BobDobalina Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Robert Zildjian, Sabian cymbal manufacturer, dies RIP, massively influential presence in the drumming world. Shame he split with his brother over inheritance of the family business but he definitely made the best of it, and Sabian is nowadays generally regarded as being on par with the Zildjian brand in quality and sound. I had always thought the name Sabian had some sort of Turkish origin until I read an interview in which he mentioned in was an amalgam of his kid's names - Sally-Bill-Andy or something like that - which I thought was pretty cool. TBH I own Zildjians, but I've played plenty of Sabians over the years and they were on the school kit that I started out on. Rocktagon FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Wow, had no idea about the business history of both companies and the Zildjian family overall. Has parallels to the Addidas-Puma split. And that's neat regarding the name too, I also assumed it was another Turkish or Armenian word. Looks like he was a great father and familyman, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud capture Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Rip. I cherish my sab aax ride and zil eastern splash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Rest In Beats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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