Istanbul Agop Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat

Group: Hi-Hats
Type: Hi-Hat
Size: 15 Inch
Series: Mantra Signature
Weight: Top: 947g / Bottom: 1163g

Top: 948g / Bottom: 1128g

Top: 955g / Bottom: 1129g

Top: 958g / Bottom: 1160g

Top: 968g / Bottom: 1136g

Top: 970g / Bottom: 1140g

Top: 970g / Bottom: 1156g

Top: 970g / Bottom: 1177g

Top: 974g / Bottom: 1141g

Top: 975g / Bottom: 1125g

Top: 985g / Bottom: 1165g

Top: 996g / Bottom: 1124g

Top: 1015g / Bottom: 1151g

Median Weight: Top: 970g (n=13) / Bottom: 1136g (n=13)
Years of production: 20?? - Present
Sound file: Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Mantra Signature 15" Hi-Hat
Istanbul Agop's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "We enjoyed the hi-hats too. And having not played a 15" pair for a while there is a lot to be said for this size. They are not too big to handle, nor too heavy, they are still plenty quick enough, but they have a bit of extra heft.

There's a softer and darker feel to them (being thinner) than the other two in the series, yet they sit in there comfortably enough. Because of the extra diameter and the medium weight, played closed they have a subtly subdued and husky tone with less of the stick prominence of the ride.

But as you progressively lay in and use the shoulder they produce a thicker and meatier beat that drives from underneath rather than screeches over the top."

Review written by Geoff Nicholls ("Istanbul Agop Mantra Cymbals review - New metals for the Lenny Karvitz drum ace", musicradar.com, November 29, 2015)

Artist/song where it can be heard: Cindy Blackman