Difference between revisions of "Sabian Expansion and Phase Out History"

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This is a list of all new Sabian models and sizes from the beginning to the present, by year, with the year in parentheses when it was phased out (discontinued).

1982 / 1983

Source: Undated product list from circa 1983. (If you have one dated 1982 or 1983, please contact me @bluejacketsfan@yahoo.com)

AA - NEW SERIES

Rides: Crash Ride - 16" 17" (1988) 18" 19" 20" 21" (1988) 22"; Flat Bell - 18" 20" 22"; Heavy Ride - 20" 21" 22"; Medium Ride - 18" (1999) 19" (1992) 20" (2000) 22" (2000) 24" (1992); Mini Bell Ride - 18" 20" 22"; Ride - 24"; Thin Ride - 17" 18" 19" 20"
Crashes: Heavy Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19"; Medium Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"; Medium Thin Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"; Thin Crash - 15" 16" 17"
Hi-Hats: Flat Hats - 13" 14" 15"; Light Hats - 13" 14" 15"; Regular Hats - 13" 14" 15" 16" (1988); Rock Hats - 14" 15"
Chinas: Chinese Flat - 18" 20" 22"; Chinese Regular - 18" 20" 22"
Splashes: Splash - 8" 10" 12"
Band: Band - 15" 16" 18" 20"; Drum Corps - 15" 16" 18" 20"
Orchestra: French - 18" 20" 22" 24" (1984); Viennese - 16" 18" 20"; Suspended - 12" (1988) 13" (1988) 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"

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HH-NEW SERIES

Rides: Crash Ride - 18" 20"; Heavy Ride - 20" 22"; Medium Ride - 18" 20" 22"
Crashes: Thin Crash - 16" 18" 20"
Hi-Hats: Hi-Hat - 13" 14" 15" 16"
Splashes: Splash - 8" 10"
Orchestra: Germanic - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"; Viennese - 16" 18" 20"; Suspended - 13" (1988) 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" (1988) 22" (1988)

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1984

Source: 1984 Price List

Gongs

Taiwan Gong - 30" 34" 40" 48"

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1985

Source: 1985 Price List

AA

Rides: Medium Flange Ride - 20" 22"; Medium Heavy Flange Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes: Extra Thin Crash - 19" (1988) 20" (1988) 21" (1988) 22" (1988)
Hi-Hats: Mini Hats - 10"; Rock Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
Splashes: Rock Splash - 12"

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B20-NEW SERIES

Rides: Crash Ride - 18"; Medium Ride - 20" 22" 24"
Crashes: Crash - 13" 16"
Hi-Hats: Hi-Hat - 14"
Splashes: Splash - 8" 10" 12"
Chinas: Chinese - 16" 18" 20" 22"

HH

Rides: Leopard Ride - 20" 22"

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1986

Source: 1986 Price List

AA

Crashes: Rocktagon - 16" 18"
Hi-Hats: Rock Hats - 13" (1987; Returns in 1988)

AA Sound Control - NEW SERIES

Rides: Crash Ride - 18"; Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes: Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16"

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B8 Plus- NEW SERIES

Rides: Crash Ride - 18"; Ride - 20"
Crashes: Crash - 16"
Hi-Hats: Hi-Hats - 14"
Chinas: Chinese - 16" 18" 20"

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HH

Rides: Flat Bell -22" (1987); Light Ride - 16" (1987) 17" (1987) 18" 19" (1988) 20" 21" (1988) 22"
Crashes: Leopard Crash - 16" 18"
Hi-Hats: Leopard Hats - 14"
Chinas: Leopard Chinese - 18" 20"
Splashes: Leopard Splash - 12"

HH Sound Control - NEW SERIES

Rides: Crash Ride - 18"; Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes: Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16"

Gongs

Turkish Gong - 22" 24" 26" 28"

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1987

Source: 1987 Sabian catalog

AA

Crashes: Rocktagon - 20"
Chinas: Fast Chinese - 18"
Discontinued:: Medium Ride - 16" 17"; Rock Hats - 13" (back in 1988)

HH

Hi-Hats: Regular Hats (Name changed from "Hi-Hat") - 12" (1988) 13" 14" 15" 16" (1988)

Discontinued:: Light Ride 16" 17"; Flat Bell -22"

B20 Discontinued

Entire Series Discontinued

HH Sound Control

Rides: Hi-Bell Crash Ride - 18"; Hi-Bell Ride - 20" 22"

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1988

Source: 1988 Sabian Newsbeat Newsletter Summer/Autumn 1988

AA

Rides: Fusion Hats - 13"; Light Ride - 18" 20"
Hi-Hats: Mini Hats - 12"; Rock Hats - 13"

Discontinued:: Crash Ride - 17" 21"; Extra Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19"; Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19"; Flat Bell - 22"; Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17"; Mini Bell Ride - 22"; Extra Thin Crash - 19" 20" 21" 22"; Medium Crash - 21" 22"; Medium Thin Crash - 21" 22"; Thin Crash - 21" 22"; Light Hats - 12"; Regular Hats - 12" 16"; French - 21"; Germanic - 22"; Suspended - 12" 13"; Viennese - 22"

B8

Rides: Rock Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes: Rock Crash - 16" 18"
Hi-Hats: Rock Hats - 14"

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B8 Plus

Splashes

Splash - 12"

HH

Crashes: Rock Crash - 16" 18"
Rides: Classic Ride - 20" 22"; Rock Ride - 20" 22"
Hi-Hats: Fusion Hats - 13"

Discontinued:: Crash Ride - 16" 17" 22"; Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18"; Light Ride - 19" 21"; Medium Ride - 16" 17"; Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18"; Extra Thin Crash - 19" 20"; Medium Crash - 12" 13"; Medium Thin Crash - 13"; Regular Hats - 12" 16"; Germanic - 22"; Suspended - 13" 21" 22" 24"; Viennese - 22"

The following B8 Rock Plus cymbals were not included in the above 1988 information, but were found in an undated brochure. At this time, it is uncertain if these were added in 1988, or 1989, but in this era.

B8 Rock Plus

Rides: Crash Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes: Crash - 16" 18"
Hi-Hats: Hi-Hats - 14"

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1990

Source: 1990 Sabian pricelist

AA

Crashes: Bright Crash - 16"

@@ Line 350: / Line 350: @@
 : '''[[Sabian Suspended|Suspended]] - [[Sabian HH 13" Suspended|13"]] [[Sabian HH 21" Suspended|21"]] [[Sabian HH 22" Suspended|22"]] [[Sabian HH 24" Suspended|24"]]<br>
 :'''[[Sabian Viennese|Viennese]] - [[Sabian HH 22" Viennese|22"]]<br>
+----
+*The following B8 Rock Plus cymbals were not included in the above 1988 information, but were found in an undated brochure. At this time, it is uncertain if these were added in 1988, or 1989, but in this era.
+=== [[Sabian B8 Plus|B8 Rock Plus]] ===
+<div style="float:right">__TOC__</div>
+; [[Sabian Types and Models#Rides|Rides]]:
+:'''[[Sabian Crash Ride|Crash Ride]] - [[Sabian B8 Rock Plus 20" Ride|20"]] [[Sabian B8 Rock Plus 22" Ride|22"]]<br>
+; [[Sabian Types and Models#Crashes|Crashes]]:
+:'''[[Sabian Crash|Crash]] - [[Sabian B8 Rock Plus 16" Crash|16"]] [[Sabian B8 Rock Plus 18" Crash|18"]]<br>
+; [[Sabian Types and Models#Hi-Hats|Hi-Hats]]:
+:'''[[Sabian_Hi-Hats|Hi-Hats]] - [[Sabian B8 Rock Plus 14" Hi-Hat|14"]]<br>
+[[#top|top]]
+== 1990 ==
+'''Source:''' 1990 Sabian pricelist <br>
+=== [[Sabian AA|AA]] ===
+; [[Sabian Types and Models#Crashes|Crashes]]:
+:'''[[Sabian Bright Crash|Bright Crash]] - [[Sabian AA 16" Bright Crash|16"]]<br>