A cymbal family feud goes to court! Big Drum Thump is reporting on a Daily Gleaner article that talks about a Sabian (Zildjian family) lawsuit. In his notice of action, Bill, Robert's [Zildjian] eldest son, alleges his father is misusing company funds for personal expenses and that his brother Andy is actively undermining his position and influence on the business. "Bill has justifiably lost the trust and confidence in his father Robert and his brother Andy ...

In their never-ceasing effort to build up their drumstick line, Zildjian has announced three new artist series sticks: Ronald Bruner Jr (Stanley Clarke), John Blackwell (Justin Timberlake), and Ronnie Vannucci (The Killers). These three names will undoubtably boost Zildjian's street cred for their sticks, not that they needed it. What I think it interesting is the fact that Bruner, who endorses Sabian, uses Zildjian drumsticks. Just seems like an interesting wrinkle in the situation. I ...

I'm not sure how this shook down, but according to Zildjian.com, both John Blackwell and Chris Layton have left Sabian and are now endorsing Zildjian cymbals. Commented Chris Layton: "I'm very excited to be playing Zildjian Cymbals. After trying some of the Armand Series cymbals Mitch Mitchell was using last year on the Experience Hendrix Tour, I found myself searching for the sound I started out with, which led me to Zildjian." John Blackwell ...

This week we talk all about cymbals. We only scratch the surface so I'm sure we'll have a part two very soon. Show Notes

Source: Sabian.com SABIAN, the award winning cymbal company, is sponsoring “The Most Warped Drummer” contest, an online competition at www.mostwarped.com. The contest gives aspiring musicians the chance to upload a performance video to be voted on by fans, for a chance to win a grand prize trip and all-access pass to the Boston Warped Tour stop on July 13, 2010, as well as a collection of SABIAN gear. Musicians are invited to visit the site and upload ...

Proving that the Memphis Drum Shop is a top notch and high caliber establishment, a couple of the drumming community's up and coming players dropped by recently and showcased some of their talent. Ronald Bruner Jr. (Stanley Clark) and Jason McGerr (Death Cab For Cutie) both sat down at the kit in MDS's cymbal vault (which houses the largest Zildjian collection in the world outside of the Zildjian factory itself) and gave viewers a tiny ...

Looks like Sabian is expanding their Vault series to include symphonic cymbals. These would be a nice addition to Sabian's line up. I like that Sabian is finding more ways to challenge Zildjian. There should be some kind of competition... perhaps a bowl of some kind to see which cymbal company is the dominant brand. Source: Harmony-Central.com New Artisan Traditional Symphonic Cymbals From SABIAN March 10, 2009 The first orchestral cymbals from SABIAN to be included in its premium ...

Interesting story on Zildjian.com about this year's Grammy's. They list all the acts that were nominated whose drummers play Zildjian cymbals. Pretty big list. It's interesting to see how many bands have drummers that use Zildjian. A couple years ago, I saw a story about how most of the Grammy winners have drummers who use Paiste. I wonder if the overall trend is going back to Zildjian or if it's just a coincidence. Your thoughts? One ...

Looks like ZIldjian has expanded their new A Custom Rezo line at NAMM this year with seven new models. I personally haven't tried these out, but I'm very interested to hear how the blended lathing sounds. Source: Harmony-Central.net The Avedis Zildjian Company, the world's leading cymbal manufacturer has reacted quickly to the success of the recently introduced A Custom Rezo Crash cymbals, by introducing seven additional new models within the A Custom Rezo series. These new cymbals ...

Interesting story from the good folks at Sabian Cymbals. I've always heard of guys burying ride cymbals for six months in their backyards for the purposes of drying them out. My first teacher did it. His Zildjian K Custom Medium Ride is a dry as they come. Sounds great! Looks like Sabian is trying their hand at it with their "One of 100" project. Feels a touch gimmicky to me, but I'd be interested in ...