The Boston Globe, October 1st, 1989
NORWELL - The secret of the cymbal has kept for 366 years. And today it is locked behind doors in the melting room of Avedis Zildjian Co. in Assinippi Park and in the Canadian factory of Sabian Ltd. in Meductic, N.B. Without the secret, Persian and Turkish soldiers in the 17th century might have fought quieter wars. Without the secret, the sounds of Gene Krupa, Bernard (Buddy) Rich and Rikki Rockett might not have been as crisp. Without the secret, cymbal manufacturing might not be the more than $20 million a year business it is today. The secret is in the metal alloys used to manufacture mor...
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