zenstat - Tell us about the time you acquired an 18" trans stamp that was found buried in the ground.
You want a short bedtime story? ;)
I got it from donbseattle who got it from dardrum and I can't remember who the owner was before that. It has whakapapa (as we say here) but not back to the first canoe. The story was that it was discovered in a field. My parents were both born in Idaho, so it seemed fitting that it found a home with me. Since I got it I discovered a tiny beginning of an edge crack (at the feel it with your fingernail stage) so I did my first solo scoop on it. But it hasn't been cleaned so this is how it looked when it arrived other than the edge scoop.
[img]http://black.net.nz/cym2014/trans-lathing.jpg[/img]
[img]http://black.net.nz/cym2014/trans-bot-lathing.jpg[/img]
It weighs 1562g and is of the last Trans stamp period. Rides and crashes nicely. At that weight and profile it is a bit higher in pitch and has that glassy Trans sound and is nice and complex. Strong bell. Delightful with two rivets. It is a common choice for LSR in my 1950s Avedis Zildjian cymbal setup. And it is a candidate for a "one cymbal gig".