{"id":236403,"date":"2018-07-06T11:39:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T09:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=236403"},"modified":"2018-10-29T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T09:31:07","slug":"how-cymbals-are-made-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/inspire\/how-cymbals-are-made-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How are cymbals made?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you ever wondered how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/cymbals.html\">cymbals<\/a> are made and especially hand-made cymbals? It is a tough and sweaty job we can tell you that! Join us through the hot cymbal factories which make\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/zultan.html?ref=search_prv_6\">Zultan Cymbals<\/a> for drummers to bash all over the world.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/zultan.html?ref=search_prv_6\"><strong>Zultan<\/strong><\/a> has grown into a brand with <strong>ten different serie<\/strong>s and <strong>more than 150 products<\/strong>. The brand has established itself on the cymbal markets and is aimed for <strong>beginners<\/strong> and <strong>amateurs<\/strong> as well as <strong>professional touring and studio drummers<\/strong>. This is how they are made in the hands of cymbal masters in <strong>Istanbul<\/strong>, <strong>Turkey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Casting<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/002_D4S2789-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/002_D4S2789-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/002_D4S2789-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/002_D4S2789.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The manufacturing of cymbals is divided into <strong>three\u00a0main sections<\/strong>: <strong>casting<\/strong>, <strong>hammering<\/strong> and <strong>finishing<\/strong>. Casting itself contains <strong>four steps<\/strong>\u00a0which we are going to explain and show you.<\/p>\n<p>First we visited the factory which makes<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/search_dir.html?ref=intl&amp;shp=eyJjb3VudHJ5IjoiZ2IiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6IjIiLCJsYW5ndWFnZSI6ImVuIn0%3D&amp;sw=Zultan+Dark+Matter&amp;smcs=9aa3d8_5985\"><strong> Zultan Dark Matter <\/strong><\/a>cymbals. When we arrived to the location of the factory we couldn&#8217;t believe how <strong>small<\/strong> the shop was. You could think that all cymbal factories are these big halls with mass production lines but this was something else. This little factory was only about <strong>65 m\u00b2<\/strong> and only a <strong>handful of people,<\/strong>\u00a0working hard!<\/p>\n<p>The CEO of the factory said the guys work <strong>9 hours a day and 5 days a week<\/strong>. We were relieved to hear that everyone in the factory knows all manufacturing processes from casting to hammering and polishing so one guy doesn&#8217;t have to spend all day in front of the <strong>oven<\/strong>. Even <strong>Tommi<\/strong>, our Finnish <strong>sauna expert<\/strong> couldn&#8217;t spend more than <strong>10 seconds<\/strong> in front of it!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2573-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2573-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2573-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2573-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2573-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2573-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_103855-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_103855-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_103855-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_103855-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_103855-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_103855-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On the <strong>second day<\/strong> it was time to visit the factory where everything started with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/search_dir.html?sw=Zultan+Rock+Beat&amp;smcs=9aa3d8_3237\"><strong>Rock Beat Series<\/strong><\/a>. It was early morning when we were picked up from the hotel and we drove 40 minutes to the factory which was located just in the outskirts of <strong>Istanbul<\/strong>. This factory was bigger than the previous one\u00a0because they make 5 out of 10 series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/zultan.html?ref=search_prv_6\"><strong>Zultan<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">During the visit<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>we got to see the casting process from the beginning. It consists of <strong>four steps<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1. Melting the bronze alloy:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The casting pots are filled halfway with <strong>boiling water<\/strong> so when the melted bronze is poured into the pots the &#8220;<strong>pucks<\/strong>&#8221; won&#8217;t get stuck in them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/boiling-water-300x234.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/boiling-water-300x234.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/boiling-water-768x600.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/boiling-water.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/puck-rolling-1-300x214.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/puck-rolling-1-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/puck-rolling-1-768x547.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/puck-rolling-1.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/puck-rolling-2-300x192.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/puck-rolling-2-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/puck-rolling-2-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/puck-rolling-2.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2. Pressing machine and heating:<br \/>\n<\/strong>After the &#8220;pucks&#8221; have cooled just a little they go to the <strong>oven<\/strong> and in to the <strong>pressing machine<\/strong>. The pressing and oven process is repeated as many time as needed to get the <strong>right thickness<\/strong> for the cymbal.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/oven-2-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-245257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/oven-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/oven-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/oven-2.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-245257'>\n\t\t\t\tCome la pizza!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/oven-1-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/oven-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/oven-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/oven-1.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/press-pull-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-245261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/press-pull-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/press-pull-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/press-pull.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-245261'>\n\t\t\t\tpressing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>3. Bell press:<br \/>\n<\/strong>When the cymbal has opted its right thickness it goes to a <strong>hydraulic pressing machine<\/strong> where the <strong>bell<\/strong> of the cymbal is pressed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/136_D4S3046-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-245223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/136_D4S3046-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/136_D4S3046-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/136_D4S3046.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-245223'>\n\t\t\t\tbell press\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>4. Washing and drilling:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Finally the cymbal is <strong>washed<\/strong> and a hole for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/straight_stands_for_cymbals.html\"><strong>cymbal stand<\/strong><\/a> is <strong>drilled<\/strong>. After this they go for <strong>hammering, milling <\/strong>and <strong>polishing <\/strong>(more details about <strong>finishing<\/strong> later)&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Traditional Casting and Cymbal Manufacturing<\/h3>\n<p>We also got to see how cymbals<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>are made honouring the traditional cymbal masters of the past. This factory is located at a 2,5 hour drive from <strong>Istanbul<\/strong>. This is because of their <strong>unique manufacturing process<\/strong> which follows the original steps of <strong>traditional cymbal manufacturing<\/strong>\u00a0where the &#8220;ovens&#8221; are dug into the ground which is prohibited in a big city because they produce so much <strong>heat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/034_DSC8940-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/034_DSC8940-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/034_DSC8940-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/034_DSC8940.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/028_DSC8930-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-245185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/028_DSC8930-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/028_DSC8930-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/028_DSC8930.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-245185'>\n\t\t\t\tToo hot to handle!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/078_D4S3742-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/078_D4S3742-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/078_D4S3742-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/078_D4S3742.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We arrived to the factory after a long drive and saw <strong>4 holes in the ground<\/strong> and this time 2 of them were operational. There wasn&#8217;t an oven like in the previous factories and because of this it was also <strong>much hotter<\/strong> in there. <strong>The melting process<\/strong> takes time, about <strong>3-4 hours<\/strong>, and they repeat this process about <strong>3 times a day<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>once a week<\/strong>. Because of this <strong>traditional manufacturing process<\/strong> it takes much <strong>more time<\/strong> to produce the cymbals than the present-day manufacturing process.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/097_D4S3797-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/097_D4S3797-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/097_D4S3797-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/097_D4S3797.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/109_DSC9099-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/109_DSC9099-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/109_DSC9099-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/109_DSC9099.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After the bronze has melted the workers lift the vessel from the ground and hang it on a <strong>rack<\/strong> from where the melted bronze is poured in to the <strong>casting pots<\/strong> one by one. In here too the casting pots are filled half with boiling water so that the bronze &#8220;puck&#8221; won&#8217;t stick in the bottom. After this the pucks are put on the side to cool off. One day of casting will provide about <strong>40 cymbals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hammering<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/195_D4S3221-300x187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/195_D4S3221-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/195_D4S3221-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/195_D4S3221.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>After casting the cymbals go to\u00a0<strong>hammering<\/strong> which is the <strong>most critical part<\/strong> of creating a cymbal. Depending on the <strong>size of the hammer<\/strong>, <strong>number of strikes<\/strong> and the <strong>way of the hammer hitting on the surface\u00a0<\/strong>the cymbal gets its <strong>shape\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>sound characteristics<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Tommi<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Social Brand Manager of Zultan<\/strong>) and <strong>Adrian <\/strong>(<strong>Thomann&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Product Manager, drums &amp; percussion<\/strong>)\u00a0got to try the hammering and it was <strong>really hard<\/strong>! The guys who hammer the cymbals make it look so easy but it was anything but easy! There&#8217;s a <strong>special technique<\/strong> to the hammering: The hand that you are hammering with stays still and pounds to the same place and the other hand moves the cymbal up and down and sideways. This SHOULD be <strong>an easy task for a drummer<\/strong> but&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2548-e1530512178630-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2548-e1530512178630-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2548-e1530512178630-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2548-e1530512178630-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2548-e1530512178630-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2548-e1530512178630-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2553-e1530512162581-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2553-e1530512162581-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2553-e1530512162581-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2553-e1530512162581-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2553-e1530512162581-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2553-e1530512162581-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Finishing<\/h3>\n<div>The last part of the process is the <strong>finishing touches<\/strong> which has <strong>3 steps<\/strong>:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1. Milling:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>In the milling process the cymbal is given its <strong>shape<\/strong> and <strong>look of the surface\u00a0<\/strong>and it\u00a0also affects the cymbal&#8217;s <strong>thickness<\/strong>. There are different <strong>chisel<\/strong>-like tools and\u00a0<strong>wooden sticks<\/strong> used to carve the surface of the cymbal while it spins rapidly.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/162_D4S3892-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/162_D4S3892-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/162_D4S3892-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/162_D4S3892.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/finishing-1-300x188.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/finishing-1-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/finishing-1-768x482.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/finishing-1.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2. Polishing:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>This part of the process <strong>protects<\/strong> the cymbal&#8217;s surface from <strong>dust<\/strong> and <strong>dirt<\/strong> and provides a <strong>longer life<\/strong> for the cymbal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/polishing-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/polishing-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/polishing-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/polishing.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>3. Logo printing:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The <strong>Zultan logo<\/strong> is printed <strong>by hand<\/strong> on each cymbal.<\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/217_DSC9378-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/217_DSC9378-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/217_DSC9378-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/217_DSC9378.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/218_DSC9380-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/218_DSC9380-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/218_DSC9380-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/218_DSC9380.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2544-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-13-235317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2544-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2544-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2544-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2544-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2544-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-235317'>\n\t\t\t\tTommi\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed-five-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed-five-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed-five-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed-five.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed-358x202.jpeg 358w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/cymbals-displayed.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Designing new cymbals<\/h3>\n<p>We also got to design\u00a0<strong>new cymbals\u00a0<\/strong>in the factories.\u00a0<strong>Adrian<\/strong> had a certain cymbal type in mind which could be a good addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/zultan.html?ref=search_prv_6\"><strong>Zultan family<\/strong><\/a>. The guys in the factories immediately said &#8220;<strong>Yes in fact we can do it now!<\/strong>&#8220;. We were stoked by the friendliness and kindness of these people and about the fact that they were ready to provide us a cymbal we were looking for right away!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_134040-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_134040-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_134040-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_134040-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_134040-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_134040-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_133041-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_133041-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_133041-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_133041-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_133041-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180605_133041-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>So we were testing how <strong>different hammers<\/strong> and <strong>milling process affect<\/strong> <strong>to the sound of the cymbal<\/strong> and modified it depending on how it sounded and came up with very interesting cymbals.\u00a0Let&#8217;s see if there&#8217;s going to be <strong>a new Zultan series<\/strong> in the future\u00a0?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_170844-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_170844-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_170844-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_170844-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_170844-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_170844-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>End note<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By the way, all of the manufacturers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/zultan.html?ref=intl&amp;shp=eyJjb3VudHJ5IjoiZ2IiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6IjIiLCJsYW5ndWFnZSI6ImVuIn0%3D\"><strong>Zultan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0uses the <strong>scrap metal<\/strong> which generates from the milling to <strong>produce new cymbals<\/strong> so <strong>nothing goes to waste<\/strong>\u00a0and we can <strong>preserve our planet<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>keep grooving<\/strong>\u00a0?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-16' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_155301-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_155301-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_155301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_155301-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_155301-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_155301-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_111440_1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_111440_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_111440_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_111440_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_111440_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_111440_1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><em>All in all this experience was very mind opening and it was really interesting to see how these cymbals are really made. I must give a huge shoutout and respect for these people who work in the steaming-hot factories for 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. I couldn&#8217;t handle this job for more than 1 day if I worked in those factories&#8230; These people make us drummers sound great!<\/em> \/\/ <strong>Tommi Kolsi, Zultan Cymbals Social Brand Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-17' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/043_DSC8964-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/043_DSC8964-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/043_DSC8964-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/043_DSC8964.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/098_D4S3801-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/098_D4S3801-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/098_D4S3801-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/098_D4S3801.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-18' class='gallery galleryid-236403 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2629-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2629-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2629-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2629-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2629-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/IMG_2629-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We hope you enjoyed this tour of <strong>Zultan factories<\/strong> in <strong>Istanbul<\/strong>! If it was interesting and you would like to know more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/zultan.html?ref=search_prv_6\"><strong>Zultan<\/strong><\/a> make sure to follow them on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZultanCymbals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zultancymbals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> so you can keep up with the latest news, pics and videos\u00a0?<\/p>\n<div class=\"advads-content-injection-before-content advads-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"advads-543119446\"><div class=\"advads-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"advads-1063154541\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/index.html?utm_medium=display&#038;utm_source=partnersite&#038;utm_campaign=branding&#038;utm_content=thoshop&#038;utm_term=gemischt\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We visited the cymbal factories of Zultan in Istanbul, Turkey&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":236361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tblog_post_audio_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10676],"tags":[4933,4935,4937,3994,4939],"class_list":["post-236403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspire","tag-factory-en","tag-istanbul-en","tag-turkey-en","tag-zultan","tag-zultancymbals-en"],"category_colors":{"color_key":"inspire","css_classes":{"text":"cat-inspire","text_light":"cat-inspire-light","bg":"cat-bg-inspire","bg_light":"cat-bg-inspire-light","border":"cat-border-inspire","text_on_bg":"cat-text-on-inspire"}},"reading_time":{"minutes":7,"formatted":"7 min"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}