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I can’t believe I found this today . I’ve been wanting a 16” flat ride for a while now but I assumed no one ever made one.

today at my local music store I happened to find this vintage 16” Zildjian flat ride. It’s decently light weight also!

Very excited about this find

The cymbal has this deformation on the edge, which I'm afraid will cause it to break more easily, as it is clearly thinner just before it bends downward (photo is from the bottom). First time I thought it would be alright, just return it asking for a replacement, it should be ok if I'm not happy with it. Then they sent the exact same cymbal again. Has anyone had a similar problem with Thomann before? Do you think this bend is not as bad as I think maybe?

I got these Stagg SH 14” hihats thrown in for free with a drum set I bought. They have these radial lines under the lathe marks, could this mean they are rotocasted? I’ve only seen these kind of marks on UFIP cymbals, but could this mean stagg are using a similar technique? I can’t find anything about Stagg’s manufacturing process online. They’re hand hammered B20 according to Stagg’s own website

Hello! first time posting here.

Ive had this cymbal for a long time and have no idea where i got it. Im wondering if this is a nice cymbal or if i should upgrade. It is a 20 inch zildjian ride. seems to weigh roughly 5 pounds. it is a thick heavy cymbal that sounds dark and has a deep resonance when crashed upon. the bell and regular riding sounds great but it is clearly not a crash ride. the model ink has worn away completely. no serial number stamp but it does have the avedis stamp. looks to be lathed bronze? hammering looks strange on the underside. Ive attached pictures and an image of the audio spectrum when I strike with my finger, versus triking with a stick. What do you think?

Do any Paiste experts here know anything about the Sound Creation Mellow ride?

I've had this ride in my collection for about 25 years now and I've played it a lot, but I don't actually know much about it or what it's worth. I believe it's a Sound Creation Mellow Ride, but I'm not sure.

It's a 20" ride that's almost flat, with just a hint of a bell. It has three rivet holes that look (to my untrained eye) like they were done in the factory, but no rivets. The marking on top of the cymbal is almost completely faded, but I can make out "ME???? RIDE 20," which could be either "Medium" or "Mellow."

The serial number is 6856317, which is confusing because the internet says Paiste serials are usually 6 or 8 digits. The 6 at the beginning of the serial number looks different than the rest of the number - it's not embossed as deeply, and it's not quite aligned with the other numbers.

I called Paiste customer service, and they said Mellow Ride was their best guess.

The cymbal.wiki entry for the Sound Creation 20" Mellow Ride has this note under "Weight":

"2528g, 2550g (3 rivets), 2602g (1978 Serial Number, but sent back to factory in 1986, so 7 digit serial that begins with "6"(?))"

My questions:

1. Is this indeed a Mellow Ride?

2. Is it possible that this was a 3-rivet model that was sent back to the factory, which explains why it has the 7-digit serial number?

3. If that is the reason for the 7-digit serial number, does that mean this cymbal was manufactured in 1985?

4. Any thoughts on value?

Hey ya’ll!
Bought this cymbal used with a fleabite and this crack came out exactly from it.

Photo 3 is what I see when I unpacked the new delivered cymbal, asked on Reddit, a lot of people said it’s nothing to worry about :)

I already changed from 5B to 5A and playing lightly.
How would you recommend to treat this crack so that it doesn’t spread further?

Will appreciate all tips and tricks!

After 16Years of playing with B8 I earned enough money to buy the HHX Pack 🥳🥳🥳 just want to share it with people who can imagine that feeling!! For my Girlfriend are these just really expensive noise machines 😅😅

So I recently got this 60s to 70s, or older, eighteen inch crash and have been looking to sell it. However I have no idea what it is. There's no stamp, or at least a visible one, which leads me to believe it could be a zildjian a from way back. It sounds awesome, so any help would be appreciated.

I actually love this Wuhan Linear pentagon in the 15in size. It is fun, bright, trashy, and fills a cool role as a sort of splash and trash crash all at once. I would love to have a bigger one that I can use as a genuine trash crash, but nobody else makes pentagon cymbals and this is the biggest one Wuhan makes. I know I'm just kind of ranting about it, I just wish more companies would make weird fun cymbals like this, instead of this and Rocktagons being the only non-circle choices

Have seen various pro drummers (touring drummers, educators, home studio drummers etc) using these accessories on their cymbals and some percussion pieces (Picture attached). Does anyone have experience with these devices, and how much (if any) difference has it made in recording and live environments in your experience?