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Ultra THIN RARE 1930s Vintage Zildjian 15” Hihats Golden Era! LIGHT WHISPY ONLY 758 764 g 1st USA DECADE

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  • Absolutely GLORIOUS approaching-a-century-old Hand Hammered Paper Thin Zildjian 15s” right here! 

  • Iconic. Literally from the FIRST decade of Zildjian U.S.A.  And it’s hard to find anything larger than 11” or 13” from this era. 

  • These represent the Golden Era of American Cymbal making! Hand Hammered. Hand Crafted, and forged when a new form of music called Jazz had migrated up North and was exploding in New York City.

  • Ultra THIN Hand Hammered 15s” from the time of Glenn Miller! Literally made within the first few years Zildjian went from confectionary to American cymbal smiths.

  • And these are some of the THINNEST Early Zildjian 15s” I have seen. 

  • Only 758 and 764 grams!  That’s would be thin for 14s”. These are 15s.” 

  • They're Hand Hammered all the way out to the edge - beautiful wavy surface. The top measures a pinch under 15” which was typical for handmade Cymbals back in the 1930s. 

  • No modern company makes anything like these.

  • No need to bother with the “re-issues,” “vintage homage,” “throwback light Hihats” and all that.

  • Just get the originals!

  • Ultra Papery, whispy, super dark, warm and breathy with a distinctive natural dryness. 

  • They sound like they were pulled right from an earlier Art Tatum or Louis Armstrong recording. 

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

  • It’s a joy playing 90-year-old cymbals! You can’t re-issue a life lived. 

  • No cracks. Typical Light use on nearly century-old paper thin cymbals. 

  • Remarkable that they survived the 80s. The end of the road for beautiful Zildjian As.