I just recently got my hands on a pair of old Zildjian Hi-Hats. They are 14" and look to be from the late 50's to early 60's. The bottom cymbal seems to be your basic fare New Beat style cymbal, but the top has a dryer sound to it and a little bit different look. The lathing pattern appears to be different, but the strangest thing is that it has two stamps. One at either end of the cymbal, though not perfectly aligned. Anyone know how rare this is or what it might be worth?
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Hey, dumb question, but been away from playing for 35 years!! Are high hat cymbals "different"? If yes, how so? Thanks, Chuck
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Hey, dumb question, but been away from playing for 35 years!! Are high hat cymbals "different"? If yes, how so? Thanks, Chuck
For the most part the top hat will be thinner(Medium-thin to Medium) and the bottom will be heavier(Medium to Medium-Heavy...in some cases Heavy to Extra-Heavy)--but--that does not mean that you can't mix and match a pair in any way that sounds good to you. This is just pretty much the way that a factory will match their pairs.
Depending on the style of music that you play, you might want to go extreme in either direction. For metal or heavy/loud music, you might want to use to heavy cymbals. For light jazz, you might want to pair up two thin/dry pairs. It's all up to you.
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