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RARE 1950s Vintage Zildjian PAPER THIN 15” Hihats 948 1056 g Golden Era LIGHT COMPLEX SMOOTH

Original price $499.99 - Original price $499.99
Original price
$499.99
$499.99 - $499.99
Current price $499.99
  • Absolutely glorious REAL DEAL Hand Hammered Zildjians right here! Beautiful sounding. 
  • PAPER THIN Hand Hammered 15s” from the time when Thelonious Monk’s career was NEW. Literally made within the first few decades Zildjian went from confectionary to American cymbal smiths.

  • Only 948 and 1056 grams. Wonderfully light and THIN. Tight for a Motown tone. Open them for a beautiful RINGO SLOSH! 

  • They're Hand Hammered all the way out to the edge - beautiful wavy surface in the Classic 1950s fashion.  

  • No modern company makes anything like these. Although they’ll tell you they do for $750

  • 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 that famous light complexity that put Zildjian on the modern music map nearly a century ago.  

  • They sound like they were pulled right from the Cotton Club. 

  • Hand Hammered and absolutely stunning. Great CHUP tone. 

  • 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 70 year-old cymbals! You can’t re-issue a life lived. 

  • Very clean. No cracks. Light use/wear on the edge and center hole.  Remarkable that they survived the 80s.  Very hard to find the 1950s 15s”.