Master craftsmen in Istanbul continue a 400-year-old Ottoman tradition, producing handcrafted bronze cymbals prized by jazz musicians around the world

The rhythmic clanging of hammers on bronze echoes through the Istanbul workshop where three craftsmen are landing blows with astonishing precision to transform featureless metal…

Master craftsmen in Istanbul continue a 400-year-old Ottoman tradition, producing handcrafted bronze cymbals prized by jazz musicians around the world