The Zildjian family has been making their famous cymbals, with a secret process for more than 400 years. WBUR’s Andrea Shea stopped by their factory in Norwell, Massachusetts, to find out more ...

How Zildjian Cymbals Made It From the Ottoman Empire to Now In 1622, Avedis Zildjian, an Armenian metalworker in Turkey, melted a top-secret combination of metals to create the perfect cymbal.

Cymbal-maker Zildjian has entered the electronic drum kit space, while Noble & Cooley is the oldest drum maker in the U.S. After 400 years as the world’s leading manufacturer of cymbals ...