DARK SEMI-DRY ISTANBUL MEHMET SULTAN 22” Ride 3102 g GORGEOUS Definition! Still Crashable!
Original price
$439.99
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Original price
$439.99
Original price
$439.99
$439.99
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$439.99
Current price
$439.99
- Here's an amazing DARK, Semi-Dry Ride that’s crashable.
- And this one has terrific stick attack on top! Have a listen.
- And it’s the luxurious 22”!
- As you can see, this Sultan Series is Half-Lathed and Half-Unlathed, and Heavily Hammered throughout. The underside is fully Lathed. A gorgeous, hand-crafted instrument!
- Mehmet's take on the Sultan cymbals as a whole:
“Sultan cymbals are a combination of the Traditional and the Turk Series. The sound has unique brilliant characteristics of the Traditional cymbal sounds and the dry & woody sound of the unlathed Turk cymbal series. The top of the cymbal has an unlathed cup producing a strong, compact bell sound and an unlathed concentric circle on the bow reducing overtone and drying the sound. The bottom of the cymbal is completely lathed. Mellow Tone. Great Stick Definition. Controlled Overtones."
- And that is accurate!
- Weighing in at a lovely 3102 grams, this Mehmet 22” plays like a Dark and surprisingly Dry for the Series, Medium Thin to Medium Ride. I would not call this cymbal super dry (like some Turk Rides), although the wash is fairly focused, compliments of the unlathed portions and weight.
- The pitch is medium-low to low. The bell measures a generous 6” and is Unlathed and raw and provides a solid "DING" tone - rare for such a Hand Hammered cymbal.
- You can draw different tones out of this cymbal when playing on different surfaces....lathed or unlathed. When you ride this cymbal at the outer edge, it really opens up and makes for a great DARK Crash/Ride. It
- CRASHES LIKE A DREAM!!! Especially for this weight!
- DARK, medium-low in pitch, slightly SMOKY, controlled and organic for a Sultan, and fairly focused and dry. A beautiful sounding Hand Hammered 22”.
- Amazing live because it cuts exceptionally well while still remaining Istanbul warm and dark.
- Perfect. No issues. Sounds amazing! And not an easy find.