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I would appreciate if someone could identify this K manufacturing stamp for me please.

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Posted on 8 years ago
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From wellsy

I would appreciate if someone could identify this K manufacturing stamp for me please.

I believe its a Type IVa old stamp from 1957-1958

Mark
BosLover
Posted on 8 years ago
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Thanks BosLover...I was having trouble with identifying the stamp. I have a few cymbals with the same markings.

Posted on 8 years ago
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From wellsy

Thanks BosLover...I was having trouble with identifying the stamp. I have a few cymbals with the same markings.

Wow, very nice. Are you sure they are exactly the same. There are relatively subtle differences between the stamps.

Mark
BosLover
Posted on 8 years ago
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Thanks, and yes, they are the same. This one is a 16" sizzle. The other(s) are a 15" set of hi-hats. The top hi-hat is cracked but the bottom is heavy and in good condition. I played with those hats from 1970 to about 1995 until the top hat cracked. That is when I hung them up in my studio. To this day, the best sounding hi-hats I have ever owned.

Posted on 8 years ago
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Old stamp type IIIc ( 1956/57)

60s Gretsch RB 20/12/14 Burgundy Sparkle
60s Gretsch RB 18/12/14 Silver Glitter
60s Gretsch RB bass drum 16x12 Silver Glitter
60s Gretsch RB COB 4160
60s Rogers Holiday 14x5'5 in Steel Gray Ripple
50s Gretsch RB 14x5'5 MBP
39/41 Gretsch Gladstone 3-Way Tension 14x6'5 Dark Mahogany finish
38/42 Slingerland RK 14x6'5 Sparkling Green.
1936 Leedy Broadway Standard 14x5 WMP
Old Zildjian K's
Posted on 8 years ago
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I find it helps to give reasons. I've annotated two features which distinguish the Hartrick IIIc from the IVa and have me agreeing that it is not a Type IV. There are other distinguishing features, but I've just done these two for now.

[img]http://black.net.nz/old-k/images/old-3c-why.jpeg[/img]

reference: Bill Hartrick K Zildjian Dating Guide, pp 250-251 in Rob Cook, The Gretch Drum Book, Rebeats Publications, 2013.

Posted on 8 years ago
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