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* '''[[Zildjian Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride|Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride|20"]] [[K Zildjian 22" Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride|22"]] | * '''[[Zildjian Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride|Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride|20"]] [[K Zildjian 22" Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride|22"]] | ||
* '''[[Zildjian Projection Ride|Projection Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 21" Projection Ride|21"]] | * '''[[Zildjian Projection Ride|Projection Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 21" Projection Ride|21"]] | ||
| − | * '''[[Zildjian Ride|Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Ride|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Ride|20"]] [[K Zildjian 22" Ride|22"]] | + | * '''[[Zildjian Ride|Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Ride|18"]] [[K Zildjian 19" Ride|19"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Ride|20"]] [[K Zildjian 22" Ride|22"]] |
*'''[[Zildjian Staccato Ride|Staccato Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 21" Staccato Ride|21"]] | *'''[[Zildjian Staccato Ride|Staccato Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 21" Staccato Ride|21"]] | ||
* '''[[Zildjian Sweet Ride|Sweet Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 21" Sweet Ride|21"]] [[K Zildjian 23" Sweet Ride|23"]] | * '''[[Zildjian Sweet Ride|Sweet Ride]] - [[K Zildjian 21" Sweet Ride|21"]] [[K Zildjian 23" Sweet Ride|23"]] | ||
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* '''[[Zildjian Klassisch Symphonic|Klassisch Symphonic]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Klassisch Symphonic|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Klassisch Symphonic|20"]] | * '''[[Zildjian Klassisch Symphonic|Klassisch Symphonic]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Klassisch Symphonic|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Klassisch Symphonic|20"]] | ||
| + | * '''[[Zildjian Klassisch Symphonic Medium Heavy|Klassisch Symphonic Medium Heavy]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Klassisch Symphonic Medium Heavy|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Klassisch Symphonic Medium Heavy|20"]] [[K Zildjian 22" Klassisch Symphonic Medium Heavy|22"]] | ||
* '''[[Zildjian Orchestra|Orchestra]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Orchestra|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Orchestra|20"]] [[K Zildjian 22" Orchestra|22"]] | * '''[[Zildjian Orchestra|Orchestra]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Orchestra|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Orchestra|20"]] [[K Zildjian 22" Orchestra|22"]] | ||
* '''[[Zildjian Suspended Orchestra|Suspended Orchestra]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Suspended Orchestra|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Suspended Orchestra|20"]] | * '''[[Zildjian Suspended Orchestra|Suspended Orchestra]] - [[K Zildjian 18" Suspended Orchestra|18"]] [[K Zildjian 20" Suspended Orchestra|20"]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:30, 21 January 2026
Introduction: Canadian made from 1978, American made from 1982
Updated & Improved: 20011. According to a Press Release: "The new models feature lathing and hammering techniques that make them "warmer, more responsive, and more versatile than their predecessors."
Background: The Avedis Zildjian company took over the Turkish K Zildjian trademarks, and began producing K Zildian cymbals in Canada late in the 1970s. These were not produced exactly the same way the Turkish K Zildjians were, but they are still quite different in terms of hammering from the A Zildjian family. When production moved to the USA the trademark die stamp changed, the ink changed, and so did the lathing and some other production details. There isn't a single consensus year for the move to the USA, but it is most likely 1981±1 for development and mid 1982 for production and retail sales. The usual uncertainty applies because personal recollections, advertising material, catalogs, etc. don't all line up perfectly.
Alloy: B20
Quality: Professional
Production: Varies over the years
Company Description: K Zildjian cymbals continue to inspire drummers today with their deep, warm, and expressive sounds developed by Kerope Zildjian in 19th Century Turkey. Elaborate hammering and lathing techniques work the Zildjian alloy into versatile cymbals that are dark yet well suited for a wide variety of musical genres from jazz to rock.
Timeline: Refer to the excellent A Brief History of North American Ks for detailed explanations of Canadian-made K cymbals, "EAK", "IAK", "Regular", and "Laser" / "Serial Numbered" K. Zildjians.
- It seems like there are 2 versions of "EAK" cymbals. The earliest ones were heavily hammered, and the marks were close in proximity. The later EAK's were lightly hammered, and spaced apart.
Using the aforementioned webpage's information, if it has a "K" on both sides, with no ® on the bottom, it is EAK.
Canadian K stamp close-up
Canadian made K logo on bottom
Canadian made K Splash
Canadian made K Splash (closer look of model and stamp)
Canadian made K Ride (notice the font is similar, if not the same as very early Sabians)
Canadian K Crash Ride Medium
Earliest EAK (1982 - ca. 1985)
Earliest EAK
Earliest EAK
Another early EAK model stamp
Later EAK
Later EAK
Later EAK
® on bottom, so NOT EAK.
IAK (1988 - 1993) top - The same as "Later EAK" cymbals
IAK bottom - "Zildjian" has now replaced the iconic K logo
Rides
- Crash Ride - 18" 20" 21" 22"
- Custom - 16" 18" 20" 22"
- Custom Dry - 20"
- Custom Medium Ride - 20" 22"
- Dark Medium Ride - 22"
- Dark Thin Crash Ride - 19"
- Dark Thin Ride - 22"
- Flat Top Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Heavy Ride - 18" 20" 21" 22"
- Jazz Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Light Flat Ride - 20"
- Light Ride - 20" 22" 24"
- Pre-Aged Dry Light Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Projection Ride - 21"
- Ride - 18" 19" 20" 22"
- Staccato Ride - 21"
- Sweet Ride - 21" 23"
Crashes
- Armand Zildjian Signature Model Hand Selected - 17"
- Cluster Crash - 16" 18" 20"
- Cluster Crash Brilliant - 18" 19" 20"
- Dark Crash - 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Dark Crash Medium Thin - 16" 17" 18" 19"
- Dark Crash Thin - 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Dark Crash Thin Brilliant - 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Paper Thin Crash - 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
- Sweet Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
Hi-Hats
- Custom Hi-Hat - 13" 14"
- Dark Thin Hi-Hat - 14"
- Fat Hats - 14" 15"
- Hi-Hat - 13" 14" 15"
- K/Z Hi-Hat - 13" 14"
- Light Hi-Hat - 13" 14" 15" 16"
- Mastersound Hi-Hat - 13" 14"
- Sweet Hi-Hat - 14" 15" 16"
Splashes
Chinas
- China - 17" 19"
- Mini China - 14"
Orchestra
- Klassisch Symphonic - 18" 20"
- Klassisch Symphonic Medium Heavy - 18" 20" 22"
- Orchestra - 18" 20" 22"
- Suspended Orchestra - 18" 20"
- Symphonic - 17" 18" 19" 20" 22"
Multi Application
Effects
Source:
1 "Everything Old Is New Again" (Modern Drummer, October 2001, p.44)
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