80 Year Old Vintage Zildjian 13” Hihats ULTRA PAPER THIN at 496 536 g SUPER LIGHT Early Tone!

80 YEAR OLD Vintage Zildjian Hihats - from literally the first decade or two of USA Zildjian 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. One cymbal sports the the 1930s stamp and one has the 1940s stamp. They play like they’ve been together for 80 years.

Ultra Thin 496 and 536 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 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. Normal wear. Great shape for paperthins approaching a century!

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.