Maker
Istanbul Mehmet
The other half of the original Istanbul workshop
Agop Tomurcuk and Mehmet Tamdeger founded the workshop that reintroduced Turkish hand-hammered cymbals to the West in the early 1980s. After Tomurcuk's death the company divided; Mehmet Tamdeger's side became Istanbul Mehmet, and the Sultan, Nostalgia, and 61st Anniversary lines are its best known.
Models
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Istanbul Mehmet Legend Dark
Cymbal · Turkey
Legend Dark cymbals carry visible, irregular hammering and minimal lathing, giving a dark, dry response that suits low-volume playing and close microphones.
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Istanbul Mehmet Sultan
Cymbal · Turkey
Sultan is Istanbul Mehmet's classic thin, dark, hand-hammered line, made the way the Istanbul workshop made cymbals before the company divided.
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Istanbul Mehmet Nostalgia
Cymbal · Turkey
The Nostalgia series aims at the pre-war Turkish cymbal sound: low pitch, immediate wash, and a stick sound that sits under rather than on top of the cymbal.
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Istanbul Mehmet Samatya
Cymbal · Turkey
The Samatya series is thin, warm, and quick, named after the quarter of Istanbul where Turkish cymbal making has been concentrated for generations.
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Istanbul Mehmet 61st Anniversary
Cymbal · Turkey
Made to mark the founder's years at the trade, the 61st Anniversary cymbals are thin, hand-hammered, and finished with a heavier lathing pattern than the Sultan line.
Categories
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Cymbals
Ride, crash, hi-hat, effects, orchestral, and specialty cymbals, plus cymbal makers and series.
Representative model
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Istanbul Mehmet Sultan
Cymbal · Turkey
Sultan is Istanbul Mehmet's classic thin, dark, hand-hammered line, made the way the Istanbul workshop made cymbals before the company divided.