ISTANBUL AGOP 21” MEL LEWIS Ride Sizzle Ultra Warm Crashable! Gorgeous! 2042 g Mellowed

One of the warmest, darkest, most buttery cymbals you will ever find - right here.  And this Agop has aged and mellowed magnificently.  And you need not stare at stock photos and guess at tone. Listen and buy with confidence.

As many of you may know, Istanbul built its name off their first endorser - Mel Lewis. This was the series that turned heads 30 years ago and popularized that hand hammered sound once again.
This is the end of the line for ultra-warm, buttery, dark, and lush.

Mel Lewis Series in the famous 21” size and in the SIZZLE.

One of the most popular of Istanbul cymbals and with good reason. Stunningly hand-hammered with telltale very fine lathing. Low profile.

Only 2042 grams.

Dark. Low pitched. Super warm and lush with a light and airy subtle stick attack.  What stands out about this particular one is that it plays like it’s 70 years old.

Also, this one has a pinch of smokiness to it - it’s a bit more organic for the series but still famously smooth and glowing.

Add the glow of two rivets and you have the perfect old school, main ride, or Left Side Crash Ride Sizzle.Insanely crashable.

No issues. Father Time has been benevolent to this one.

One of the most beautiful sounding Tributes to a LEGEND.