Yes i would agree but it would be ironic wouldn't it... Just thinking out loud. Any reason why the modern era of Zildjian is so willing to put out misinformation about stuff they made?Gary
In some cases it's just plain misinformation. Strange as it may sound, Zildjian is actually ignorant about many things concerning their own history. That question and answer stuff is written by Paul Francis, their R&D dept. head. He really doesn't know squat about what he's talking about, and he also likes to play fast and loose with the truth. In some cases such as the latter, its done intentionally with the idea of discouraging any nostalgic interest concerning their older cymbals. They only thing they want drummers today take any interested in is their newest creations. Obviously that's because they make their money this way. Interest in older cymbals of past eras does them absolutely no good. If you ever get to see Cragie Zildjian at one of those cymbal extravaganzas they have, try asking her about vintage Zildjians and just watch how quickly her eyes glaze over. She's obviously annoyed when she gets questions about that, and its obvious that she doesn't want to hear about it any more.