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Farmingdale-based D'Addario is a leading making of guitar strings.
A PLUCKY YEAR
BY JAMES BERNSTEIN
At D’Addario & Co., a Farmingdale-based manufacturer of guitar strings and other
musical accessories, executives are whistling a happy tune these days.
Sales have risen comfortably, the company has expanded into new spaces, and its
charitable foundation is flourishing. But there are some sour notes out there that
keep John D’Addario III, the company’s president and son of its former chief executive,
awake at night.
“But it’s like whack-a-mole,” the energetic D’Addario, who became president four years
ago, says during an interview in his office. “Things just keep popping up.”
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21 24 MOVERS &
25 26 NONPROFIT
27SPOTLIGHT
CHARITY
CORNER OFFICE SHAKERS
WHOLLY MOLI EVENTS
PRESS BUSINESS
D’ADDARIO & CO. GUITAR STRING-MAKER STRUMS ALONG IN FARMINGDALE DESPITE TARIFF DISCORD
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