{"product_id":"970-1270-sabian","title":"RARE Early Sabian HH HAND HAMMERED Hihats 14” 970 1270 g CANADIAN K Vibe! BRILLIANT ULTRA DARK CRISP!","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNo need to spend $650 on a stock photo guess at the new Sabian HHs! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheck out these ULTRA DARK 14s” from 45 years ago. Literally from the first few years Sabian was a company.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd they are the RARE BRILLIANTS TOO! Some of the very first they ever manufactured. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e This is the era Sabian made some of their best sounding pieces because they were trying to take over big brother Zildjian, literally! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAged and dried 45 years! Articulate and glorious. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese Hand Hammered 14s” are reminiscent of ZILDJIAN CANADIAN K Hihats - and that’s not by accident. Who do you think hand hammered the Canadian Ks? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere are some of the darkest, lowest pitched 14” Hihats you will hear. Not much were ever made like these! And all with that famous, earlier dark Brilliant shimmer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Top Cymbal on this glorious pair has a super low profile - they sound like 16s\"!  Very low but still very CRISP sounding. They sound like dark 16” New Beats but they still PLAY like 14s”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSOLID CHICK with a wonderfully crisp attack and a subtle, dark glassiness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese were Sabian's answer to Zildjian K Hihats. That's what the HHs are - but they really ARE Hand Hammered, unlike Zildjians. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeighing in at a perfect \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003e970\u003c\/span\u003e grams for the Top Cymbal, and 1370 grams for the Bottom Cymbal, these old school HH Hihats play like ULTRA DARK Low Pitched New Beats or Ks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey have all the warm, glowing tone that catapulted the HH Series to stardom 45 years ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery dark and crisp.  Extremely focused and articulate. Fantastic CHICK tone. Low pitched but still cut extremely well. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo issues. A great set of 4 decade aged Early DARK HH Hats in Brilliant. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuch more crisp and darker than the newer $650 model.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hazelshould Drums + Cymbals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52153355403480,"sku":"Sabian14inHHHats970g1270g","price":399.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0540\/3597\/2290\/files\/7BE56A39-8260-4A6E-AA16-22BB75458A76.jpg?v=1786002320","url":"https:\/\/www.hazelshould.com\/products\/970-1270-sabian","provider":"Hazelshould Drums + Cymbals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}