Hmm, well for sure the diameter measurement is okay as I double checked a bunch of times after the inital wrong measurement. The scale is not the fanciest thing as sometimes you can turn the knob to zero it and it will really still be zeroed at -1 lbs or whatever, but no matter what the zeroing was it did move up 4.5 lbs from what the stuff the cymbal was balancing on weighed (tried multiple times). I just tested it with some barbell weights and it was reading those alright too.

I got the extra light/thin designation from this thread.

Hmm, if I get the chance I guess I can easily try to borrow someone else's scale or something just to be 100% sure. Is it just that even a super thin 22 should still weigh more than that?

[COLOR="DarkRed"]That'd make it hecka rare ...a 22" K at only 2000-2100g...dang.

I have one a bit under 2450 and it absolutely sings....plays like butter, too.

I'd LOVE to hear yours....[/COLOR]

That would be about one pound more, right? Probably very possible then that the scale is messing up and showing a pound off. I'll work on getting a more reliable way to measure.

the lightest 22" that I ever saw was just above 2100g. If your cymbal is 5,5lbs (instead of 4,5lbs) that would make it 2500g. Take it to a post office and use one of their scales. usually they're around 2300g and above.

regarding the measurement. I've seen people measure a cymbal over the top (over the bell) using some kind of flexible tape. The usual practice is to turn the cymbal up side down and then take a measure across using a "stiff" scale!

Anyway to give a bit of an update, I did pick up some SD4 Combos and it's definitely much better to play on now!

Randomly got a convenient chance to go to the post office, and it came out to around 4lbs 8.75 oz or 2060 grams. I think it could be that the rivet holes take out a bunch of weight, not sure. Anyway, that's what the post office scale said.

For measuring the diameter, I put the cymbal upside down and measured with measuring tape pulled as taut as possible. Checked a bunch of times again after I got that it was 22 and not 21 xP.

[COLOR="DarkRed"]We believe you ;)...that just happens to be the lightest 22" K I have ever heard of...which adds to its value, actually.

yes, smaller-tipped sticks like the SD4's often bring out the best in those oldies....

[/COLOR]

You should definitely keep it. You'll appreciate playing the cymbal and later you may seriously regret letting it go. It's the best investment that you can make next to buying gold. You'll also see it steadily climb in value as time goes on.

And some day these things are going to be worth many times what they are now.