Vintage Zildjian 1940s TRANS STAMP THIN 22” Crash Ride 2422 g Amazing! Glorious Crash! Hand Hammered

Well, you can’t ask much more from a cymbal than this:

One of the THINNER 22” 1940s TRANS STAMP ZILDJIANS YOU WILL EVER COME ACROSS.

Very Dark, ultra buttery smooth, super warm with a terrific woody stick definition, blurring edges, stunning crashability, golden smooth aged surface, Hand Hammered and made when BEBOP was invented.

Literally.

This is a slice an American instrument making history - Zildjian USA was 10-15 years old when this 22” was made. And you can tell because it sounds like it was pulled off a Charlie Parker recording.
This is the end of the road for the Real Deal Light Ride or Thin Crash Ride 22”.

Dark and organic. Ultra warm with a light Hand Hammered smokiness.

This is the cymbal all these companies keep striving to be.  But this 22” just is.

The metal has a soft pliable feel that only Father Time bestows.

At ONLY 2422 grams this is one of the THINNER and most LIGHTEST sounding Vintage 22s” you will find.

It’s so Light and buttery it plays like it already has rivets in it.

Incredible shape for 80 years old. It’s inspiring to play an 8 decade THIN hand made Zildjian 22” like this. You’ll search the world over trying to find an ONLY 2400 gram 22” that survived 8 decades!

It’s not just the sound - it’s the craft, the music, the standard, the history.  All of it. And for less than a new Kerope.