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Ultra RARE THIN 1940s Vintage Zildjian FLANGE 15” Hihats 774 778 g LIGHT WHISPY! TRANS STAMPS

Ultra RARE THIN 1940s Vintage Zildjian FLANGE 15” Hihats 774 778 g LIGHT WHISPY! TRANS STAMPS

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$749.99 - $749.99
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  • EXTREMELY Rare and collectible and Ultra Thin Zildjians right here, from the first 15 years of Zildjian USA:
  • Very rare Paper Thin 1940s TRANS STAMP Vintage Zildjian FLANGE Hihats in the rare and generous 15” size! 

  • Yes, with the very hard to find Flanged Hihat bottom that was rare but available in the 1940s and early 1950s. And Zildjian did bring a heavy version back in the 1970s too.

  • All were rare and provided a fat CHUP tone. Which is exactly what we have right here! 

  • This pairing represents the Golden Era of American Cymbal making! Hand Hammered. Hand Crafted, and forged when Jazz had recently migrated up North and was exploding in New York City.

  • Both 15s” are Ultra Paper Thin at 774 and 778 grams. They sound amazing together. 

  • The bottom Flange supplies a fatter CHICK or CHUP tone!  More of the cymbal surface connects when you play it with your foot giving it a solid  CHICK. 

  • No modern company makes anything like these. Although they’ll tell you they do for $680.  These weights would be thin for 14s”. 

  • No need to bother with the “re-issues,” “vintage homage,” “throwback light Hihats” and all that.

  • Just get the Vintage actually hand-hammered beauties. 

  • Ultra Papery, whispy, super dark, warm and breathy, extremely responsive old-school tone.

  • Darker and lower pitched than 14s” with a generous playing field. Delicate light and bright shimmer floating above the top. 

  • They sound like they were pulled right from the Cotton Club. Or an early Oscar Peterson record. 

  • These Zildjians are to be celebrated - for their tone, but also because of what they represent - a piece of American musical history.

  • Amazing for recording, or very low to medium volumes. Use them anytime you want the real sound. 

  • Great 8-decade old patina. Typical use on 80 year old thin hihats.  Remarkable that they survived the 1980s.

  • A piece of drumming history that sounds amazing!