same thing to