as a keeper of their closely-guarded 400 year old alloy she doubled down, “The secret part will remain a secret.” Nothing a little mass spectrometry won't reve

as a keeper of their closely-guarded 400 year old alloy she doubled down, “The secret part will remain a secret.” Nothing a little mass spectrometry won't reveal... and metallurgy has advanced a lot in 400 years. It's interesting that in the first picture with the cymbal being cut on a lathe, there doesn't seem to be any precision measuring instruments visible. I suppose they've already simplified the process to preset stops and go/no-go gauges.