Is it common to have such sporatic and non uniform hammering on Turkish brands ? It don`t make the same imprint as the hammering i`m used to see`n,...just curious !!

Bring it to Faneuil market place and put it on the fruit and vegtible scale !!

photos of the bell. one is the underside

great idea Oddball! haha. As long as i don't have to wear one of those weird hats in the restaurant down there

Although its a bit hard to tell from these pictures partially because of the glare, it would appear to me that there is a hairline crack at the bell-hole approximately 3/4" long. This was also apparent in the pictures shown previously in your advertisement in June as reported by those who saw it, myself included.

I can see the impression made by it from the bottom of the bell too.

yes. sorry about the glare. and your absolutely correct. there is a hairline crack but its not even 1/4 of an inch long Drumaholic. Here is another picture.

The visible part of the crack is about a half in. and you know what they say here in Beantown,....stick a fork in it !! :2Cents:

Was there ever a signature under the bell ?

here this picture is a little better. Its only 1/4 inch. and you can faintly see were the signature used to be. obviously its not as clear as a K istanbul signature but this cymbal is a lot older

That`s only what you can see. The only way to know exactly is to X-Ray it !! Not gonna be worth it.

It also looks in that photo like there is another smaller one (1/16) starting just above your thumbnail !!