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Ultra RARE FLANGE Vintage 1950s Zildjian 14” Hihats 737 786 g Paper Thin “FLANGE HATS.”

Original price $649.99 - Original price $649.99
Original price
$649.99
$649.99 - $649.99
Current price $649.99
  • Very rare Paper Thin 75 year old FLANGED 14” Zildjian Hihats. Some of the hardest to find cataloged Zildjian Hihats. And they’re 75 years old. 

  • Yes, with the super rare Flanged Hihat bottom that was rare but available in the 1940s and early 1950s. And Zildjian did bring a heavy version back in the 1970s too.

  • All were rare and provided a very sweet CHUP.

  • This pairing represents the Golden Era of American Cymbal making! Hand Hammered. Hand Crafted and forged when Jazz had recently migrated up North and was exploding in New York City.

  • Both 14s are Paper Thin at 737 and 786 grams. They sound amazing together.  

  • The bottom Flange supplies a fatter CHICK or CHUP tone!  More of the cymbal surface connects when you play it with your foot giving it a solid  CHICK. 

  • No modern company makes anything like these. Although they’ll tell you they do for $650.  

  • No need to bother with the “re-issues,” “vintage homage,” “throwback light Hihats” and all that.

  • Just get the Vintage actually hand-hammered beauties. 

  • Ultra Papery, whispy, super dark, warm and breathy, extremely responsive old-school tone.

  • Delicate light and bright shimmer float above the top. 

  • They sound like they were pulled right from the Cotton Club. Or a Red Garland record. 

  • These Zildjians are to be celebrated - for their tone, but also because of what they represent - a piece of American musical history.

  • Amazing for recording, or very low to medium volumes. Use them anytime you want the real sound. 

  • No issues. Great 7-decade old patina. Light use/wear. Remarkable that they survived the 1980s. Damn near impossible to find today.