{{no footnotes, date=August 2017
Istanbul is the name of two
brand
A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create an ...
s of
cymbal
A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs soun ...
s,
Istanbul Agop
Istanbul Agop Cymbals is a cymbal producer based in Turkey. Its products are well respected for their unique sound, which is formed by the method and the alloy used, the formula of which is known only to the owners of the firm, Armenians Arman and ...
and Istanbul Mehmet, made in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
using traditional
cymbal making {{Unreferenced, date=January 2009
Modern cymbal making comprises many different techniques, from traditional hand methods to completely automated mass-production.
The traditional process
Historically, cymbals were made from individually cast cymb ...
methods. Another product range of the Agop factory is Istanbul Alchemy.
Cymbals have been made in Istanbul for centuries, most notably K.Zildjian Istanbul cymbals (up until the late 1970s).
Mehmet Tamdeger and Agop Tomurcuk trained Ibrahim Yakici, Hasan Seker, and Hasan Ozdemir, who would eventually be the founders of
Bosphorus Cymbals
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Tu ...
.
See also
*
Cymbal manufacturers Cymbal manufacturers refer to companies and/or individuals who primarily manufacture and/or ship cymbals, bells, gongs, or any other metallic percussion item of that type, be it B8 or B20, mass-produced or boutique, ride, crash, splash, or hi-hat, ...