Producing Bosphorus Master

Before masters at the Bosphorus factory start hammering, every cymbal looks more or less the same differing only by weight and bell sizes. The initial steps of the Bosphorus cymbal production consists of melting metal in wood-coal fired pits to achieve the B20 Bosphorus alloy for casting. Then the process is followed by rolling and baking the cast in a wood-burning oven several times to make cymbal blanks. Next theses are placed in a water bath to achieve durability and resistance followed by stamping the bell and cutting the edges in circle. This uncut video shows how hand hammering shapes the profile and lathing that makes the series, here a Master 17“ Crash in its final steps of the production. The time and effort to make a ride is around twice as much. More info: