Seifried’s impromptu cymbal showroom—a small subset of his growing hand-made inventory—has expanded to fill his Mason living room. Photograph by Chris von Holle. S teve Seifried doesn’t know how many ...

Splash cymbals are often overlooked by beginner drummers as a non-essential when building their first kit, ... They’re hand-hammered in China (adhering to a 2,000+ year old tradition), ...

Artisans in Istanbul have been hand-crafting cymbals the same way for more than 600 years. Emrah Sipahi explains how cymbal-smiths forge and hammer them into shape.

Among the 400th Anniversary Limited Edition Vault Cymbals haul are 200 mid-1940s A ride cymbals, all of which contain stick marks and fingerprints after being hand-tested by the late Armand Zildjian.

Dark Matter cymbals actually start out as Energy Series models and so are individually cast from B20 bronze before being hammered and lathed by hand. They then undergo a secondary firing (reheating) ...