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 - NEW SERIES

Rides
Crash Ride - 16" 17" (1988) 18" 19" 20" 21" (1988) 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" (1988)
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" (1988) 13" (1988) 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"

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HH-NEW SERIES

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"

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1984

Source: 1984 Price List

AA

Rides
Crash Ride - 24"
Dry Ride - 21" 22"
Extra Heavy Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 18" (1988) 19" (1988) 20" 21" 22" 24"
Flat Bell - 18" 20" 22" (1988)
Heavy Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 18" (1988) 19" (1988) 24"
Medium Ride - 16" (1987) 17" (1987) 21" (1994)
Medium Heavy Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
Mini Bell Ride - 18" 20" 22" (1988)
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" (1988) 22" (1988)
Medium Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 21" (1988) 22" (1988)
Rock Crash (name changed from "Heavy Crash", and 20" size added) - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" (1988) 22" (1988)
Hi-Hats
Light Hats - 12" (1988)
Regular Hats - 12" (1988)
Rock Hats - 16"
Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
Chinas
Chinese Flat - 14" 15" 16"
Chinese Regular - 14" 15" 16"
Orchestra
French - 16" 17" 19" 21" (1988)
Germanic - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" (1988)
Viennese - 16" 17" 19" 20" 21" 22" (1988)
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"

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B8 - NEW SERIES

Rides
Crash Ride - 18"
Ride - 20"
Crashes
Crash - 16"
Hi-Hats
Hi-Hats - 14"

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HH

Rides
Crash Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 19" 21" (1988) 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" (1988) 20" (1988)
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"

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1985

Source: 1985 Price List

AA

Rides
Medium Flange Ride - 20" 22"
Medium Heavy Flange Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes
Extra Thin Crash - 19" (1988) 20" (1988) 21" (1988) 22" (1988)
Hi-Hats
Mini Hats - 10"
Rock Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
Splashes
Rock Splash - 12"

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B20-NEW SERIES

Rides
Crash Ride - 18"
Medium Ride - 20" 22" 24"
Crashes
Crash - 13" 16"
Hi-Hats
Hi-Hat - 14"
Splashes
Splash - 8" 10" 12"
Chinas
Chinese - 16" 18" 20" 22"

HH

Rides
Leopard Ride - 20" 22"

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1986

Source: 1986 Price List

AA

Crashes
Rocktagon - 16" 18"
Hi-Hats
Rock Hats - 13" (1987; Returns in 1988)

AA Sound Control - NEW SERIES

Rides
Crash Ride - 18" 19"
Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes
Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16"

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B8 Plus- NEW SERIES

Rides
Crash Ride - 18"
Ride - 20"
Crashes
Crash - 16"
Hi-Hats
Hi-Hats - 14"
Chinas
Chinese - 16" 18" 20"

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HH

Rides
Flat Bell -22" (1987)
Light Ride - 16" (1987) 17" (1987) 18" 19" (1988) 20" 21" (1988) 22"
Crashes
Leopard Crash - 16" 18"
Hi-Hats
Leopard Hats - 14"
Chinas
Leopard Chinese - 18" 20"
Splashes
Leopard Splash - 12"

HH Sound Control - NEW SERIES

Rides
Crash Ride - 18"
Hi-Bell Crash Ride - 18"
Hi-Bell Ride - 20" 22"
Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes
Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16"


Gongs

Turkish Gong - 22" 24" 26" 28"

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1987

Source: 1987 Sabian catalog

AA

Crashes
Rocktagon - 20"
Chinas
Fast Chinese - 18"
Discontinued:
Medium Ride - 16" 17"
Rock Hats - 13" (back in 1988)

HH

Hi-Hats
Regular Hats (Name changed from "Hi-Hat") - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16"
Discontinued:
Light Ride 16" 17"
Flat Bell -22"

B20 Discontinued

Entire Series Discontinued


HH Sound Control

Rides
Hi-Bell Crash Ride - 18"
Hi-Bell Ride - 20" 22"

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1988

Source: 1988 Sabian Newsbeat Newsletter Summer/Autumn 1988

AA

Rides
Fusion Hats - 13"
Light Ride - 18" 20"
Hi-Hats
Mini Hats - 12"
Rock Hats - 13"
Discontinued:
Crash Ride - 17" 21"
Extra Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19"
Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" [[Sabian AA 19" Heavy Ride|19"]
Flat Bell - 22"
Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17"
Mini Bell Ride - 22"
Extra Thin Crash - 19" 20" 21" 22"
Medium Crash - 21" 22"
Medium Thin Crash - 21" 22"
Thin Crash - 21" 22"
Light Hats - 12"
Regular Hats - 12" 16"
French - 21"
Germanic - 22"
Suspended - 12" 13"
Viennese - 22"

HH

Crashes
Rock Crash - 16" 18"


Discontinued:
Crash Ride - 16" 17" 22"
Light Ride - 19" 21"
Extra Thin Crash - 19" 20"
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