Zildjian Logo — Avedis Zildjian Company is the largest manufacturer of cymbals worldwide. Founded in 1623, with 388 years of existence Zildjian remains today as one of the oldest operating companies in the world. It also sells related accessories batteries, such as sticks and cymbals.
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The first Zildjian cymbals were created in 1618 in Istanbul by a man Armenian named Avedis, who, while searching for a way to turn dross into gold, created an alloy combining tin, copper and silver in the same plate that could produce musical sounds without being pieces. Avedis Zildjian took the pseudonym of the word Turkish ” zil + ci “(cymbals / seller), and the suffix Armenian “yan” (son of), thus, an industry beginning in 1623, details of the product have been secretly for generations. It became a family tradition that only children of the president of the company, they could know the manufacturing process. More