Help identifying this 20” vintage Paiste cymbal — possible pre-serial Giant Beat?
Hi everyone,
I’m trying to identify this vintage 20” Paiste cymbal and would really appreciate some help from people who know older Paiste cymbals.
Here’s what I know:
Size: 20”
Weight: 2,147 g
Made in Switzerland
No obvious serial number
I can’t find any surviving model name/label on the cymbal
The stamp appears to be an older Paiste design with “TRADE MARK”, the rays/star-and-crescent design, “PAISTE”, and “MADE IN SWITZERLAND”
It has fairly fine, pronounced radial lathing and a relatively large bell.
The cymbal has quite a bit of age/patina but appears structurally sound but has some quite serious keyholing
I’ve been told the stamp looks very similar to the early/pre-serial Giant Beat stamp, possibly a white-label Giant Beat from the late 1960s/early 1970s. However, the 2,147 g weight seems unusually heavy compared with many 20” Giant Beats I’ve found online, so I’m not confident about that identification.