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Hand hammered? Zildjian A

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Could this cymbal be hand hammered? It came with a set of 60's Slingerlands. But it appears different than the other cymbals that came with set. It has waves which are perpendicular to the concentric circles. Was Zildjian making and hammered into the 60s?

http://i38.tinypic.com/2a841sz.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/2rcu0yp.jpg

Posted on 14 years ago
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From vintagetone

Could this cymbal be hand hammered? It came with a set of 60's Slingerlands. But it appears different than the other cymbals that came with set. It has waves which are perpendicular to the concentric circles. Was Zildjian making and hammered into the 60s?http://i38.tinypic.com/2a841sz.jpghttp://i37.tinypic.com/2rcu0yp.jpg

That cymbal may not be from the 60s. Let's see the trademark.

Posted on 14 years ago
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[COLOR="DarkRed"]Indeed...the stamp, plus a pic of entire cymbal, would help. But, based upon the pics so far...I would lean towards saying "yes"....that is hand-hammering there.[/COLOR]

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Looks much more like a 50's cymbal to me.

Posted on 14 years ago
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Here is the Zildjian stamp. The cymbal has a "wavy" texture to it. It appears to have been made on a lathe but yet has dents consistently around the entire cymbal. My camera does not pick up the wavy dents but they are there...

http://i36.tinypic.com/w2lvex.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/k97w8y.jpg

Posted on 14 years ago
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Definitely late 1950's It also has a weight designation stamp.

Posted on 14 years ago
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From Drumaholic

It also has a weight designation stamp.

what is a weight stamp?

Posted on 14 years ago
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From vintagetone

what is a weight stamp?

It's actually a weight designation stamp.

It says "medium".

Posted on 14 years ago
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[COLOR="DarkRed"]Nice cymbal - a 20" is worth about $175 - a 22" about $200[/COLOR]

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Posted on 14 years ago
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I agree with Drumaholic--- the stamp appears to be from the mid to late 50's.

If the Z znd C are stamped in deeper then it would be from the late 40's to early 50's.

daddio

Posted on 14 years ago
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