Chinese fakes plague LI guitar-string maker
Quick Read"This is an in-your-face example of how the Chinese simply flaunt international law and destroy American jobs," U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer told about 300 workers at the company plant in Farmingdale. "Counterfeit products put Americans . . . out of work."
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer holds authentic D'Addario guitar strings, left, and Chinese counterfeit strings during a news conference at the company's manufacturing facility in Farmingdale. (Dec. 6, 2010)
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Machines making D'Addario guitar strings in Farmingdale stopped for 20 minutes Monday so Sen. Charles Schumer could address workers' concerns that a Chinese counterfeiting operation is hurting their company's business.
Schumer (D-N.Y.) visited D'Addario, which supplies guitar strings to rockers such as Lenny Kravitz and Dave Matthews and is considered among the largest makers of guitar strings...
