 (MMR Issue,October 1, 1976)

The Kramer factory was originally located at 1111 Green Grove Road, Neptune, NJ 07753 before moving to a larger facility at 685 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune NJ 07753.

Notable clients included Bruce Springsteen and members of his band such as Nils Lofgren and Garry Tallent, Tom Petty, Keith Richards, Steve Miller, Jim Croce, Johnny Cash, James Taylor, Loverboy, former Elvis Presley band members, Paul McCartney and Tal Farlow.Petillo and Springsteen were friends and actually from the same neighborhood when Petillo sold him a Fender Esquire which Springsteen continues to use.In 1985, Springsteen once waited six hours in Petillo's basement for him to finish furnishing his guitar for a concert.