Est. 2005 • İstanbul

The Art of Handmade Cymbals

Crafted by hand.
Inspired by tradition.
Designed for your sound.

EST. 2005
A family company in İstanbul
56 models
In production
53 artists
In 15 countries

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Turkey is famous for producing the best hand-hammered cymbals in the world. Each cymbal is handcrafted, and is as individual as the master himself.

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The furnace

1100–1200°C

The elements of the traditional cymbal-bronze alloy are melted in deep pots heated with the finest quality coal, until the molten metal boils; then it is poured into cast iron moulds.

Workshop

The spirit of Amedia

In the next step of its transformation, the cymbal is attached to a spinning lathe. One lathe man, or “turner”, removes a thin layer of the cymbal’s top surface with a long steel knife, creating the tonal grooves, then sends it on to a second turner who repeats the process on the underside of the cymbal.

How a cymbal is made

01
Melt
The alloy is melted in deep pots at around 1100–1200°C, then poured into cast iron moulds.
02
Roll
The discs are heated until red hot and repeatedly passed through the antique roller press until they reach the desired thinness.
03
Hammer
The cymbal is placed on a steel anvil and beaten for 20–25 minutes with iron hammers to bend it into the right shape.
04
Lathe
On a spinning lathe, a long steel knife removes a thin layer of the surface, creating the tonal grooves.

Inside the workshop

These cymbal smiths are:

Eremya Arzat: At just 15 years of age, Eremya learnt the magical formula for cymbal making as an apprenticeship with the famous Zilcan. Almost every present cymbal smith, trained in Turkey over the past 28 years, learned the way of cymbal making from Eremya Arzat or one of his apprentices.
Ahmet Baykusak: Ahmet was one of the aforementioned apprentices of Eremya Arzat. He is one of the owners in the Amedia Cymbals; besides that he is the chief hammer smith thanks to his fifteen years experience. He has created new volumes in the drummers’ life with his popular series. For example Ahmet Legend, Eremya, Arzat, Komagene, Old School…Because he has a feeling for cymbals very well, each cymbal is controlled by him before getting out of the factory.
Saban Baykusak: Saban is also a partner of the company and a master hammer smith as well as his cousin Ahmet Baykusak. He adds his magic touches in order to supply nice voices to the Amedia cymbals.
Hamdusana Baykusak: Hamdusana is a master hand lathes man thanks to his long years experience as his brother Ahmet Baykusak. With his final touches to each cymbal and applying the logos and stamps on them, the cymbals are ready for the last checking in order to go off the factory.