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This family's cymbal-making business has survived 15 generations

Nikita Grant and Mark Adam Miller
2023-12-07T22:06:39Z
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The Avedis Zildjian Company is the the oldest cymbal maker in the world. For 400 years, the family business survived migration, a world war, and the worst economic crisis in America.

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