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Zildjian brand cymbals are everywhere. But how they're made is a 400-year secret.

Wow. That's a Zildjian cymbal. Drummers across the globe know that name. It's emblazoned on them all. What's less known is that the Zildjian family has been making their famous cymbals with a secret ...
The Business Journals

Zildjian enters fifth century of cymbal-making with a crash

Zildjian, the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world, was founded in Constantinople in 1623 and all cymbals are manufactured in the Norwell location ...
insider.si.edu

How Zildjian Cymbals Made it from the Ottoman Empire to Now

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1622, Avedis Zildjian, an Armenian metalworker in Turkey, melted a top-secret combination of metals to create the perfect cymbal. Nearly 400 ...
KUOW

Zildjian brand cymbals are everywhere. But how they're made is a 400-year secret.

Zildjian cymbal are used by top drummers across the globe -- they've been made by one family, using a secret process, for 400 years. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent, ...