505 Paiste with black ink??

[wayne]

I thought they were green ink,and with serial numbers?I found one w/o numbers?

[backbeatkeeper]

Pictures would help...maybe a 602 pre-serial?

[wayne]

Its on ebay at the moment.Just look under Paiste cymbals,its a 16"ride??

[backbeatkeeper]

Originally Posted by wayne

Its on ebay at the moment.Just look under Paiste cymbals,its a 16"ride??

Wow, that one might be an early one....it looks like a beginner type lathing to me...

[vinny]

The early ones had the black stamp which is around 1978 then they went to the green ink stamp

[wayne]

Thx....did the qlty also change? This one "looks" more like a budget cymbal.

[Jaye]

It sorta looked like a 404 until I looked very closely at the hammering. It's got the wider-peen 505 hammering, though.

Interesting cymbal...maybe a tad overpriced, though.

[AZBill]

Cool. Never saw a 505 in small black ink. I have and love an 80's greenie 20 inch crash; super-dry and can be room-clearing, if necessary. A 16 incher of that era; $80 bucks might not be too bad - always better to have an idea of the vintage and sound sig's of bygone cymbals, before you buy. Good luck.

[wayne]

Almost hit the bin but 80 is to much to spend w/o hearing it...maybe 50?