Zildjian cymbal are used by top drummers across the globe — they've been made by one family, using a secret process, for 400 years. Wow. That's a Zildjian cymbal. Drummers across the globe know that ...

From symphonies to rock music, marching bands and advertising jingles — we hear Zildjian cymbals everywhere. Drummers across the globe know that name because it’s emblazoned on every gleaming disc.

Avendis Zildjian Co. of Massachusetts has purchased the Illinois-based Mike Balter Mallet Co. and will move its production into the Newport factory of Vic Firth Co., another Zildjian-owned company.

The surest route to a drummer’s heart? Cymbals. “You can have all the swirling harmony in the world,” drummer Brian Blade said, “but only the cymbals can put you over the top of that mountain you’re ...

Nearly 400 years ago, in 1623, Avedis Zildjian founded a cymbal-manufacturing company in Istanbul. Now run by 14th generation family member Craigie Zildjian, along with her sister Debbie, the company ...

During W.W. II there was the uncertainty of whether Avedis's sons would even return from the war. Consequently, Avedis wrote down the 'secret alloy formula' for the very first time and kept the ...

Firefighters from five towns responded to a fire at the Avedis Zildjian factory early Thursday afternoon. A machine used to buff cymbals had caught fire. Nobody was hurt in the blaze, but the building ...

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 ...

Nearly 400 years ago, in 1623, Avedis Zildjian founded a cymbal-manufacturing company in Istanbul. Now run by 14th generation family member Craigie Zildjian, along with her sister Debbie, the company ...