RARE Vintage Zildjian ISTANBUL K LIGHT Crash Ride 18” 1462 g Perfect Combo 18”! REAL DEAL!

Well here’s the end of the road for the perfect Left Side Light Crash Ride. Or CRASHABLE Main Ride for that Old School tone. From the Zildjian Factory in Istanbul: Vintage Zildjian Istanbul K 18” Crash Ride at a perfect 1462 grams. The Real Deal.  And it’s a great one - not heavy but it has a great stick definition on top and crashed like a dream!  At a Goldilocks 1462 grams this 18” provides the perfect foil for a 20” or 22” K.  It’s light, airy and being the very hard to find, actually playable 18”, it remains focused and controlled and offers a fast response and bounce - fantastic for bebop tempos.   The stick attack is prominent and the wash and decay are controlled and quick. Amazing for the studio.  Live. It can be your main ride (so many great vintage records were made with 18” ride cymbals) or a Left Side Crash Ride. Absolutely stunning smooth and aged, Hand Hammered rippled surface. Mellowed beautifully over the last half-a-century!  This is the cymbal cymbal companies