Rare ISTANBUL AGOP SULTAN 21" JAZZ Ride 2124 g EARLIER Version VERY COMPLEX But SMOOTH
Original price
$399.99
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Original price
$399.99
Original price
$399.99
$399.99
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$399.99
Current price
$399.99
- Here's an amazing hard to find earlier version Complex Agop Ride that’s easily crashable. You hardly ever find this series today.
- And in the elusive 21" SIZE! There’s no reason to pay $560 for a guess at a stock photo of a machine made big box store Zildjian K when you can hear this super dark, Hand Made Istanbul right here so you can buy with confidence!
- And this particular one has a very Bill Stewart light complexity to it. Smooth yet with a broad spread.
- This particular Sultan is stamped "Jazz Ride", which means this Agop has a low profile.
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As you can see, this Sultan Series is Half-Lathed and Half-Unlathed, and Heavily Hammered throughout. The underside is fully Lathed. A gorgeous, hand-crafted instrument!
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Sultan cymbals as a whole are described as:
“Sultan cymbals are a combination of the Traditional and the Turk Series. The sound has unique brilliant characteristics of the Traditional cymbal sounds and the dry & woody sound of the unlathed Turk cymbal series. The top of the cymbal has an unlathed cup producing a strong, compact bell sound and an unlathed concentric circle on the bow reducing overtone and drying the sound. The bottom of the cymbal is completely lathed. Mellow Tone. Great Stick Definition. Controlled Overtones."
- And that is accurate!
- Weighing in at a lovely and wonderfully thin 2124 grams, this AGOP 21" plays like a Dark and fairly complex yet CONTROLLED Thin Ride. I would not call this cymbal super dry (like some Turk Rides), although the wash is fairly focused, compliments of the unlathed portions.
- The pitch is medium-low. The bell measures a generous 5.5" and is Unlathed and provides a solid "DING" tone for such a thin, complex cymbal.
- You can draw different tones out of this cymbal when playing on different surfaces....lathed or unlathed. When you ride this cymbal at the outer edge, it really opens up and makes for a great THIN DARK Crash/Ride. IT CRASHES LIKE A DREAM!!!
- DARK, medium-low in pitch, definitely complex, slightly SMOKEY, very warm and organic for a Sultan, and fairly focused and controlled. A beautiful sounding Hand Hammered 21".
- Glowing and lush and opens up with ease but still remains controlled.
- Not an easy to find Istanbul AGOP, especially not one that is this complex. Aged exquisitely. As nice a thin complex cymbal you will encounter.