80 YEAR OLD Vintage Zildjian 1940s ULTRA PAPER THIN Trans Stamp 14” Hihats Extremely CLEAN! 656 686 g

656 and 686 grams! On 80 year old Zildjian 14s”. That’s a joy to find and even better to play! So clean for their age they’re reminiscent of the $2000 400th anniversary Zildjians. Light golden glow.

Both boldly Factory Stamped “HIHAT”
Hand Hammered. Hand Crafted, and forged during the 2 decades of ZILDJIAN U.S.A.

Ultra Papery, whispy, super dark, warm and breathy, extremely responsive old-school tone. Perfect 1940s warm, smoky CHUP tone.

That’s what these insanely thin 1940s 14s” are. The only thing missing is the record hiss. No need to try and “capture that tone.” This is it. The Real Deal.

A piece of American musical history that sounds magnificent and is very clean for being from WW II.