Studio City, CA, United States
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Some of the LIGHTEST Vintage 1950s Hihats you will find! And they’re glorious! Whispy and complex. From the very early 1950s.
Don’t guess at your cymbal purchase! That life sucks! Have a listen to this exact pair so you can buy with confidence.
Absolutely gorgeous sounding ultra PAPER THIN 14” Hi Hats from the first few decades of Zildjian USA. Literally.
This 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.
Early 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.
Super Thin gram weights at ONLY 687 and 748 grams. That’s very thin and wonderfully responsive.
They sound amazing - hand-hammered era, super light and wispy with an airy complexity.
No modern company makes anything like these. Although they’ll tell you they do for $740. These weights would be thin for 13s”.
No need to bother with the “re-issues,” “vintage homage,” “throwback light hi hats” and all that.
Just get the Vintage actually hand-hammered beauties.
Ultra Papery, whispy, super dark, warm and breathy, extremely responsive old-school tone.
Delicate light and complex shimmer floats above the top with a subtle 50s light brightness.
They sound like they were pulled right from the Cotton Club. Or a Red Garland record. Maybe Art Tatum with Gene Krupa.
These Zildjians are to be celebrated - for their tone, but also because of what they represent - a piece of American musical history.
Amazing for recording, or very low to medium volumes. Use them anytime you want the real sound.
No issues. It’s remarkable that they survived the 1980s.
Some of the THINNEST you’ll find.
You can’t re-issue a life lived. This is THE SOUND that made Zildjian famous.
PriceA$938.28
+ A$221.95 Shipping
