Paiste Musical Instruments

The Paiste Sound Story begins at the turn of the century when Michail Toomas Paiste, a composer and musician, whose father had come from Estonia to serve in the Tsarist Guard, founds a publishing business and music store in St. Petersburg. The operation, which also includes modest instrument manufacturing and repair facilities, flourishes for many years until the upheavals of the Russian Revolution force its closing. Today Piaste is the manufacturer of the highest quality cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion.