90 Year Old 1930s Vintage Zildjian 13” Hihats ULTRA PAPER THIN at 437 & 478 g SUPER LIGHT Early Tone!

90 YEAR OLD Vintage Zildjian Hihats - from literally the first decade of US production.

Paper Thin 13s” that are from The Great Depression.
And didn’t Zildjian just celebrate their 100th anniversary by releasing some of these…FOR $2000!!!
Buy your own white gloves and save money.

These Zildjians represent the Golden Era of American Cymbal making! Hand Hammered. Hand Crafted, and forged when a new form of music called Swing hit the airwaves.

Zildjian USA started in 1928. These are from right around the 1930s. Pre-Trans stamp.

Ultra Thin 437 and 478 grams. That would be thin on 12s”. Papery, whispy, super dark, warm and breathy, extremely responsive old-school tone.
That’s what these insanely thin 1930s 13s” are.

They sound like they were pulled right from 42nd street.  This is the tone that brought musicians to Zildjian’s doorstep.

It can take years of cymbal searching to find a pair like this - I know because I’ve done it.  It’s a miracle these one survived.

These Zildjians are to be celebrated - for their tone, but also because of what they represent - a piece of American musical and business history.

Not the re-issues. The issued.