How do you know it is a ride? It may work really well as such but maybe it was originally sold as a crash. Just a thought.

John

Very cool! The K Customs weren't called "ride" or "crash" in the beginning, and I seem to remember that at some point they offered 16", 18" 20" and 22" (1990/91 catalog?). Hadn't seen one before. I remember trying an 18" in a shop in the early 90s. Still have 22" I got around that time.

Thanks a lot for the replies.

In the meantime, I was able to get a hold of a Zildjian customer service person who confirmed that:

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Since 1987, when the K custom line was introduced in the K line, it offered 16", 18" and 20" rides, and one year later, they added the 22" as well.

The 16" was not so popular, and didn't sell that much, so after a few years, they discontinued it.

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+ Multijd - to your question, this 16" K custom was meant to be sold as a ride - even though it can crash very well :-)

+ SebCo - I still own the 20" K custom from the late 80's which still sounds amazing - It was my 1st pro Zildjian ride, and even though I added a few more Zildjian rides to my 'quiver', this is my "go to" ride - Now with the 16", I can add a K custom 'flavor' in a smaller crash/ride even when gigging without my 20" K custom :-)

Thanks again,

Tom

Interesting....