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
- Rides
- Crash Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 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"
- 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" 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
HH
- 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" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
1984
Source: 1984 Price List
AA
- Rides
- Crash Ride - 24"
- Dry Ride - 21" 22"
- Extra Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 24"
- Medium Ride - 16" (1987) 17" (1987) 21" (1994)
- Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Rock Ride (Large Bell) - 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Thin Ride - 16"
- Crashes
- Extra Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18"
- Medium Crash - 13" 14" 15" 21" 22"
- Medium Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 21" 22"
- Rock Crash (name changed from "Heavy Crash", and 20" size added) - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Hi-Hats
- Light Hats - 12"
- Regular Hats - 12"
- Rock Hats - 16"
- Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
- Chinas
- Chinese Flat - 14" 15" 16"
- Chinese Regular - 14" 15" 16"
- Orchestra
- French - 16" 17" 19" 21"
- Germanic - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
- Viennese - 16" 17" 19" 20" 21" 22"
- Band
- Concert Band (name change from "Band", sizes added) - 12" 13" 14" 17" 19" 21" 22" 24"
- Marching - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Drum Corps - 14" 17" 19" 21" 22" 24"
HH
- Rides
- Crash Ride - 16" 17" 19" 21" 22"
- Flat Bell - 18" 20"
- Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 21" 24"
- Medium Ride - 16" 17" 19" 21" 24"
- Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Mini Bell Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Crashes
- Extra Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Medium Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Medium Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 17" 19"
- Hi-Hats
- Hi-Hat - 12"
- Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
- Splashes
- Splash - 12"
- Chinas
- Chinese - 14" 15" 16"
- Orchestra
- French - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Germanic - 21" 22"
- Viennese - 17" 19" 21" 22"
- Suspended - 24"
Gongs
- Taiwan Gong - 30" 34" 40" 48"
