Jim’s Corner is the official company story of D'Addario & Co., as told by Founder and Director of Innovation, Jim D'Addario.
In this episode, discover how D'Addario revolutionized the music world, from pioneering phosphor bronze guitar strings to collaborating with jazz legend Pat Metheny (@PatMethenyOfficial) to create XL Chromes flat wound strings.
Chapters:
00:00 D'Addario pioneers making phosphor bronze guitar strings
02:18 The beginning of D'Addario XL strings
03:26 What Ben & Jerry's & D'Addario have in common
04:30 Developing Half-Round strings
06:05 Pat Metheny helps to create D'Addario XL Chromes
07:30 The introduction of Pro-Arté Nylon Core classical guitar strings
09:00 The D'Addario Foundation is born
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