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Italian Cymbals 2.0 - Three Cymbals (Some Early Stuff + Mysteries)
Well, OK. From what I’ve seen, there seems to be extremely limited knowledge regarding pre 1930 cymbal manufacturing. Such is life. Pete
4 years agoBought 3 cymbals for $100
The Canadian Zildjian is going to be about 1975-81 as a best guess. On the Italian cymbals, could you put up their weight in grams? Band cymbals do t...
4 years agoItalian Cymbals 2.0 - Three Cymbals (Some Early Stuff + Mysteries)
Interesting. I had a related set of questions about another 3/8 inch mounting hole on an early K Zildjian without much in the way of responses. Too fe...
4 years agoItalian Cymbals 2.0 - Three Cymbals (Some Early Stuff + Mysteries)
From Chicago Dave...
4 years agoItalian Cymbals 2.0 - Three Cymbals (Some Early Stuff + Mysteries)
The last on of the bunch is the oddest of them all. It's a 12in splash / hi-hat (both of the 12s have hi-hat wear patterns). 367 grams. Unusually l...
4 years agoItalian Cymbals 2.0 - Three Cymbals (Some Early Stuff + Mysteries)
These pics are of the UFIP 12in splash / hi-hat. 379 grams. 3 5/8 inch Bell Diameter. It sits perfectly flat. No damage. 3/8 inch mounting hole....
4 years agoItalian Cymbals 2.0 - Three Cymbals (Some Early Stuff + Mysteries)
These pics are of the Stanople 11in splash. 289 grams. 3 5/16 Bell Diameter (same as the UFIP coming next). No damage other than the wavyness. 1/2...
4 years agoItalian Cymbals 2.0 - Three Cymbals (Some Early Stuff + Mysteries)
Inspired by Chicago Dave, these are pics of three Italian cymbals I recently purchased. A couple of them came with mysteries attached and if you're a...
4 years agoHumble Collection of Old A, Italian, and misc.
From Chicago Dave...
4 years agoAttn. Rogers Fans - 6-sided Drum Key?!?
From amosguy...
5 years agoAttn. Rogers Fans - 6-sided Drum Key?!?
Found this in my grandfather's banjo case (1927 model banjo). IT IS SIX SIDED! WTF (Why That's Fantastic) When did or why did Rogers make this key...
5 years agoCymbal Ink and the Evolving Understanding of Weight
And then there's my 16 inch MEDIUM crash (1050g) from about 1958. Same hammering as my favorite 14 inch crash (660g) of the same time period. Rides...
5 years agoCymbal Ink and the Evolving Understanding of Weight
And here's the best I can do with an ultra close up. Pete
5 years agoCymbal Ink and the Evolving Understanding of Weight
From zenstat...
5 years agoCymbal Ink and the Evolving Understanding of Weight
From Peedy...
5 years ago