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NPR - Zildjian cymbals can be heard in everything from rock music to advertising jingles. The Zildjian family has been making their famous cymbals with a secret process for more than 400 years. Since the 1970s, the Avedis Zildjian Co. has operated under the radar in Norwell, Mass. Many people have yet to learn that an industrial factory outside of Boston designs, casts, blasts, rolls, hammers, buffs and tests at least a million Zildjian cymbals a year. Andrea Shea at NPR network station WBUR was able to visit the factory. Here’s a peek inside and what she learned about the world's oldest cymbal company.