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rare Paiste formula 602 flatride thin 20" ?
On the 1970 Paiste pricelist Flat Rides are available in 14" - 16" - 18" and 20" in both thin and medium weights. That is in addition to SSS 4.
6 years agoVintage Paiste 602
My belief is that the name Dynastar was used for stencil cymbals sold by WERCO, a music company located in Illinois (and still around by the way). T...
6 years agoZilco
Also because the OP's Zilkos are stamped Switzerland they are from 1957 onwards. The Swiss factory opened in 1957 so they can't be from 1956. There i...
6 years agoZilco
Zilko were first made of brass and then sometime after 1952 they were switched to NS12 - They were never made of B20. They were later called "Standar...
6 years agoHelp needed with identification
Diamond, the Stambul prices suggest the catalog is earlier, maybe 1953-1955? Do those dates work based on the drums shown in the catalog on Drum Arc...
6 years agoHelp needed with identification
reviving this old thread for help with something Deri-related. Calfskin (or anyone else who knows your German drums) can you take a look at the Deri...
6 years agoVintage Paiste 602
The "Custom Formula 602" and "Custom" were two different lines with different price points. Perhaps the Customs were actually Stambul, Dixie or Supers...
7 years agoPaiste 505 Series
Some solid work by RaBe but definitely errors regarding some of the dates given and some of the information is off. Myself and a couple of other like...
7 years agoVintage 22" Paiste Stambul 65 Need Info
It is quite possible (most likely) due to the stylized pAisTe above the serial that the 400 is from 1996. With Paiste there seems to always be a trans...
7 years agoPearl 20" Pro Ride: any info?
Responding to OP original question Pearl Pro Series if anything was an intermediate level cymbal that Pearl started putting out in 1996. I don't think...
8 years ago