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Roberto Spizzichino was born in Rome, Italy on January 10, 1944. His only sibling is a younger sister. Roberto's formal schooling was in chemistry. He taught himself to play the drums, and by age 18, he was teaching drums and playing jazz at a professional level. In Italy in the 70s, Roberto played drums with the likes of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Dexter Gordon, and Buck Clayton, to name a few. In 1977, Roberto, who had become fascinated with the old K Zildjian cymbals, went to Istanbul to find the cymbal factory closed. At that point, he knew what he wanted to do. In 1980, he began hammering Italian-made B20 blanks (80% copper, 20% tin). Through experimentation, Roberto was able to develop cymbals in his own unique way, emulating the "best of the best" old Ks. These cymbals became very popular with jazz drummers internationally. These great cymbals did bear the "SPIZZ" logo.

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