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[[file:Mehmet and Agop signatures under bell.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Agop and Mehmet signatures under bell]] | [[file:Mehmet and Agop signatures under bell.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Agop and Mehmet signatures under bell]] | ||
[[file:Istanbul pre-split hand tested sticker.jpg|thumb|right|450px|hand tested sticker]] | [[file:Istanbul pre-split hand tested sticker.jpg|thumb|right|450px|hand tested sticker]] | ||
| + | [[file:Istanbul pre-split stencil logo.jpg|thumb|right|450px|stencil logo]] | ||
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'''Introduction:''' 1982<br> | '''Introduction:''' 1982<br> | ||
'''Discontinued:''' 1996<br> | '''Discontinued:''' 1996<br> | ||
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'''Alloy:''' [[Alloys#B20_Alloy|B20]]<br> | '''Alloy:''' [[Alloys#B20_Alloy|B20]]<br> | ||
'''Quality:''' Professional <br> | '''Quality:''' Professional <br> | ||
| − | '''Production:''' Made using blanks from their own foundry. Many can be found with a sticker showing that they were "hand tested". (see photo) | + | '''Production:''' Made using blanks from their own foundry. Many can be found with a sticker showing that they were "hand tested". (see photo) The earliest ones feature a stencil logo. (see photo) <br> |
'''Company Description:''' <br> | '''Company Description:''' <br> | ||
Revision as of 10:34, 12 October 2025
Introduction: 1982
Discontinued: 1996
Background: Each cymbal is poured, rolled, hammered, and finished by hand. In keeping with Turkish tradition, each cymbal is signed by Mehmet and Agop, the master cymbalsmiths of Istanbul. (see photo)
Alloy: B20
Quality: Professional
Production: Made using blanks from their own foundry. Many can be found with a sticker showing that they were "hand tested". (see photo) The earliest ones feature a stencil logo. (see photo)
Company Description:
Rides
- Custom Dry Ride - 18" 20"
- Crash Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Dark Ride - 20"
- Deep Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Extra Heavy Ride - 18" 20"
- Flat Ride - 20"
- Danny Gottlieb Flat Ride - 20"
- Heavy Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Heavy Flat Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Jazz Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Mel Lewis Crash Ride - 19"
- Medium Ride - 18" 20" 21" 22"
- Mini Cup Ride - 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
- Original Ride - 20" 22"
- Original Light Ride - 20"
- Pasha Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Ping Ride - 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Rock Ride - 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Sizzle - 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
Crashes
- Crash - 12" 14" 16" 18"
- Dark Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Extra Thin Crash - 16" 18"
- Medium Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
- Paper Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17"
- Rock Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19"
- Thin Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
Hi-Hats
- Heavy Hi-Hat - 13" 14"
- Hi-Hat - 11" 12" 13" 14"
- Light Hi-Hat - 15"
- Medium Hi-Hat - 15"
- Quick Beat Hi-Hat - 14" 15"
- Regular Hi-Hat - 14"
- Rock Hi-Hat - 13" 14" 15"
Chinas & Swish
Splashes & Bell
Band
Symphonic
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