{"product_id":"696-732-zildjian","title":"VERY PAPER THIN 1950s Vintage Zildjian 14” Hihats 696 732 g LIGHT AIRY WHISPY TONE! GORGEOUS!","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome of the LIGHTEST Vintage 1950s Hihats you will find!  And they’re glorious!  Whispy and complex. From the very early 1950s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon’t guess at your cymbal purchase! That life sucks! Have a listen to this exact pair so you can buy with confidence. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbsolutely gorgeous sounding ultra PAPER THIN 14” Hi Hats from the first few decades of Zildjian USA. Literally. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis pairing represents the Golden Era of American Cymbal making! Hand Hammered. Hand Crafted., and forged when Jazz had recently migrated up North and was exploding in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly 1950s Vintage Zildjian ULTRA Paper Thin 14” HiHats - this pair has the Hand Hammered look of the 1940s Trans Stamp Hihats. And it has that tone! And this pair had the trans stamp style smaller hole - like the 1940s Zildjians. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuper Thin gram weights at ONLY 696 and 732 grams. That’s very thin and wonderfully responsive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan face=\"-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, San Francisco, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" color=\"#232736\"\u003eThey sound amazing  -  hand-hammered era, super light and wispy with an airy complexity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo modern company makes anything like these. Although they’ll tell you they do for $740.  These weights would be thin for 13s”. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo need to bother with the “re-issues,” “vintage homage,” “throwback light hi hats” and all that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust get the Vintage actually hand-hammered beauties. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltra Papery, whispy, super dark, warm and breathy, extremely responsive old-school tone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelicate light and complex shimmer floats above the top with a subtle 50s light brightness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey sound like they were pulled right from the Cotton Club. Or a Red Garland record. Maybe Art Tatum with Gene Krupa. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese Zildjians are to be celebrated - for their tone, but also because of what they represent - a piece of American musical history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmazing for recording, or very low to medium volumes. Use them anytime you want the real sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo issues.  It’s remarkable  that they survived the 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome of the THINNEST you’ll find. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can’t re-issue a life lived. This is THE SOUND that made Zildjian famous.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hazelshould Drums + Cymbals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51115949654232,"sku":"50sZildjian14inThinHats696g732g","price":549.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0540\/3597\/2290\/files\/00C1FC53-B8CA-4899-998E-C03EE9FE4F18.jpg?v=1764030017","url":"https:\/\/www.hazelshould.com\/products\/696-732-zildjian","provider":"Hazelshould Drums + Cymbals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}