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Bosphorus Antique 20” Ride Sultan 1850 g Perfect! Light Hand Hammered Complexity

Bosphorus Antique 20” Ride Sultan 1850 g Perfect! Light Hand Hammered Complexity

$329.99 - $329.99
$329.99
$329.99 - $329.99
$329.99
  • Here's an amazing Light, glowing Thinner Ride that has a beautiful PAPERY wash. 

  • Have a listen to this exact cymbal - don’t guess!

  • Gorgeous Hand Hammered 20” - 1850 grams. That’s thin! Slightly bendable edges. 

  • Extremely responsive with a beautiful airiness to it. 

  • As you can see, this Antique or sometimes called Sultan Series is Half-Lathed and Half-Unlathed, and Heavily Hammered throughout. The underside is fully Lathed.  A gorgeous, hand-crafted instrument in the Old World tradition. 

  • These cymbals are generally described as:
    “A combination of the Traditional and the Turk Series. The sound has unique brilliant characteristics of the Traditional cymbal sounds and the dry & woody sound of the unlathed Turk cymbal series. The top of the cymbal has an unlathed cup producing a strong, compact bell sound and an unlathed concentric circle on the bow reducing overtone and drying the sound. The bottom of the cymbal is completely lathed.  Mellow Tone. Great Stick Definition. Controlled Overtones."

  • And that is accurate!

  • At a thinner weight of 1850 grams this Antique plays like a Semi-Dark and fairly CONTROLLED LIGHT Ride. I would not call this cymbal super dry (like some Turk Rides), although the wash is fairly focused, compliments of the unlathed portions. 

  • The pitch is medium. The bell measures a generous 5.5" and is Unlathed and provides a solid cut - and that’s quite an accomplishment on such a thin cymbal.  

  • The fascinating thing about this specific 20” is that there is a gorgeous, subtle papery, whispy tone that no other cymbal company can capture.  It’s delicate and light!  
  • Both bright and dark overtones are present. 

  • You can draw different tones out of this cymbal when playing on different surfaces....lathed or unlathed. When you ride this cymbal at the outer edge, it really opens up and makes for a great THIN DARK Crash/Ride. 

  • CRASHES LIKE A DREAM!!!  Have a listen. 

  • Immaculate. Only played for the video. 

  • This is an incredible one. Guaranteed.