RARE DARK 24” Istanbul Mehmet 61st Anniversary Ride 2654 g Absolutely Incredible Sounding! Smooth

One of best best unlathed 24s” you’ll find!

DARK and DRY and SUPER ORGANIC. I will say that, in all those 61 years Mehmet learned how to make a great dark and smooth sounding cymbal.

This Rare Istanbul 24” is wonderfully organic and infinitely darker and more musical than the machine made K Cons. And it has this refined SMOOTHNESS to it too.

Gloriously unlathed, heavily Hand Hammered
and VERY DARK only 2654 gram Istanbul Mehmet 61st Anniversary VINTAGE 24” Ride in immaculate condition.

Exquisite craftsmanship on this 24”. The plain of the cymbal has a gorgeous hand hammered wavy appearance-like a Vintage Zildjian of yore, hell, a Zildjian of 61 years ago. But, it is fully unlathed like a modern Turk.

Wonderfully thin 2654 grams with a very quick response and decay.

Plays like a Dry Dark/Light Organic Crash Ride. All of that Hand Hammering gives it a hint of complexity underneath that attack. The stick attack is prominent but subtle-this beauty is mellow and has an overall fast decay. The pitch is medium low to low.

It’s like a smoother, more refined, mellow Turk Ride. Like you kept the dry, darkness and warmth of the Turk but scooped out some of the nastiness.

EASILY CRASHABLE. Mellow Left Side Ride. Thin Main Ride. Big Smooth Dark Crash, whatever you decide this Mehmet is a WORKHORSE Cymbal. Great candidate for rivets.
Very rare.  

It’s one of the best cymbals Istanbul makes. It’s the kind of sound that stays with you even after you stop playing.