Check this one out. It's an orphaned 18":

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18" Constantinople

Well, all orphans need a home, and I could certainly give a loving home and even buy it a plane ticket ;-)

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[color=blue]Here's a pair of 14-1/2" "type zeros". These are circa late 1800's to pre WWI vintage.[/color]

I was given these this weekend and do not know much about them. I've P.M.ed you.

If you know the history of these or could point me in the direction of some info that would be great. I don't think they're anything special, but you can't beat free.

The A hats are 14" the K is 18.5"

Free? That's great. That first one is the most notable. It's an Istanbul K old stamp from the early 1950's. That should be worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $800, and will appreciate at about 15% per year as time goes on.

The 14" A hats are from the late 1950's and are probably worth around $150 - $200.

That Beverly is worth almost nothing because there's no real demand for them. They are basically 2nd tier Zyn's which were made by Italian artisans for Premier.

But the real prize is the old K. And something else special about that one is the odd size. True 18" cymbals from them invariably measured around 17-5/8" to 17-3/4", or more rarely sometimes as small as 17-1/2". But yours being 18-1/2" makes it an oddball. Even though they never officially made 19" cymbals, they still made some anyway; so maybe that's what they were after when they made this one.

Drumaholic.

Wow! Thanks for that information. Where could I read up on that stuff? I like reading about old drums and drum equipment - interesting.

About the Beverley cymbal: I really like it - it looks nice, polished up great and sounds not too bad in the crash department. I have 13 Istanbul Agop cymbals with my kit. The Beverley certainly does not compare but it's different and I like it.........and free is nice.

Gary

This is just about the only place where you can read about this type of information.

Some of you may be familiar with this already, but if you ever get a chance to watch an old Hitchcock movie called, "The Man Who Knew Too Much", its a great opportunity to see and hear a pair of old Constantinople K's from that era. The very beginning of the movie starts with a close shot of the Cymbal player crashing them together and facing the bottoms of both cymbals towards the camera. And those cymbals are heard again later in the movie during an orchestra performance where they play a pivotal role in the plot.

And Peter Lorre is great.

Please do not polish the K. Zildjian cymbal.

Why - does it ruin it?

Too late - it's done. It looks pretty nice and sounds absolutely awesome.

I will be using it on my 1958 (or earlier) bought new in 1961 Gretsch kit once it's completely restored. I'm leaving everything original on that kit. I was going to refinish it but, like you, Steve Maxwell and Harry Cangany said "no" do not do that! I like the Gold Sparkle that's on it:Snow Flake: