ISTANBUL Mehmet Cymbal Ltd. Co.
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Mehmet Tamdeger learned his art from Mikhail Zilcan, thegrandson of Kerope Zilcan. In the 1950s, at the age of nine, MehmetTamdeger started to work for Mikhail Zilcan in the K. Zilcan factoryin Istanbul. Mikhail Zilcan and Kirkor Kucukyan taught him everyaspect of this ancient Turkish art, based on a history that stems backto the early 17th century. The Istanbul brand name was adopted in1984 by a cymbal works established by two cymbalsmiths. At that time, they had over three decades of cymbal making experience. They namedtheir company after the city that has been home to the epitome ofhigh quality cymbals for many, many years: Istanbul. These cymbalswere first exported to the U.S. in 1984, originally under the nameZildjiler, and soon afterwards as Istanbul. Both craftsmen signedeach cymbal and many of these cymbals are now collectors items.After Agop Tomurcuk s unexpected death in July 1996, Mehmetdecided to continue the production of cymbals under his own name,Istanbul Mehmet. A lot has changed since then, but his belief in therichness and character of a handmade cymbal will always remain.Machines dont have ears. That is why we continue to make ourcymbals according to the ancient tradition - with an open eye towardsthe music that is being made now, and in the future.
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