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Help Date 2 Sets of A. Zildjian Hi Hats
Those hats are Ajahas. Many were sounded very close to the quality of the Zildjians of that time. That sloshy sound was in vogue then, popularized by...
14 years agoHelp Date 2 Sets of A. Zildjian Hi Hats
Left to right: late 1950's early to mid 1940's very early 1950's
14 years agoRaja Turko and old A clone, help?
#1 is definitely a Zildjian. #2 is lilely some sort of Italian make.
14 years agoIt's a "schnizzle" cymbal
Maybe a Yiddish version of the sizzle: http://cgi.ebay.com/Zildjian-Vintage-Large-Stamp-Ride-/280588881967?pt=Vintgae_Drums_Percussion&hash=item4154...
14 years agoStrange cymbal to identify
That's an Italian made cymbal that I refer to as an ersatz K because its often mistaken for one. There's lots of these around especially in Europe. I...
14 years agoHelp Dating an old A
That's definitely early 1960's. That cymbal shows several later 1950's characteristics that carried on into the early years after they changed the tra...
14 years agoWhat year are the very first Istanbul brand cymbals?
From blairndrums...
14 years agoFake Old K's
Also, note the distance between "K Zildjian & Co" and "Istanbul". I've never seen them apart like that on any New Stamp, ha...
14 years agoAnother Vintage K Zildjian timeline question/help!!
Your cymbal is actually quite a bit older than you thought. This is an old stamp. [img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/kzildjianandco/websize...
14 years agoZildjian USA Avedis Stamp Info
That would be mid 1960's.
14 years agoI.d. And Dating Info Needed
And the hats are 1960's.
14 years agoAnother Vintage K Zildjian timeline question/help!!
I took care of it. Stay tuned.
14 years agoCymbal found in garbage .. help identify?
[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/ebaycymbals/ufipstencil%202.jpg[/img]
14 years agoTrixon Help
From Lefty...
14 years agoCymbal found in garbage .. help identify?
Some of those old Ajaha's can be surprising great sounding cymbals. It just takes some searching to find the right one. But it appears that the right...
14 years ago