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DARK DRY Vintage Zildjian 1950s Paper Thin 14” Hihats 771 813 g REAL DEAL

Original price $469.99 - Original price $469.99
Original price
$469.99
$469.99 - $469.99
Current price $469.99
  • 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 Elvis. Eddie Cochran. 

  • Now say you want some actually Hand Hammered Hihats that call to mind something beautiful and soulful and emotive - like those artists and that music. 

  • Just go to a big box store and get some….some…..some Hihats that sound NOTHING like Vintage Zildjians.

  • For whatever reason cymbal companies have not been able to capture the tone of these over half-century-old original Zildjians….although they keep trying to.
  • And keep charging over $$650 for their attempts.

  • Fortunately, no one needs to try to “re-create” a damn thing! This pair of 1950s PAPER THIN 14s” just IS! 

  • Just create!

  • This particular pair is VERY dark, DRY and smooth sounding. 

  • 771 and 813 grams. That’s pretty damn thin! And on 50s Zildjians. Gorgeous. Hand Hammered. 

  • DRY from decades of aging and patina.  Dark and whispy with a balanced mellowness. Light, splashy, and airy when opened like on a Count Basie record. Light RINGO slosh when opened. This is the tone! 

  • These are the hats that launched thousands and thousands of recordings - in all different styles too.  

  • No issues at all. Absolutely amazing 60-year-old patina. 

  • This is THE SOUND!  No more shopping for replicas and reproductions and re-designs. This is it.