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The highest price paid for any vintage cymbal EVER

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[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/kzildjianhistorical/websize/Melqus%20Avedis%2020.jpg[/img]

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Posted on 14 years ago
#1
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Wow!! What kind and size of cymbal?

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
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Posted on 14 years ago
#2
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The cracked one?

Sysl krysu nenahradi!

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Posted on 14 years ago
#3
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Hey! It was the Mel Lewis owned infamous Turkish K with the pieces out of it that sounded like a million $.

I have heard about it a few times,never seen a pic........

(I am sure some are scratching their heads going ........"Mel who?"....)

Wikipedia is your friend!

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Posted on 14 years ago
#4
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From blairndrums

Hey! It was the Mel Lewis owned infamous Turkish K with the pieces out of it that sounded like a million $. I have heard about it a few times,never seen a pic........(I am sure some are scratching their heads going ........"Mel who?"....)Wikipedia is your friend!

Slight correction:

Not a K.

It's a 20" Avedis transitional stamp. The famous one with the cut-outs that Buddy Rich proclaimed to be: "the best cymbal I've ever heard".

Posted on 14 years ago
#5
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From Rusty Nutz

" Obviously".... If you can find a video with the correct cymbal. I'm Not :confused: Please post it. Thanks

I don't have a video, but I do have the next best thing. That would be a this photo of Mel playing with "the Dream Band", viewed along with a soundfile of the same playing this very cymbal. Using your imaginations you can "see" the band memebers playing and moving right along with the music as you listen:

[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/kzildjianhistorical/large/Mel%20and%20Terry-Gibbs-Dream-Band.jpg[/img]

SOUNDFILE BELOW....SO CLICK ON IT:

[color=black][font=times new roman][size=+1]Mel and the Dream Band playing his cut-out Avedis[/size][/font][/color]

Posted on 14 years ago
#6
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Can't get it to load.... hum a few bars?

Kevin
Posted on 14 years ago
#7
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From kevins

Can't get it to load.... hum a few bars?

I just did one better than that.

I e-mailed the soundfile to you. And I will do the same for anyone else who may not be able to open the link. I hope that most will be able to.

Be sure to listen to it while your viewing the picture.

Posted on 14 years ago
#8
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i got an early 60's 20" avedis ride. its prob the best A i've ever played. i paid like $100 or something for it..i would never sell it.

gotta hand pick em'!

Yes Sir

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Posted on 14 years ago
#9
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From LudwigLover

i got an early 60's 20" avedis ride. its prob the best A i've ever played. i paid like $100 or something for it..i would never sell it.gotta hand pick em'!Yes Sir

Yep. I agree.

So in that regard we can say they're just like boogers.

Posted on 14 years ago
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