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Introducing Bosphorus Cymbals, Hundreds of years ago the hand making of cymbals began in Bosphorus by local artisans. Now made in Istanbul Turkey , they keep the hand made tradition alive to this day; Bosphorus take no shortcuts, especially in the hand-hammering process. This is a critical step and is absolutely necessary to create the fine nuances and depth of expression that your music demands.

The crew at Bosphorus believe hand-hammering means simply that:
a man striking a cymbal with a hammer held in his hand. The artisan hears the sounds of the hammer blows as he feels the cymbal in his other hand, bringing to fore years of experience and mastery. That's the only way they make each and every cymbal bearing the Bosphorus logo.

Sensing the importance of this process, some companies market their cymbals as hand-made. But are they really? Guiding a pneumatic hammer is not hand-hammering. Adding a few hammer marks by hand after completing the pneumatic process isn't hand hammering.
At Bosphorus, one man with one hammer makes cymbals one at a time. They call this an essential human dimension the “Soul of the Cymbal”.

Once you hear the difference, you won't settle for
anything less - Play one and believe!

For Bosphorus Dealer Enquries please contact
Pro Music Australia on 1300 880 278.

>> PLEASE NOTE - PRODUCTS & PRICES (BUY NOW) LISTED ON THE BOSPHORUS WEBSITE ARE FOR THE USA MARKET ONLY - PRODUCTS LISTED ON THE PRO MUSIC WEBSITE ARE PURELY MADE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET ( PRODUCTS MAY
DIFFER TO THOSE SOLD IN THE USA )

STANTON MOORE INTERVIEW ( GRETSCH DRUMS ,
BOSPHORUS CYMBALS ) MIXDOWN MAGAZINE


Steeped in the culture and heritage of his native New Orleans, Galactic's Stanton Moore has become known as a drummer who's pocket is a mile deep, no matter what genre he lays his limbs to.  Along with his great ability, being part of such a thriving and revived music scene with such a tremendously rich spirit of collaboration has most certainly helped propel him into the international drumming spotlight.  Stanton spoke to mixdown after having finished a run of 27 gigs over an 11-day period
at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival…

CLICK ABOVE ON HIS PHOTO FOR MORE INFO ON HIS INTERVIEW
WITH MIXDOWN --- STANTONS CURRENTLY TOURING AROUND AUSTRALIA
WITH GRETSCH DRUMS AND BOSPHORUS CYMBALS


Master Series

Turk Series

Antique Series

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New Orleans Series


Versa Series
(Ignacio Berroa)
SPECIAL ORDERS ONLY..

Hammer Artist Series
(Jeff Hamilton)


Stanton Moore
Artist Series

Oracle Series

Rikki Rocket Series

Orchestral Series

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< Bosphorus Cymbal & Hardware
Cleaning Swipes in a Tube Container
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NEW - AVAILABLE NOW!!
The Four Step Process of Bosphorus Cymbal Making

Copper and tin are smelted
under intense heat & pressure.

Molten cymbal bronze being poured
into moulds that look like tiny skillets.



The hammering room. Three men work the cymbals with nothing more than a hammer. Once that hammer starts moving the magic happens.


A cymbal being hand-turned on an
(original cold-war era) Steel lathe. The threads of bronze fly from the cymbal above the craftsman's hand which then gets stripped away to make the
perfect Bosphorus Cymbal.

BOSPHORUS ORACLE SERIES - NOW AVAILABLE

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NEW RANGE OF RIKKI ROCKETT CYMBALS - AVAILABLE NOW