The company applied its determination to produce quality products to the wide range of brushes it designed for the market.
Regal Tip's brushes are considered the best-selling, best-quality brushes in the world. The nylon tip drumstick was only the beginning of what has become a long list of well-manufactured, inventive products. To this day the drum world credits Joe Calato with establishing modern standards in drumstick crafting. finish inspection for straightness of grain, weight, knots, warp and finally the matching and pairing of the sticks. Joe took it as his mission to upgrade the lowly drumstick, beginning with the quality of the wood the drying of the wood the famous Regal Tip P.E.F. Joe’s invention marked a revolution in percussion manufacturing and design that continues today. His contribution to the percussion industry was recognized by the Percussive Arts Society when the organization inducted Joe into the Hall of Fame in 2001. In fact, the sound was so pleasing it helped define the musical styles of the day with its signature clarity on the drumheads and ride cymbals. He decided to try to make a stick that would last longer and would offer a new, cutting edge sound.Īfter much experimenting, Joe perfected the idea - a drumstick with a nylon tip that stayed on, didn't shatter and produced a sound pleasing to the ear. That's when professional drummer and woodworker, Joe Calato, stepped in. Although the sound was great, many drummers were frustrated when their wood tips wore out too quickly.
Prior to that time only wood tip sticks were available.
No one knows this better than Joe Calato, who revolutionized the drumstick industry in 1958.
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