Cymbals · Models

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Sabian HHX Complex Medium Ride

Cymbal · Canada

A dark, complex medium ride cymbal in Sabian's HHX Complex series.

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Dream Bliss Series

Cymbal · Canada

The Bliss series is Dream's thin, dark cymbal line, painstakingly hand-hammered and micro-lathed from B20 bronze. Bliss cymbals are voiced for warmth and a full, washy spectrum with rapid decay, staying gentle at low volume and opening into dark undertones when pushed harder. The line spans paper-thin crashes, crashes, hi-hats, splashes, crash/rides, and rides.

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Zildjian A Custom Crash

Cymbal · United States

A bright, quick-speaking crash cymbal family in Zildjian's A Custom line.

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Istanbul Agop 30th Anniversary

Cymbal · Turkey

The 30th Anniversary series is hand-crafted in Turkey from B20 bronze to commemorate Istanbul Agop's history. Each cymbal begins with a hand-shaped bell, receives deep, comprehensive hammering, and is finished with a proprietary pre-aging process, yielding a warm, rich, complex sound reminiscent of vintage K Zildjians across hi-hats, crashes and rides.

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UFIP Class Series

Cymbal · Italy

Class is UFIP's main professional line and the clearest demonstration of rotocasting: bronze spun in the mould so the alloy densifies toward the rim. The cymbals are bright, clear, and unusually consistent between examples.

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Istanbul Mehmet Sultan

Cymbal · Turkey

Sultan is Istanbul Mehmet's classic thin, dark, hand-hammered line, made the way the Istanbul workshop made cymbals before the company divided.

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TRX DRK Series

Cymbal

DRK is TRX's dark line — thin, unlathed in places, and pitched low — and the series that made the brand's blunt naming scheme comprehensible at a glance.

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Soultone Custom Brilliant

Cymbal

Custom Brilliant is Soultone's bright, high-polish line, hand-hammered in Turkey and finished for maximum sustain and visibility.

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Bosphorus Master Series

Cymbal · Turkey

Master Series is Bosphorus at its most classical: cast B20, fully lathed, hand-hammered individually, and weighted toward the thin end. The rides wash rather than ping, which is the point.

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Turkish Classic Series

Cymbal · Turkey

Classic is Turkish Cymbals' general-purpose hand-hammered B20 line, lathed top and bottom, and covers the widest set of diameters and weights in the catalogue.

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Meinl Byzance

Cymbal · Germany

Byzance is Meinl's flagship cymbal series, made in Turkey from B20 bronze and hand-hammered by skilled Turkish cymbal smiths. The line spans many finishes and voices, including Traditional, Brilliant, Jazz, Dark, Extra Dry and Dual, across crashes, rides, hi-hats and effects.

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Agean Natural Series

Cymbal · Turkey

Natural is Agean's standard hand-hammered line, and like most of the catalogue it can be ordered to a specific weight rather than taken from stock.

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Amedia Old School

Cymbal · Turkey

Old School cymbals are made to a pre-war specification: thin, low, and washy, with irregular hand hammering and a finish left deliberately uneven.

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Crescent Stanton Moore Series

Cymbal

Developed with the New Orleans drummer, the Stanton Moore series is dark, dry, and fast, with a wide flat ride and hats that close hard. Sabian continued the line after acquiring Crescent.

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Anatolian Ultimate Series

Cymbal · Turkey

Ultimate is Anatolian's top line: cast B20, individually hammered, and finished across a range of weights from jazz-thin to rock-heavy.

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Wuhan China Cymbal

Cymbal · China

Wuhan's china cymbals are cheap, loud, and unmistakable, and they appear on so many records that the sound is effectively generic. The 14" and 18" are the ones most drummers own.

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Matt Nolan Custom Cymbal

Cymbal · United Kingdom

Nolan builds cymbals to order rather than to a catalogue — specified by diameter, weight, profile, and intended sound — which makes them common in film scoring and experimental work.

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Diril Raw Series

Cymbal · Turkey

Diril casts its own bronze rather than buying blanks, and the Raw series shows it: unlathed, heavily hammered cymbals with a dark, complex, short response.

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Masterwork Custom Series

Cymbal · Turkey

The Custom series is Masterwork's professional hand-hammered line, covering the standard range of crashes, rides, and hi-hats in traditional weights.

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Zildjian Z Custom

Cymbal · United States

A heavier, thicker B20 bronze cymbal series with a distinctive star hammering pattern, delivering explosive, bright, and loud sounds aimed at metal and high-volume players; reintroduced after a long hiatus.

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Dream Energy Series

Cymbal · Canada

The Energy series is Dream's loud, projecting cymbal line, voiced for rock and other high-volume settings. Energy cymbals deliver a bright, bold tone with explosive attack and long sustain, built to cut through and hold presence. Hand-hammered and lathed from B20 bronze, the line includes crashes, splashes, rides, hi-hats, and crash/rides.

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Dream Dark Matter Series

Cymbal · Canada

Dark Matter is Dream's darkened cymbal line, made by taking existing Dream models through a proprietary process of repeated firing and hammering that reworks the bronze for a darker, drier, and more complex voice. The treatment yields raw, organic-sounding versions of cymbals such as Bliss and Energy, along with models unique to the line like the Moon and Flat Earth rides. All Dark Matter cymbals are hand-hammered and lathed from B20 bronze.

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Zildjian A Zildjian

Cymbal · United States

Zildjian's classic bright, versatile B20 bronze cymbal series, ranging from thin and delicate to extra heavy and cutting, heard on countless recordings by drummers across many genres.

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Dream Contact Series

Cymbal · Canada

The Contact series is Dream's bright, focused cymbal line, built for clarity, power, and crisp, fast stick response. Contact cymbals use a deeper profile and a medium-tapered bow that gives sharp articulation alongside a balanced wash. Hand-hammered and lathed from B20 bronze, the line includes crashes, rides, heavy rides, hi-hats, splashes, crash/rides, and small bell flat rides, in sizes from roughly 8 to 24 inches.

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Zildjian A Custom

Cymbal · United States

A Custom is Zildjian's bright, modern cast-bronze cymbal series, made from the company's B20 bronze (roughly 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin). The cymbals are rotary-hammered, run thinner in weight, and carry a brilliant finish, giving a crisp, shimmering response across crashes, rides, hi-hats and effects.

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Dream Vintage Bliss Series

Cymbal · Canada

Vintage Bliss is Dream's vintage-voiced cymbal line, hand-hammered and micro-lathed from B20 bronze for a dark, washy character with a softer attack and longer decay. The cymbals use a medium-thin weight with a pronounced edge taper, a wider, flatter bell, and a low bridge, which keeps them expressive and responsive to touch. The line is offered mainly as crashes and crash/rides in roughly 17 to 22 inch sizes that suit both modern and vintage settings.

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Sabian HHX

Cymbal · Canada

HHX is Sabian's darker hand-hammered series, made from B20 bronze. It combines Hand Hammered darkness and tonal complexity with a touch of brightness for a simmering edge, suited to a wide range of modern styles across rides, crashes, hi-hats and effects.

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Zildjian K Custom

Cymbal · United States

A B20 bronze cymbal series that builds on the darker, drier sounds of the legendary K line, customized with unique finishes, tonal modifications, and modern manufacturing techniques for a complex, warm, and expressive voice.

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Paiste Twenty Series

Cymbal · Switzerland

The Twenty series was Paiste's move into B20 bronze — the alloy its Turkish and North American rivals had always used — and produced a warmer, more complex sound than the company's signature alloys.

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Bosphorus Turk Series

Cymbal · Turkey

Turk cymbals are left largely unlathed with heavy hammering, producing a dry, short, trashy voice with almost no sustain — the cymbal equivalent of a muffled drum, and a studio staple.

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Sabian AA

Cymbal · Canada

AA is one of Sabian's original 1982 series, made from B20 bronze that is pressed into shape, machine-hammered with small-peen dimpling, and lathed with wide blades. The result is a bright, open, explosive and musical voice spanning the full range of cymbal types.

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Istanbul Mehmet Samatya

Cymbal · Turkey

The Samatya series is thin, warm, and quick, named after the quarter of Istanbul where Turkish cymbal making has been concentrated for generations.

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Meinl Byzance Jazz

Cymbal · Turkey

The Jazz line runs thin across every diameter, including the wide, washy Medium Thin rides and the small, fast hats that acoustic playing needs.

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Istanbul Mehmet Nostalgia

Cymbal · Turkey

The Nostalgia series aims at the pre-war Turkish cymbal sound: low pitch, immediate wash, and a stick sound that sits under rather than on top of the cymbal.

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Zildjian Kerope

Cymbal · United States

Kerope was developed by studying old Istanbul-era K cymbals and reproducing their thickness profile and hammering: dark, dry, and very quick to open, with a lathe pattern left rough.

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Meinl Byzance Dark

Cymbal · Turkey

Byzance Dark is fully lathed but heavily hammered and pitched low, sitting between the bright Traditional finish and the raw Extra Dry.

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Istanbul Agop Traditional

Cymbal · Turkey

The Traditional series covers Istanbul Agop's standard weights and finishes — medium, thin, dark, and the Original hi-hats — and is the widest part of the catalogue.

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Sabian XSR

Cymbal · Canada

An evolution of the Xs20 line, the XSR is a pure B20 bronze cymbal series with reshaped bells, delivering a professional, traditional, stage-ready sound across many styles.

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TRX NRG Series

Cymbal

NRG cymbals are heavy and cut hard, made for the volumes at which thinner Turkish cymbals wash out entirely.

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Bosphorus Traditional Series

Cymbal · Turkey

The Traditional series covers the widest range of the Bosphorus catalogue, from paper-thin crashes to medium rides, and is the line most Bosphorus players start from.

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Meinl Byzance Vintage

Cymbal · Turkey

Byzance Vintage includes the Sand series developed with Benny Greb: thin, low-pitched cymbals with irregular lathing and a very fast decay.

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Istanbul Agop Turk

Cymbal · Turkey

Turk cymbals are heavily hammered and left largely unlathed, producing a dry, dark, short sound with a strong papery attack.

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Sabian Stratus

Cymbal · Canada

Stratus is a thin, dark line with a fine lathe finish, aimed at drummers who want a washy cymbal that still speaks under a stick.

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Paiste Formula 602

Cymbal · Switzerland

A premium hand-made cymbal series forged from Paiste's traditional 602 Bronze (CuSn20, a B20 alloy) by Swiss craftsmen, producing a true, pure, clear, dark-to-warm sound.

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Bosphorus Black Pearl

Cymbal · Turkey

Black Pearl cymbals combine an unlathed upper surface with a lathed underside, giving a dark stick definition over a dry, controlled wash.

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Istanbul Mehmet 61st Anniversary

Cymbal · Turkey

Made to mark the founder's years at the trade, the 61st Anniversary cymbals are thin, hand-hammered, and finished with a heavier lathing pattern than the Sultan line.

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Zildjian K Constantinople

Cymbal · United States

K Constantinople is Zildjian's most deliberately old-fashioned line: thin, hand-hammered, low-pitched, and made in small runs. The Medium Thin Low rides are among the most recorded jazz cymbals of the past thirty years.

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Turkish Millennium Series

Cymbal · Turkey

Millennium sits at the bright, cutting end of the Turkish catalogue: heavier weights, tighter lathing, and rides with a defined bell.

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TRX BRT Series

Cymbal

BRT is the bright counterpart: tighter lathing, higher pitch, and enough sustain to fill space in a sparse arrangement.

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Sabian Artisan

Cymbal · Canada

Sabian's flagship Artisan series, a premium hand-crafted B20 bronze cymbal line delivering a darker, richer, old-world sound with traditional warmth.