price: $345.95 Last updated: 04/02/2016
- Coverage for drops, spills and product malfunctions
- 24/7 customer support
- Free shipping on all repairs with no deductibles or hidden fees
- Fully transferable with gifts. Cancel anytime, full refund in the first 30 days
- If you purchase this service plan and eligible product for this service plan, you acknowledge that Amazon may send the service plan seller relevant product and price information for the purpose of administering the plan
Product Description
Smaller cup, special thin lathing and legendary Turkish cymbal
making process. Mehmet Legend cymbals were specially designed for jazz
styles with the contribution of jazz drummers. Rich, Warm and Natural
Sound. ABOUT ISTANBUL MEHMET - Mehmet Tamdeger learned his art from
Mikhail Zilcan, the grandson of Kerope Zilcan, after whom the Zilcan K
series is named. In the 1950s, he worked in the K. Zilcan factory in
Istanbul. At the age of nine Mehmet Tamdeğer started to work for Mikhail
Zilcan. Mikhail Zilcan and Kirkor Kucukyan taught him every aspect of
this ancient Turkish art, based on a history that stems back to the
early 17th century. The Istanbul brand name was adopted by a cymbal
works established by two cymbal smiths, Mehmet Tamdeger and Agop
Tomurcuk. At that time, they had over three decades of cymbal making
experience. Mehmet and Agop named their company after the city that has
been home to the epitome of high quality cymbals for many, many years:
Istanbul. These cymbals were first exported to the U.S. in 1984, first
under the name "Zildjiler", and soon afterwards as "Istanbul". Both
craftsmen signed each cymbal and many of these cymbals are now
collectors' items. After Agop Tomurcuk's unexpected death in July 1996,
Mehmet decided to continue the production of cymbals under his own name,
İstanbul Mehmet. A lot has changed since then, but his belief in the
richness and the character of a handmade cymbal will always remain.
Machines don't have ears. That's why we continue to make our cymbals
according to the ancient tradition - with an open eye towards the music
that's being made now, and in the future.