Istanbul Mehmet

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??? Sounds absolutely incredible! A magnificent Istanbul Mehmet 22” at 3476 grams.Perfectly blends DRY with a gorgeous, light...

Here’s an absolutely beautiful Super Dark Complex CRASH. It has a beautiful subtle organic tone too - compliments of the unlathed and raw bell and...

Here’s a hard to find beautiful SUPER DARK Complex Hand Hammered Ride that’s easily crashable - similar to the Agop SE Special Edition but with a ...

Here’s a unique mellow flat ride that is beautifully Hand Hammered. And you hardly ever see this beauty, much less hear it in action.  But never ch...

Glorious 16s” right here!Hard to find, ultra WARM, huge Istanbul 16” Traditional Hihats in fantastic condition.Much smoother, warmer, lower-pitched...

Here’s one of the nicest sounding DARK, organic COMPLEX FAST crashes you will hear.  And it’s the only one I’ve ever seen. As far as unlathed cra...

Here’s one of the nicest sounding DARK crashes you will hear.  And hardly anyone actually has this beauty! But here you can listen to it so you ca...

Hard to find, yet so worth the search. This is one of my favorite Istanbul Series. And they’re in the HUGE 15s”.  Semi-dry, low-pitched, and ULT...

This is the only pair of these I’ve ever seen.  Very rare HUGE 15s” that are unbelievably dark, slightly dry, fat and complex! A stunning blend o...

I love unique hihat pairings! Isle of Dr. Moreau combos! And that’s exactly what we have with these beautiful sounding 15s”! A uniquely warm, dark ...

Beautiful cymbal alert!!  Looking for a glorious, Hand Hammered, smooth Dark Warm Ride that can do damn near anything? Get this!  This Istanbul is...

Here’s an Istanbul you never see!  A true factory  PANG! This is actually one of my favorite cymbals we recorded recently because it’s like a liqu...

This is the only one of these I’ve seen in this size - and it’s the only one I have.  It is similar to the Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Dual Crash, but...

Here’s one of the nicer DARK 22s” you will encounter. And it’s not $725 for a guess!  Have a listen to this exact cymbal.  It’s incredible sound...

Very hard to find Hihats right here: the SULTANS in 13s”.  Gorgeous Hand Hammered Sultan Hihats from the company that kicked it all off 4 dec...

Here’s a fairly hard to find actually golden warm pair of beautifully Hand Hammered Hihats - much warmer than K Lights in fact with a glow!  Ista...

Here’s a gorgeous pair of Istanbuls with a Raw bell on  and unique, serrated style factory brushed finish on the top cymbal and a fully lathed bot...

Extremely rare, absolutely genius hihats right here!  Imagine Hand Hammered Quick Beats.  BUT IN 10s”! Yes! TENS!!! Hell I’ve only seen one othe...

One of the best unlathed 24s” you’ll find!  DARK and DRY and SUPER ORGANIC. I will say that, in all those 61 years Mehmet learned how to make a g...

Here’s a unique mellow flat ride that is beautifully Hand Hammered. And you hardly ever see this beauty, much less here in action.  But never chez ...

One of the best unlathed 24s” you’ll find!  DARK and DRY and SUPER ORGANIC. I will say that, in all those 61 years Mehmet learned how to make a g...

Another rare 2 FOOTER - I love the big cymbals because the playground is better. This is the K Light Ride you wish Zildjian made! Very hard to fi...

Very complex BRILLIANT Effects hihats that are in perfect shape.   Designed after (or hell, maybe before) Sabian SICK HATS - that’s the vibe. Si...

This is one of Istanbul Mehmet's most beautiful series. Take a look at the craftsmanship on these. They’re raw and black with alternating thin gol...