hello! i can't figure it out what makers mark is this on a crash/ride 18"? Anyone owns similar or has some info, please let me know.

Check this out...Your stamp looks like the fourth one down from the top left...It`s hard to make out what it says though...Maybe another member will chime in...

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Well spotted grantro. I think that says "Red Sound". One of the many Italian UFIP brands.

The wiki entry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFIP

says Red Sound is a discontinued UFIP series, but gives no reference. I presume the info comes from Pinksterboer's The Cymbal Book on page 166. Pinksterboer says Red Sound was a low budget series which were around prior to the Kashians, and the Kashians were a B8 line from the 1980s. So I guess that would mean the Red Sound series is 1970s, although Pinksterboer isn't explicit about what material the Red Sound series is made from.

Originally Posted by zenstat

Well spotted grantro. I think that says "Red Sound". One of the many Italian UFIP brands.

The wiki entry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFIP

says Red Sound is a discontinued UFIP series, but gives no reference. I presume the info comes from Pinksterboer's The Cymbal Book on page 166. Pinksterboer says Red Sound was a low budget series which were around prior to the Kashians, and the Kashians were a B8 line from the 1980s. So I guess that would mean the Red Sound series is 1970s, although Pinksterboer isn't explicit about what material the Red Sound series is made from.

I used to have a Kashian just under 20" and very light, about 1914g. I could have sworn it was B20 just by how it sounded, but it had a very dark, brassy patina to it. For such a light ride cymbal I was expecting it to sound dark and trashy, but it was very bright and "pingy" Cool cymbal all the same.

Thank you guys for the help. Really appreciated.