Do they hand stack these cymbals? If so, It seems like it would be difficult to stack them so perfectly. I agree stacking is probably the cause but it really does look heat induced. Also, only the outside border of each letter made an image. Not trying to beat a dead horse here but just getting curiosity out of my system.

With my highest respect for what Vintagemore2000 has reported about the manufacturing process (I am not arguing this at all and have no reason to doubt V2000), I'm just curious too, about the heating possibility. I don’t have any painted logo cymbals myself, but if the paint (or is it ink) was left to just air dry you could probably remove the logo with paint turpentine or acetate or regular paint clean up liquids. If the logos have been fixed/hardened like your car’s paint (with heat) it would be more difficult to remove and would likely need to be sanded or scraped off. I’m not suggesting you do this, I’m speaking about paint finishing and hardening techniques. It seems baked on paint is the norm for painted metal products for decades. Can you wipe off a logo with just acetate? :confused: