RARE DARK Istanbul Mehmet 61st Anniversary Ride 22" 2250 g Raw Dry Crashable! Versatile! Immaculate
Original price
$439.99
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Original price
$439.99
Original price
$439.99
$439.99
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$439.99
Current price
$439.99
- This is Istanbul’s flagship cymbal. And you can tell. Its phenomenal:
- A GORGEOUS RARE 22” TO CELEBRATE 61 YEARS OF MEHMET CYMBAL CRAFT. That's the man Mehmet, not the company Mehmet.
- And you can hear how stunning it is! Both looking and sounding.
- DARK and DRY and SUPER ORGANIC. I will say that, in all those 61 years Mehmet learned how to make a great dark and smooth sounding cymbal.
- This Rare 22” is wonderfully organic and infinitely darker and more musical than the machine made K Cons. And it has this refined SMOOTHNESS to it too.
- Gloriously UNLATHED, HEAVILY HAND HAMMERED, and DARK only 2250 gram Istanbul Mehmet 61st Anniversary VINTAGE 22” Ride in immaculate condition.
- Exquisite craftsmanship on this big 22”. The plain of the cymbal has a gorgeous hand hammered wavy appearance-like a Vintage Zildjian of yore, hell, a Zildjian of 61 years ago. But, it is fully unlathed like a modern Turk.
- Wonderfully thin and only 2250 grams.
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Plays like a Dry Dark/Light Organic Crash Ride. All of that Hand Hammering gives it a hint of complexity underneath that attack. The stick attack is prominent but subtle-this beauty is mellow and has an overall fast decay. The pitch is medium low to low.
- It’s like a smoother, more refined, mellow Turk Ride. Like you kept the dry, darkness and warmth of the Turk but scooped out some of the nastiness.
- EASILY CRASHABLE. Extremely responsive.
- 2250 grams is pretty thin on a 22” bit there’s plenty of tension for a great definition.
- Mellow Left Side Ride. Thin Main Ride. Big Smooth Dark Crash, whatever you decide this Mehmet is a WORKHORSE Cymbal.
- Great candidate for rivets.
- Very rare. It’s one of the best cymbals Istanbul makes. It’s the kind of sound that stays with you even after you stop playing.