Zildjian

The Avedis Zildjian Company, simply known as Zildjian (), is a musical instrument manufacturer specializing in cymbals and other percussion instruments. Founded in Constantinople in 1623, the company is the world's largest maker of cymbals and drumsticks, the world's oldest manufacturer of musical instruments, and one of the world's oldest continuously operating companies.

The company was founded in the 17th-century Ottoman Empire by Avedis Zildjian, an ethnic Armenian whose family moved the company to the United States in the 20th century. Now based in Norwell, Massachusetts, Zildjian sells cymbals, drumsticks, percussion mallets and other drum accessories under the Zildjian, Vic Firth, and Balter Mallet brands.