: ''This article is about the cymbal manufacturer. For information about the religious group, see Sabians.'' Sabian is one of the world's largest manufacturers of cymbals and drums. The company was founded in 1981 in Meductic, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada by Robert Zildjian, son of Avedis Zildjian III, the head of the Avedis Zildjian Company. Family tradition had it that the head of the company would only pass its secrets down to the oldest son, but Avedis III gave the information to both of his sons, Armand Zildjian and Robert. This led to a family feud and a legal squabble, resulting in Robert leaving Zildjian to form the rival Sabian company. The settlement gave Robert the Canadian factory that at that time produced 40% of the production of the Avedis Zildjian Company, and most notably the entire K Zildjian line, all manufacture in Turkey having ceased by this time. However he agreed not to use the Zildjian name or to claim that his cymbals were the same. Robert formed the word "Sabian" from the two first letters of the names of his three children Sandy, Billy and Andy, and initially released two lines of cymbals, HH and AA, both of them of the traditional ''bell bronze'' cymbal alloys. The HH or "hand hammered" line were widely regarded as being K Zildjians in all but name, and there was nothing in the settlement to prevent this being the case, although Sabian was prevented from claiming that it was true. However it was the other line, only slightly cheaper in price, that caused a sensation. The AA line were top-of-the-line bell bronze cymbals unashamedly produced by machinery. They introduced a subtly different sound that appealed to many drummers, and also a level of consistency which was at that time new in a line of bell bronze cymbals. Sabian's initiative was quickly copied by other manufacturers but their acceptance as a major force in cymbal manufacture was assured. ==External link== [http://www.sabian.com/ Sabian's official website] Percussion instrument manufacturers
I hope my comments on the consistency of the AA line aren't POV or original research. They do come close! I was there to see it happen. My first Sabian was a 12" AA Mini Chinese, another Sabian initiative. Up until that time the most consistent top-of-the-line manufacturer by far had been Paiste, who had adopted many automated techniques but played down the degree of mechanisation. Sabian AAs were unapologetically produced by mechanised hammering, and IMO it wasn't a coincidence that they achieved a level of consistency that up until then had only been available in some student cymbal lines, none of which were the still well regarded bell bronze alloy. User:Andrewa 13:37, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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: ''This article is about the cymbal manufacturer. For information about the religious group, see Sabians.'' Sabian is one of the world's largest manufacturers of cymbals and drums. The company was founded in 1981 in Meductic, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada by Robert Zildjian, son of Avedis Zildjian III, the head of the Avedis Zildjian Company. Family tradition had it that the head of the company would only pass its secrets down to the oldest son, but Avedis III gave the information to both of his sons, Armand Zildjian and Robert. This led to a family feud and a legal squabble, resulting in Robert leaving Zildjian to form the rival Sabian company. The settlement gave Robert the Canadian factory that at that time produced 40% of the production of the Avedis Zildjian Company, and most notably the entire K Zildjian line, all manufacture in Turkey having ceased by this time. However he agreed not to use the Zildjian name or to claim that his cymbals were the same. Robert formed the word "Sabian" from the two first letters of the names of his three children Sandy, Billy and Andy, and initially released two lines of cymbals, HH and AA, both of them of the traditional ''bell bronze'' cymbal alloys. The HH or "hand hammered" line were widely regarded as being K Zildjians in all but name, and there was nothing in the settlement to prevent this being the case, although Sabian was prevented from claiming that it was true. However it was the other line, only slightly cheaper in price, that caused a sensation. The AA line were top-of-the-line bell bronze cymbals unashamedly produced by machinery. They introduced a subtly different sound that appealed to many drummers, and also a level of consistency which was at that time new in a line of bell bronze cymbals. Sabian's initiative was quickly copied by other manufacturers but their acceptance as a major force in cymbal manufacture was assured. ==External link== [http://www.sabian.com/ Sabian's official website] Percussion instrument manufacturers
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I hope my comments on the consistency of the AA line aren't POV or original research. They do come close! I was there to see it happen. My first Sabian was a 12" AA Mini Chinese, another Sabian initiative. Up until that time the most consistent top-of-the-line manufacturer by far had been Paiste, who had adopted many automated techniques but played down the degree of mechanisation. Sabian AAs were unapologetically produced by mechanised hammering, and IMO it wasn't a coincidence that they achieved a level of consistency that up until then had only been available in some student cymbal lines, none of which were the still well regarded bell bronze alloy. User:Andrewa 13:37, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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