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Rare DARK PAPER THIN Vintage 1950s Zildjian 15” Hihats 940 978 g Complex FACTORY STAMPED

Original price $669.99 - Original price $669.99
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$669.99
$669.99 - $669.99
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  • Factory stamped “TOP HIHAT.” And absolutely GLORIOUS!!! Some of the best hihats you will hear! Guaranteed. The end of the road for glorious Vintage Paper Thin As.  
  • Try as they may, the big companies have not been able to replicate the sound of these DARK, Vintage Paper Thin 15” Hihats. Don’t get me wrong, they have had wonderful attempts and have made some nice cymbals along the journey, but they don’t do what these 75-year-old Zildjians do naturally. Organically. 

  • Perfect PAPER THIN Vintage 1950s FIFTEENS - aged well over half a century with a glorious patina built up that dries them out beautifully. 

  • Stunning thin lathing on both cymbals. Smaller rounded bell.

  • Very Strong Factory Logos! Hell, they look a year old. Not 75!! 
  • This is the sound that floats in our consciousness because this is the sound we’ve all heard for the last 7 decades of rock, soul, pop, blues, and jazz music.

  • Dark. Papery. Whispy. Ultra warm and smooth. A pinch of light complexity that has been chilled out for 75 years. Lower pitched, dark 15s”! 

  • And, if I am not mistaken Ringo was fond of 15s. And these have that perfect Ringo slosh! 
  • This pair has a definitely papery complexity to them! 

  • Only 940 grams for the Top Cymbal and 978 grams for the Bottom Cymbal. That makes for an unbelievably responsive and dark-sounding pair of 15s” that still provide an old-school CHUP - they sound like they’ve been plucked off a Columbia Jazz Recording. 

  • Some of the greatest sounding Hihats around.  It’s ridiculous to spend more money on “vintage homage” tones when you can have the ACTUAL VINTAGE TONE that’s not masquerading as anything else. 

  • No issues. Gorgeous light, golden patina.  Amazing for studio and live, and anything musical. 1950s Zildjian As are always in style.

  • And these are the rare stamped “HIHAT” 15s.