Complete Catalog

Yes!! You read that correctly!!  A Pearl SOLID SHELL SNARE Drum. Not many people even knew these existed!  And they are without a doubt one of the ...

Absolutely fantastic sounding snare drum hand built buy a great guy who knew how to build a fantastic sounding snare drum! Viola!! Q DRUMS gained p...

Here’s an absolutely beautiful sounding Vintage 30 Year Old Made In Japan TAMA Artwood that is incredibly crisp and articulate but also has a great...

Wow…A RARE BRILLIANT FINISH 22” Vintage Paiste Pre Serial 602 Sizzle that is insanely versatile!  It’s not every day - or every YEAR you find a Vin...

Here’s a little know secret - I have NO IDEA why, but this era Zildjian is surprisingly great! Right around 1994 or 1995. It’s like this little-k...

Here’s a harder find Hand Hammered VERY Paper Thin 20” that’s organic and wonderfully complex.   And it’s one of the thinnest 20s” you will come ...

Famously light and paper-y golden complexity -  that’s the sonic hallmark of this Bosphorus Groove Series 20” Ride.  And a very solid bell - ...

Here’s a tried and true beauty that screams the 1970s!! And the last 50 years have mellowed it superbly.  And you can hear it before you buy so y...

An incredibly VERSATILE Top of the Line Sabian, this 20” is Dark, has a terrific stick attack, penetrating bell and shimmering, glassy Brilliance....

A beautiful cymbal right here - and not an easy one to find: Gorgeous sounding 20” SABIAN FLAT CHINA - Signature John Blackwell Jr. JIA CHINESE. ...

Some of the CLEANEST Vintage Black Label 2002s you will ever see!! And definitely RARE… BACK WHEN PAISTE STAMPED THEM "ROCK"!!! And these ar...

Vintage Zildjian Hihats - from literally the first 2 decades of US production.  Paper Thin 13s” that were forged when BEBOP was a new art form...

These are THE THINNEST 1950s 15” Hihats you will find. Ultra Paper Thin.  YES that’s 714 and 740!! That would be thin on 13s”.  These are 75 year...

When Gordon Lightfoot calls, you have the answer. Hard to find,  thin, 1970s, Zildjian 14" FACTORY STAMPED LIGHT HATS. A must have if you own a s...

These are absolutely glorious sounding hihats: Early 1950s Vintage Zildjian PAPER THIN 15”  Hihats.  Absolutely glorious REAL DEAL Hand Hammere...

Here’s a hard to find BEASTLY FOCUSED Vintage 20” that PROJECTS superbly.  $409!!  That’s how much a new one of these Top of the Line Sabian Roc...

This is perhaps THE THINNEST CHINA Cymbal I have ever seen! It’s a Deep Hammered PROTOTYPE.  An 18” at a stunning 850 grams!  Thats not a typo. ...

Here's a VERY Hard to Find, THIN and wonderfully dark, complex Limited Edition Zildjian K Constantinople 20" RE-ISSUE LIGHT RIDE that is in IMMACU...

Say you like Red Garland, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, as I do. Or Art Tatum. Or the Everly Brothers. Or Patsy Cline. Early E...

$585!! That’s what this 18” costs new. I’m not kidding.  This may be the most expensive 18-inch Crash I’ve ever seen.   And hell, these are rarel...

Well this is a famous tone - instantly recognizable! John Henry Bonham’s choice of snare. Definitely live and studio tested! Sounds iconic because ...

Here’s an absolutely stunning Paiste -  one of the best DARK COMPLEX crashes around - and Paiste seems to think so too because they charge just un...

Immaculate Condition and only played for the video! With the collectible 400 Commemorative Zildjian Stamp.  Don’t spend $450 and guess at a goof...

Here's a VERY Hard to Find, VERY THIN Limited Edition Zildjian K Constantinople 20" RE-ISSUE LIGHT RIDE that is in IMMACULATE Condition! And it’s...

Say you want a K Sweet Crash - BUT want it in BRILLIANT FINISH??! What’s a soul to do???? WEEP. That’s what!…unless…What the hell is such wizardry!...

Discontinued!!! The word hit me like an anvil to the gut!!  However, I pulled up my boot straps and put down that milkshake and got to work… And ...

  These could easily be the PROTOTYPE model for the now discontinued Zildjian AVEDIS Series 16” Hihats.  But these ones here are THE REAL DEAL. A...

Here’s one of my favorite more recent cymbals. And it doesn’t cost nearly half a grand like the Meinl Byzance.  Imagine a Zildjian 20" Crash of D...

On the Drum History Podcast, Bart and I spoke about “sleeper gear” or gear that has fallen through the consumer cracks due to poor marketing or jus...

Here’s a rare Paiste that is insanely MELLOW!!  The Pre-Serial 602 FLAT RIDE….of Flat Ride fame!!  Literally from the FIRST few years of Flat Ri...

THE ART of cymbalsmithing is blossoming! And I am thrilled to witness it with my eyes and ears!  Here at Hazelshould.com it’s spring eternal wit...

1183 grams - on an 18”!  That is insanely THIN! And very responsive.  This is one of the thinnest, darkest cymbals you will encounter. And one o...

Here’s a fantastic sounding DW that is a Limited Edition! Fewer than 100 made in this Blue Granite Finish and this 6” X 14” USA HVLT All Maple Snar...

A Paper Thin 21”!! Bendable and glorious! Only 1658 grams! That’s really thin!  This is one of Bosphorus’ nicest and most refined series - c...

Gorgeous Hand Hammered 22” with that inimitable Bosphorus Paper-y LIGHT Complexity to it. Bosphorus Flagship MASTER Series Papery THIN Ride in th...

As many of you may know, the newer HHX is Sabian's Top of the Line, and it shows. They’ve been redesigned and they are some of the finest and most...

This is a hard to find cymbal - it’s an earlier 1960s 22” A that’s fairly DRY sounding - much drier than most. It has a terrific half-century old ...

I LOVE Combo Hihats!! Like the Zildjian K/Z Hihats…but DIFFERENT.  Here’s a unique pair of Sabian Hihats that were custom put together for th...

Here’s a sound that’s ever-present in our minds: Paper THIN Vintage 1960s Hand Hammered Zildjian Hi Hats with that famous airy, complex tone.  Sou...

I have a sinking suspicion Zildjian discontinued these High Definition Hihats. They are no longer available in their catalog. However we need not ...

These Massive 16” AVEDIS Series 16” Hihats sound absolutely phenomenal! And it’s getting hard to find these beauties today!  They’re not available...

Here's a GREAT sounding Zildjian from the ORIGINAL RUN…that has been ignominiously expunged from the catalog long ago...and it's a shame because ...

Imagine if you could summon a dragon with a swipe of your stick, but this time the dragon was actually friendly, he might even help you. I don't t...

HOORAY!!!Check out these insanely great REAL DEAL Vintage Zildjian Istanbul K 14” HIHATS. Some of the best you’ll find! 🦄The end of the road for st...

The Early 1st Run rides are hard to find these days - but hell, the Hihats from this era are really hard to find! These are literally from the 1st ...

This is the K Light Ride we wished Zildjian made! One of the most beautiful cymbals you will find…. Or actually not find! Two feet for golden gl...

This 22” is one of the best of the TURKS that I’ve heard. It has a very light and airy breathiness to it. Don’t guess at what your cymbals sound ...

 Imagine a Zildjian K Constantinople Thin Low had a one night stand with a Crash of Doom...but the baby was hand hammered.  Viola!!    That's th...