ULTRA THIN 1940s TRANS Stamp Vintage Zildjian 14” Hihats 622 714 g Whispy COMPLEX
Original price
$549.99
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Original price
$549.99
Original price
$549.99
$549.99
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$549.99
Current price
$549.99
- Remarkably, that’s NOT a typo!! 622 and 714 grams. These are some of the thinnest and most COMPLEX sounding Vintage Zildjian hihats you will find. Very light, airy and whipsy!
- And didn’t Zildjian just celebrate their 100th anniversary by releasing some of these…
- FOR $2000!!!
- Buy your own white gloves and save money.
- These Zildjians represent the Golden Era of American Cymbal making! Hand Hammered. Hand Crafted, and forged when a new form of music called Jazz had migrated up North and was exploding in New York City.
- Instruments like these 14s inspire me. Yes, of course, it’s the sound of an era - but as far as cymbals go, this is like owning a 17th-century violin. It’s had a LIFE. It represents a craft, an era - but it’s all right here. Tangible. I guess that’s why I majored in history. I love it.
- Ultra THIN Hand Hammered 14s” from the time of Benny Goodman! Literally made within the first few decades Zildjian went from confectionary to American cymbal smiths.
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622 and 714 grams! That would be thin on 13s”! Hell, even 12s!”
- No modern company makes anything like these. Although they’ll tell you they do for $700
- No need to bother with the “re-issues,” “vintage homage,” “throwback light Hihats” and all that.
- Just get the originals. The 80-year-old ones.
- Ultra Papery, whispy, super dark, warm and breathy, extremely responsive old-school tone.
- That’s what these insanely thin 1940s 14s” are.
- They sound like they were pulled right from 42nd street. This is the tone that brought musicians to Zildjian’s doorstep.
- It can take years of cymbal searching to find a pair like this - I know because I’ve done it. These are some of the most complex 14” Trans Stamps I’ve ever come across.
- These Zildjians are to be celebrated - for their tone, but also because of what they represent - a piece of American musical and business history.
- It’s a joy playing 80-year-old cymbals! You can’t re-issue a life lived.
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Great 8-decade old patina. Typical use on 8 decade old Zildjians. Light wear on the edges. It’s remarkable that they survived the 80s they’re so thin.
- Hell, it's remarkable they survived the 60s!!!