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Soviet/Russian drums???
George, if you are still out there, can you speak to the availability of Paiste cymbals prior to the start of World War II when they were located in E...
6 years agoVintage Paiste Formula 602 17'' Crash
The early Flats have a patent pending stamp under the bell. I wonder if Paiste waited until they filed the application for the patent in USA to sell t...
6 years agoPaiste Stambul Made in Suisse - year anyone??
That Stambul was most likely made in 1957 or 1958 right after the Swiss factory opened. It should have the smaller 7/16" hole size )unless it was enla...
6 years agoPaiste stambul nickel silver or bronze?
A Stambul with black ink is most likely B8 especially if the type stamp at 3 o'clock is black in addition to the logo stamp above the bell
6 years agoYear for these Paiste sound edge hats?
the blue ink Paiste 101s are from the early 80s
6 years agoPaiste Giant Beat stamp/ID question
The cymbal posted by OP is a Giant Beat. The S is leftover from some additional stamping on it. I have seen one or two other GBs like this. I can...
6 years agoPaiste Ludwig Swiss 3-star cymbals
The Ludwig 3-stars are NS12 cymbals. Now, is there a chance they made a few examples out of B20? sure, anything is possible, it is said Paiste did e...
6 years ago26" Paiste Formula 602 Medium Ride
Jazziz - do you still have the 26" - can you post good pictures of the logos on the cymbal? Thanks in advance.
6 years agoLudwig-Paiste 15” HH or crash cymbal
The Ludwig cymbals (or 3-Stars as some call them) came in Thin, Medium and Heavy weights. I doubt there were specific hi hat cymbals instead the "Hats...
6 years agowhat is a paper thin 602 24"ride worth in really good condition??
There were preserial Paperthin 602 - gotta look at the Paiste materials as opposed to the Ludwig materials as Ludwig didn't catalog everything and see...
6 years agoVintage Paiste Formula 602 17'' Crash
Adding on to Zenstat's post. it looks from the Paiste materials I have from back then (and I have a lot) that the Seven Sound Set cymbals went on sal...
6 years agoVintage Paiste 602
No problem - one of many Paiste mysteries I've been working on solving. One off the checklist. Check this out - another variation of the Formula 602...
6 years agoVintage Paiste 602
Here are some promotional materials for the Dynastar 602s. All have the 1421 S. Salina St. address, the location of Bonne Music Center in the 60s and...
6 years agoVintage Paiste 602
I haven't been able figure out why the name Dynastar, but it looks Bonne Music might have had been one of the main places, if not "the" main place to...
6 years agoVintage Paiste 602
Judge, I did some more research on this and it seems to a high degree of certainty the Dynastar Formula 602s were sold through a store called Bonne M...
6 years ago