Difference between revisions of "Zildjian China"

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====[[Zildjian Amir|Amir]]====
 
====[[Zildjian Amir|Amir]]====
 
* Harsh, exotic, metallic China sound. Short and explosive.(1)
 
* Harsh, exotic, metallic China sound. Short and explosive.(1)
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====[[Zildjian Impulse|Impulse]]====
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* Exotic metallic crash. Loud volume, intense tone. Wide range of sounds around the cymbal. Initial attack projects. Doubles as unique ride cymbal. (5)
 
====[[K Zildjian]]====
 
====[[K Zildjian]]====
 
* Dark, exotic China sound. "K" hammering produces low-pitched, "trashy" sound with extremely fast decay.(2)
 
* Dark, exotic China sound. "K" hammering produces low-pitched, "trashy" sound with extremely fast decay.(2)
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# 1987 Zildjian catalog
 
# 1987 Zildjian catalog
 
# 1987 Zildjian catalog
 
# 1987 Zildjian catalog
# 1989 Scimitar Bronze One-Sheet
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# 1989 Scimitar Bronze one-sheet
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# 1983 Amir/Impulse brochure
 
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Revision as of 05:12, 4 January 2025

"China Boy" was the original name of this model, thus those are included here as well.

Series - Sizes

K 19 China 1.jpg

Amir

  • Harsh, exotic, metallic China sound. Short and explosive.(1)

Impulse

  • Exotic metallic crash. Loud volume, intense tone. Wide range of sounds around the cymbal. Initial attack projects. Doubles as unique ride cymbal. (5)

K Zildjian

  • Dark, exotic China sound. "K" hammering produces low-pitched, "trashy" sound with extremely fast decay.(2)

Scimitar Bronze

  • Superb cutting 'china' sound. Fast decay. Excellent bright yet trashy characteristics. (4)

Z Zildjian

  • Powerful, loud aggressive China sound. Maximum explosive potential.(3)

Information from:

  1. 1987 Zildjian catalog
  2. 1987 Zildjian catalog
  3. 1987 Zildjian catalog
  4. 1989 Scimitar Bronze one-sheet
  5. 1983 Amir/Impulse brochure



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