Hi John,

I also thought the price was reasonable and if I didn't just buy some 15" k's I would of definitely bought this set.They sounds like a beauty. I also have some Hollow Logo's from 70-80's and they are quite nice.

Good to see you are still posting. Stay well and safe.

Wayne

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Sounds like a great set of cymbals John! Hope you are doing well, GLWS. :)

As mentioned by mlayton but with pictures.

Hollow “INK” stamp Zildjian logo

And the Hollow “Block Letter” stamp Zildjian logo.

Im not an expert on cymbals like many posters here, but are they similar in sound, or completely different?...Im curious why the hollow ink, as if there was an attempt to bring back the stamp vibe?

I’m not certain what you mean and I’m far from the expert myself.

I’ve read that the hollow ink stamp logos were started and used on mid 70’s to early 80’s cymbals. MTV aired early 80’s and I believe Zildjian wanted their logo to be seen better visibly on the now popular music videos and switched to a solid ink logo.

Let's not confuse the ink stamp and the engraved trademark. These are late 70's/Early 80's "Hollow Ink" Stamp. It just means the Zildjian Ink logo printed on the bottom of the cymbal was "hollow", ie not colored in, only outlined. The top of the cymbal had a "normal" trademark/engraved stamp and just the model (Splash, Thin Crash, Medium Ride etc.) stamped in ink, but no size designation was given.

The "Hollow Stamp" refers to cymbals from the 50's with a large Zildjian word-mark in the engraved trademark that is block letters that are much thicker than normal (shown above). There is no ink stamped on these cymbals.

In most conversations, the term "Hollow Logo" or "Hollow Ink" refers to the ink on the cymbals; "Hollow Stamp" refers to the engraved trademark.

I hope that helps clear it up.

V