Bosphorus Cymbals - I Believe
Visiting the Bosphorus Cymbal factory was one the coolest things I have ever done. The slogan of Bosphorus Cymbals is “Play One & Believe”. I don’t play drums, but I even I believe in Bosphorus cymbals! The trip to the cymbal factory was almost accidental. A few days before we left the USA, we were talking on the phone with Parker about anything special he wanted to do while we were in Turkey. He said, “It would be really cool to visit a cymbal factory if they allow that. I think Bosphorus is the only company still making cymbals in Istanbul.” True confession time, I had never heard of Bosphorus cymbals before. Zilgian, Sabian, Paiste, I had heard of these. There are probably some good reasons why. Bosphorus is the only cymbal company in the world still making cymbals completely by hand. They only produce about 200-300 cymbals a week, versus Zilgian who produces 7 million cymbals per year. It is hard for me to describe not being a drummer, but Bosphorus cymbals have more “musical...