Istanbul Agop Traditional 14" Medium Thin Crash

Group: Crashes
Type: Medium Thin Crash
Size: 14 Inch
Series: Traditional
Weight: ?g
Years of production: ?
Sound file: unknown
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Review: "Our test group consisted of 14" and 16" medium-thin crashes and an 18" thin crash. (The series also includes paper thin, medium, Rock, and extra-heavy models.)

Honestly speaking, I've rarely been impressed with 14" crash cymbals. They just don't seem to have enough diameter to really open up and speak, yet they're a little too big to be sweet and splashy. The medium-thin 14" in our test group fell right in line with this opinion. It had a rich, dark underlying quality, but it also had an annoying gongy tone that was present at any volume level. Even though only a medium-thin cymbal, it sounded a little thick and plate-y. Again, I attribute this to a weight-to-diameter ratio. Perhaps a thin or even paper-thin model would be sweeter-sounding."

Review written by Rick Van Horn ("Istanbul Agop Traditional Cymbals - The real deal from Turkey", Modern Drummer, October 2000, pg. 46)

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