Mercer crashes Sabian cymbal factory

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The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick), Canada

January 12, 2013 Saturday

 

 

Mercer crashes Sabian cymbal factory

 

 

Rick Mercer rocked out with the Trews for a segment that will appear

in the upcoming episode of CBC-TV's The Rick Mercer Report, a

collaboration that was taped during a November concert at The

Playhouse in Fredericton.

 

The Newfoundland-born comedian also takes the time to shine a national

spotlight on a hidden New Brunswick gem - the world-renowned Sabian

cymbal factory, which churns out high-quality cymbals along the banks

of the St. John River in Meductic that are used by drummers across the

globe.

 

"It's stunning. Probably the nicest view from any factory in North

America, I would hazard a guess," said the popular political satirist.

 

In an episode of The Rick Mercer Report scheduled to air Tuesday at 8

p.m. on CBC, the affable TV host takes Sean Dalton, hard-rocking

drummer for Nova Scotia rock band the Trews, to the Sabian factory for

a fun-filled tour.

 

"Anyone who knows anything about drumming knows that there's only two

names in cymbals in the world - Sabian and Zildjian. And it's the same

family, the same people. For me, it's fascinating that this happens in

Meductic," he said, noting that often these types of facilities are

located in the midst of an urban landscape.

 

"Growing up in Newfoundland, nothing was ever manufactured there and

certainly nothing that was, like, world class. We had natural

resources. But I just find it fascinating that it happens in Canada,

let alone a place like Meductic. It's just so interesting," he said.

 

"There's a whole community there that relies on this cymbal factory.

The cymbals are beautiful. And while parts of it are very high tech,

parts of it are exactly the way it was done hundreds of years ago in

an Armenian village."

 

Mercer said he and Dalton were able to make a set of cymbals from scratch.