RARE Early Bosphorus ANTIQUE Factory PAPER THIN Crash 18” Only 1250 g BENDABLE Sultan
Original price
$279.99
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Original price
$279.99
Original price
$279.99
$279.99
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$279.99
Current price
$279.99
- Here’s a wonderfully Hand Hammered very hard to fine 18” that can do a lot around the kit.
- An earlier Bosphorus Factory “PAPER THIN CRASH” in the famous royal blue font.
- Gorgeous Early Bosphorus Antique Series 18” Paper Thin Crash. Many people know this series to be the Sultan Series - that’s the vibe. And it’s a Zildjian K killer.
- As you can see, this beautiful nearly 20 year old 18” has a hand hammered unlathed bell feeding into a lathed 2.5" section, into an unlathed 2.5"s, then lathed out the edge.
- The result is a cymbal that has all the wonderful light, semi-dry attack of a TURK Ride COMBINED with the warmer glow and wash of a lathed Bosphorus Traditional Series.
- With a thin weight of ONLY 1250 grams, this 18" Bosphorus Antique plays like a great semi-dry and controlled semi-complex sounding Paper Thin to Thin Crash or smaller LIGHT RIDE.
- The attack is strong but the decay is a bit more dry and controlled than a fully lathed cymbal. And that’s the beauty!
- Being the Paper Thin in opens very quickly and the wash decays quickly as well.
- Slightly bendable edges give it a great swelling response but it has plenty of tension to be a Light Ride.
- Makes a fantastic suspended style cymbal - the edges bend with ease!
- Truly Hand Hammered so it has that percolating airy complexity.
- Crash. Ride. Crash/Ride. Remarkably versatile.
- No issues. Overall clean with a light patina that has built up beautifully! Mellow. Very mellow.
- A steal next to a machine hammered $395 Zildjian K