Premier

The Premier drum company in England produced various cymbal lines.

1964 Olympic catalog page showing Zyn cymbals

Zyn

• These cymbals were made from 1950 to 1984. The Super Zyn series was introduced in 1968 as a top-quality cymbal series, albeit in limited range. They were made from a B20. These were produced at their Leicester factory from purchased sheet metal. The series was discontinued because at that time Premier became the distributor for Zildjian. ¹
  

Krut

• These were made in the 1950s and 1960s. This was the cheapest of the cymbal lines that Premier produced. The series was renamed to 2 Star Zyn in the late 1970s. ¹
  

Earliest Cymbals¹

• Premier Spun Cymbals - Dating from 1936, these were 10" cymbals made for the then-new hi-hat foot pedal.
  
• Premier Choke Cymbals - two 8" brass cymbals mounted face to face on a stand.
• imitation Turkish cymbals - Ranging from 10" to 15", and hand hammered.

More coming soon!

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Information from:
¹The Cymbal Book (Hugo Pinksterboer, page 174)

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