The "Fibes" name was sold to another party, remaining for a brief time as a drum stick brand, which use ceased in 1994.

[2][1][3] Fibes was a percussion instrument manufacturer notable for its pioneering use of fiberglass composites and transparent acrylic materials in the construction of drum shells.

[4] Fibes offered chrome plating on their fiberglass shells as well as a variety of other surface finishes.

Subsecquently, all Fibes stock and workforce were moved to "the Martin factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, while Garuso retaining control of the company.

In December 1994, the factory was purchased and moved into a newly designed facility in Austin, Texas.