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Zanchi

Zenjian

Zilco

Zeltian

Zildjivram

Zilciler

i will try and clean them a little more and check again,i had no idea there were so many brands with a z other than zildjian???

Instead of cleaning them, try using a j.e.w.lers loop or magnifying glass to read what's on there and then post it. Sometimes, if you want to sell them, cleaning them will devalue them....Food for thought....

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zanchi is the stamp on the cymbal

Bingo.

And that's why I listed it first. Because I considered that one to be the most likely candidate.

is that a good cymbal?? can you tell me anything about them???

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Zanchi, yes ? Not Zanki ?

Does it say "Vibra" anywhere on it, in script lettering (this would also be a stamp) ?

You can go to wikipedia and read the info there. I was the original author of that, although it has had some mods over time. I don't do wikipedia anymore since the ignorant wikignomes became little snot-nosed teenage fascists...

oops..sorry for digression.....

They are pretty good. I asked my Q above because, thru the '50's-60's Vibra was their cymbal...these were thin B20 alloys. They tended to be bright, sizzly, a bit trashy sounding. Decent crashes, cool sizzly hi-hats too, but their rides were just too craaaazy sounding to really make a good ride cymbal.

In the 70's the company changed teh spelling from Zanchi to Zanki, and their cymbals now resembled nice A's....the hammering and lathing changed. Then in the late '70's-early 80's they changed their production technique and invented Rotocasting...so their cymbals changed again.

They have their fans, they have their detractors. All in all, I find them to be solid cymbals....only the Vibra rides being their Achilles heel....[/COLOR]