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1950's Zildjian K Istanbul ???????

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howdy friends,

i could really use some advice. i was searching the local Craigslist scene for vintage drums and stumbled across a potential gem. "old zildjian cymbal" was what the man called it. so i went and looked at it. turns out it is a 1950's K zildjian istanbul. instantly my heart started pumping. after further investigation i noticed it had at one time been cut down. the stamp was at the very edge of the cymbal. so close that the tip of the moon was almost touching the edge. what i think at one time was most likely a 20" ride is now 17 3/4". the underside of the bell still had the small, rectangular, white sticker with the black ZILDJIAN logo. and the signature was there too.

is there any value to a cymbal like this?

id love to hear some feedback on this so i know in the future.

thanks

Posted on 11 years ago
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its value has diminshed from what it would have been without the trimming of the cymbal. its good that someone at least tried to salvage it. i'd say a lot of its current value would be based on how it sounds.

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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Old stamps have their trademarks near the edge and sometimes they even run off the edge like that. That cymbal hasn't been cut-down. Your looking at a nominal 18". I recommend that you buy it before someone else does.

Posted on 11 years ago
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Posted on 11 years ago
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here are some photos i took of the cymbal. unfortunately i wasn't able to purchase this cymbal. when i went back to buy it, the cymbal had already been sold.

Posted on 11 years ago
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From Drummer84

here are some photos i took of the cymbal. unfortunately i wasn't able to purchase this cymbal. when i went back to buy it, the cymbal had already been sold.

Oh man, what a supreme bummer!!

Yes that's a normal looking stamp for an old stamp trademark, and a type IIb to be precise. I also have one from exactly the same era that weights 1308 grams. I think its one of the best K's of all time. It could have been hammered by the angels in heaven as far as I'm concerned. I believe I first saw this same cymbal on eBay in about 2001 but missed winning it by just a few bucks. Same weight, same trademark era. Then I purchased what appeared to be the very same one that was on eBay back recently through another source.

So I know how dissapointed you must be now. I'm sorry.

Posted on 11 years ago
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From Drummer84

here are some photos i took of the cymbal. unfortunately i wasn't able to purchase this cymbal. when i went back to buy it, the cymbal had already been sold.

How much did he want for it?

Mark
BosLover
Posted on 11 years ago
#7
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The seller was asking $200 for it.

Posted on 11 years ago
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From Drummer84

The seller was asking $200 for it.

$200? I weep for you. :(

Mark
BosLover
Posted on 11 years ago
#9
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I know prices are down on K's,but that still must be a $800 cymbal,right?

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 11 years ago
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