HOLY GRAIL THIN Vintage ZILDJIAN ISTANBUL K 20” Crash Ride 1824 g AMAZING SHAPE
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$1,699.99
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Original price
$1,699.99
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$1,699.99
$1,699.99
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$1,699.99
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$1,699.99
- It’s something special when you find a Vintage Zildjian ISTANBUL K 20” that swells and crashes LIKE THIS!
- But at an incredibly thin 1824 grams, that’s not much of a surprise.
- What IS a surprise is how well this THIN Zildjian Istanbul K keeps that great stick definition on top. That’s the elusive magic.
- That and the perfect blend of Old World complexity with a shimmer.
- Stunning, wavy, Heavily Hand Hammered surface - all hand crafted at the Old World Zildjian factory back in Istanbul.
- Plays like a dream! Absolutely gorgeous crashing capability. One of the best I’ve encountered for a Vintage K.
- When you ride on it it’s truly LIGHT. But also DRY for a cymbal this thin.
- Semi-dry. Airy. Sweet. Dark overtones. Complex but with that inimitable smoothness that cymbal companies have been trying to duplicate for decades.
- Somehow the stick attack still percolates to the top - even though it’s only 1824 grams.
- That’s the K magic. Art Blakey knew it. Tony knew it. Steve Gadd. As did myriad other greats.
- Aged decades. Dark patina. Incredible condition. No issues.
- Zildjian began 400 years ago in Istanbul, Turkey. This 20” is not only from that illustrious region and tradition, it’s one of the few remaining actually made in Turkey, as it all began.
- It’s a miracle one this thin survived the ages. And that is a joy to play.
- One of the nicest and thinnest Istanbul Ks I’ve seen.