Zildjian cymbal are used by top drummers across the ... beautiful sound. (SOUNDBITE OF MARCHING BAND MUSIC) SHEA: The Ottoman Sultan summoned the metalsmith to his palace in 1618 to make cymbals ...

Zildjian said there were no thin cymbals made when the business moved from Turkey to the United States in 1929. “All the old Ks from Istanbul were like band cymbals,” he said. “They were heavy.

Zildjian has kept faithful to the essence of ... hats we take as many of the crashes as we can muster, making several cymbal changes during the set, when and wherever possible. The band's line-up is ...

Fake cymbals typically feel nothing like their traditional metal counterparts, which can really cramp a player’s style. It’s fitting, then, that Zildjian—a company continuously making ...

The sound of the instruments was so extraordinary that the Sultan invited Avedis to live at court (Topkapi Palace) to make cymbals for the Sultan's elite Janissary Bands. As Avedis' reputation grew, ...

Travis Morris caught the attention of thousands with his performance. One marching band member's lively performance was captured on video as he crashed the cymbals during a college football game.