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| | I don't know the weights of the ones you listed, but I have both of those in the exact sizes. The 60's 15" hi-hats are very thin, and low pitched. I use them for my jazz gigs. I have two 20" rides from that era. Both are medium weight. One is medium pitch and is a good all-around ride. The other is very low pitched. That is the one I got for free with the crack and had pictures on how to fix cracked cymbals. That one is very low pitched, and sounds more like a crash. I have a two-rivet cluster installed, and use it on the left side for jazz gigs. You really can't go wrong buying 50's-60's Zildjians. They sound better than the new ones, and the resale will hold up if you decide to sell them later on down the road. |
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| what makes vintage cymbals especially zildjians better than the new ones? were they made better then or is it just that cymbals sound better after time?
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| | $200 for either the ride of hi-hats is a pipe dream. He either does not know the value, or sees you as a sucker. |
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| Ivan P. (5/28/2008)
what makes vintage cymbals especially zildjians better than the new ones? were they made better then or is it just that cymbals sound better after time?I don't know about ALL vintage cymbals, but the Zildjians from that era are generally much darker sounding than the new ones. Other than being dirty, or have a previous owner than cleaned them too much, removing some of the weight, cymbals do not change tone over time. |
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| i once read somewhere that the bronze has to settle before going to the music stores otherwise they'd break on the first hit.
somewhere else i read that the bronze still kinda settles and changes a bit in atom structure. so the cymbal changes sound after a few years... is this bull$hit? but it sorta makes sense, after all bright cymbals mellow out after time so why shouldn't dark cymbals mellow out too?
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