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[[File:Meinl Reference Class 16" Crash 1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Meinl Reference Class]] | [[File:Meinl Reference Class 16" Crash 1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Meinl Reference Class]] | ||
'''Introduction:''' 1989<font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue><br> | '''Introduction:''' 1989<font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue><br> | ||
| − | '''Discontinued:''' ?<br> | + | '''Discontinued:''' ? (by 1992)<font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue><br> |
| − | '''Background:''' A professional quality line that features a highly polished brilliant finish.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> These cymbals had a wider tonal range than the other Meinl lines of this era.<font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue> | + | '''Background:''' This was the company's top of the line series at the time it was produced. <br> |
| − | + | '''Innovation:''' A professional quality line that features a highly polished brilliant finish.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> These cymbals had a wider tonal range than the other Meinl lines of this era.<font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue> <br> | |
'''Alloy:''' [[Alloys#B8 Alloy|B8]] <br> | '''Alloy:''' [[Alloys#B8 Alloy|B8]] <br> | ||
'''Quality:''' Professional<br> | '''Quality:''' Professional<br> | ||
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==== Hi-Hats==== | ==== Hi-Hats==== | ||
| + | *''' [[Meinl Hetro Hihat|Hetro Hihat]] - [[Meinl Reference Class 14" Hetro Hihat|14"]] | ||
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*''' [[Meinl Hihat|Hihat]] - [[Meinl Reference Class 13" Hihat|13"]] [[Meinl Reference Class 14" Hihat|14"]] | *''' [[Meinl Hihat|Hihat]] - [[Meinl Reference Class 13" Hihat|13"]] [[Meinl Reference Class 14" Hihat|14"]] | ||
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Information from: <br> | Information from: <br> | ||
<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> Modern Drummer Equipment Annual 1990-1991, page 73<br> | <font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> Modern Drummer Equipment Annual 1990-1991, page 73<br> | ||
| − | <font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue> The Cymbal Book (Hugo Pinksterboer, | + | <font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue> The Cymbal Book (Hugo Pinksterboer, pages 162 & 163)<br> |
Return to the '''[[Meinl|Meinl Home Page]]<br> | Return to the '''[[Meinl|Meinl Home Page]]<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:48, 6 October 2025
Contents
Introduction: 19892
Discontinued: ? (by 1992)2
Background: This was the company's top of the line series at the time it was produced.
Innovation: A professional quality line that features a highly polished brilliant finish.1 These cymbals had a wider tonal range than the other Meinl lines of this era.2
Alloy: B8
Quality: Professional
Applications: Studio, live
Sound:
Rides
Crashes
Hi-Hats
Splashes
Information from:
1 Modern Drummer Equipment Annual 1990-1991, page 73
2 The Cymbal Book (Hugo Pinksterboer, pages 162 & 163)
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