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75 Yr Old Rare DARK ULTRA PAPER THIN Vintage 1950s Zildjian 15” Hihats 851 956 g WARM

75 Yr Old Rare DARK ULTRA PAPER THIN Vintage 1950s Zildjian 15” Hihats 851 956 g WARM

$599.99 - $599.99
$599.99
$599.99 - $599.99
$599.99
  • Some of the thinnest 50s 15s” you’ll find…
  • Some of the BEST hihats I’ve heard and some of the finest you will own. Guaranteed.  They sound like they were pulled right off an Early 1950s recording. That’s when they were forged too - this particular pair is early 1950s and plays like they’re Ultra Thin 1940s Trans Stamps.  
  • Beauty Hand Hammered. They sound like they were plucked right off a Bud Powell record. 
  • Try as they may, the big companies have not been able to replicate the sound of these DARK, Vintage 15” Hi-hats. Don’t get me wrong, they have wonderful attempts and have made some nice cymbals along the journey, but they don’t do what these 75-year-old Zildjians do naturally.

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

  • Stunning thin lathing on both cymbals. Smaller rounded bell. 
  • 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 15s”! 

  • And, if I am not mistaken Ringo was fond of 15s. 
  • This pair has a definitely papery complexity to them but they also have an inimitable warmth.  Even warmer than other pairs of vintage Paperthin Zildjians I’ve heard.  

  • Only 851 grams for the Top Cymbal and 956 grams for the Bottom Cymbal.  That makes for an unbelievably responsive and dark-sounding pair of 15s” that still provide an old-school CHUP. 
  • Very, very THIN. 

  • 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 deep golden patina.  Amazing for studio and live, and anything musical. 1950s Zildjian As are always in style.

  • And these are the rare 15s. And they’re early 50s.