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What Mr. Koide aims to do in the future is to promote Koide Cymbals, a product born from the combined efforts of many dedicated people. Currently, their monthly production is still around 200 to 300 pieces. However, with the support of m...

The process of creating cymbal materials to suppress the sustain of sound (fast sound decay) and prevent overlapping sounds initially relied on continuous experimentation using auditory skills. Later, with the help of large-scale measuri...

This was an unexpected offer that made Mr. Koide thrilled. Until then, the materials they were using were imported materials that weren’t the most reliable and would cause cracking problems during processing. Also, since the materials we...

The Koide Cymbals project began with the analysis of cymbal materials. He purchased cymbals from major manufacturers around the world and, with the help of his cousin, a copper expert who had worked at a major metal company, he analyzed ...

In 2003, Koide Works Ltd. began full-scale cymbal production and named the cymbal division "Koide Cymbals." The company’s history of cymbal production dates back to the late 1960s.As the music boom in Japan rapidly grew, many people star...

How It All Began Koide Manufacturing was founded in 1947, shortly after the end of World War II.The founder’s father, who had previously worked as a metalworker after completing elementary school and served as a mechanic for the Japanese...

How It All Began Koide Manufacturing was founded in 1947, shortly after the end of World War II.The founder’s father, who had previously worked as a metalworker after completing elementary school and served as a mechanic for the Japanese...