Bosphorus cymbals are forged and hand hammered in Istanbul Turkey. They are made the way cymbals used to be. Thousands of expertly achieved hammer blows shape each cymbal to produce an instrument of aural complexity that simply cannot be achieved by any short cut.

Bosphorus Cymbals New Zealand Limited is the sole importer of Bosphorus Cymbals in New Zealand. We bring these magnificent instruments to New Zealand drummers and pass them on at the lowest possible prices.

Traditional

Traditional

The Traditional series is the classic Turkish cymbal, fully hand hammered and fully lathed on both sides and suitable for multiple musical styles.  Rides, flat rides, crashes, splashes and china cymbals are available. The Traditional series offers the widest range of sizes and tonal diversity of all Bosphorus cymbals.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available from 8" splash to 22" China and 24" Ride and everything in between.  Rides have a clean stick articulation with rich dark undertones. The wide shallow bell is highly responsive, bright and penetrating. A heavier ride cymbal gives a higher pitch and increased stick articulation, while the lighter weights give a softer stick sound.  Crashes are warm and full bodied.   Medium thin weight crashes are slower to open than up than thin weights but provide a higher pitch and more volume.  Paper thin crashes respond quickly and are more suited to lower volume playing.  Hi-hats are hand lathed as pairs for a perfect match. Weights are Dark, Crisp, and Bright - from lightest to heaviest.  Dark weights are very responsive with a low fundamental pitch. Crisp weights are more penetrating than Dark weights while Bright weights are better for high volume applications. Traditional series flat rides produce a shimmering ping sound with very little spead. Larger sizes produce a lower pitch. Traditional Series China cymbals have a piercing attack with a fast decay, clean articulation when used as a ride and an exotic dark wash when crashed.