I am a vintage cymbal historian. I recently asked a question concerning this particular version of the Stambul trademark: [img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/elvinscymbals/websize/stambul.jpg[/img] I am aware that in the 1930's and 1940's many drummers were very hesitant to buy cymbals that didn't say "Constantinople" or "Made in Turkey" in their trademark. And so several cymbal companies did so even though their cymbals were not actually made in Turkey. So I'm not at all surprised to see "Made in Turkey" and "Genuine Turkish" in your early version Stambul trademark. But can you confirm for me whether or not these cymbals were in fact actually made in Turkey or not? And if they actually were, who was it that was contracted out to make them there? Thanks very much.
...and then did a 180 degree turn-around with this answer:
Thank you for your e-mail and your interest in Paiste products.First of all we have to clarify, that the cymbal on your photo isn't a Paiste Cymbal. It must be from another brand.But you're right, that in 1930's and 1940's a lot of drummer preferred to buy cymbals with the trademarks "Constantinople" and "Made in Turkey".Paiste Stambul cymbals has been produced in Estland (from 1932 to 1941), in Germany (from 1948-1957) and in Switzerland (from 1957-1964). We never made cymbals in Turkey. Please find attached a photo of an embossing of a Stambul cymbal made in Switzerland.Best regardsCustomer ServiceDepartmentPaiste Switzerland
It took them about twice as long to get around to answering me this time, possibly because it took some more asking around to confirm it.