i'm bumping this old post as i'm curious on how many are out there,how many were produced,were these promos to dealers only or if they were sold and what the value is for a regular cymbal.

i worked at a music store in 1998 and my old boss gave me one (not signed) which i should of kept. i now have one signed by armand that was given to my old boss who worked for a drum company as a artist rep.

of course the signature now bumps up the value alot since he's now passed. but just wondering who else has one.

have you tried CymbalHolics?

Don't bother, because they don't know squat over ther anyway.

That cymbal isn't worth any more just because it was produced in an anniversary year. It's just another cymbal.

On Ebay, it was listed at $149. I'm not sure about the value.

Zildjian 375th Anniversary 16"

How are they figuring 375 years? I thought Zildjian had company records going back closer to 600 years.

"since 1623" they always say..................

Avedis was working on his chrysopoeia project and didn't stumble upon the alloy until the 17th century. There couldn't be records prior to that.

Well,,,,, let's do the math

As of now, 2011 - 1623 = 388

I'd like to know where these "600 year old records" are

I'll stick with what Zildjian tells me

We're fortunate to have several Forum members that know a heckuva lot more about Zildjian cymbals and their history than the current lineup at Zildjian.

We also have a member that is considered by many to be the world's foremost authority on Zildjian history.

He dropped by in Post #4.