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The Avedis Zildjian Company, simply known as Zildjian (/ ˈ z ɪ l dʒ ən,-dʒ i ə n /), [2] is an American musical instrument manufacturer specializing in cymbals and other percussion instruments. Founded by the ethnic Armenian Zildjian family in the 17th-century Ottoman Empire , the company relocated to the United States in the 20th century.
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
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The current Zildjian Swish Knocker is a redesign of their original swish, with more rivets, deeper bow and shallower bell, based on a cymbal made famous by Mel Lewis, [1] who coined the name knocker. Originally a Zildjian exclusive, both swish and pang cymbals disappeared from their catalog for a time but have reappeared.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (abbreviated AHD) uses a phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet to transcribe the pronunciation of spoken English. It and similar respelling systems, such as those used by the Merriam-Webster and Random House dictionaries, are familiar to US schoolchildren.
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Zildjian is also a surname. It may refer to: related to cymbals. Avedis Zildjian (17th century), an Armenian Ottoman metalsmith and alchemist Haroutune Zildjian son of Avedis Zildjian, continued his father's worked and then passed it to his own son; Avedis (2nd) Zildjian named in his grandfather's name. Kerop Zildjian, Avedis'brother