gary mac Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) [center]Vintage Paiste 101 Hi Hat Cymbals[/center] [center]14inch/ 35.5cm.[/center] [center]German made, I think these date from the 70’s but can’t confirm.[/center] [center]In excellent condition, no damage, just some old tape residue that can be seen in the photos.[/center] [center]£35 collected, I'm in Herts.[/center] [center]Post will be around £10[/center] [url="https://flic.kr/p/GKsVHn"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/GSARzt"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/GH1fE7"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/GKeaiB"][/url] Edited May 23, 2016 by gary mac
Dad3353 Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 I'll wait until this time next month, and if no-one else is interested in this fine pair by then, I'll have' em sent to France to add to my modest Paiste collection. You have been fairly warned; those who snooze will loose out (I think there's maybe a punchier way of putting that, but I can't think of it right now...). The clock starts ticking... ... ... ... Now..!
Dad3353 Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Almost a week has gone by, the clock is still ticking. If these are not wanted in the UK, I shall make good use of them. You still have an opportunity to snaffle these, but not for much longer. Mhahaha..!
rogerstodge Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 I've just informed my drummer.. Waiting a reply..
Dad3353 Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 [quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1463832987' post='3054411'] I've just informed my drummer.. Waiting a reply.. [/quote] Make sure that he knows that these are not the modern, brash, brass '101's, but the original nickel-silver ones, from the very late '70s. Not the same musicality at all (although I suppose there may be some drummers deaf enough to not be troubled by raw brass... ). Entry-level, but decent-sounding (otherwise why would I want 'em at all..? ). Just sayin'.
Zenitram Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 Yes. I bought a 12" very thin raw brass splash cymbal the other day, for 9 pounds, from China, from eBay, for fun. Wow. What a sound. A bad, bad sound. Except... it serves a nice purpose as a low-volume bottom hi-hat (with a Zildjian Avedis Custom A splash as the top), to be played using home-made thunder rods with my cajón, and I may even get another one to be used as a nasty hand-smacked trashsplash thing.
Dad3353 Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 Indeed, as a novelty effect, used (very...) sparingly, there is much to be said for a bit of 'trash' in a kit; some 'musical' genres even rely on it..! To me, the hi-hat is the king-pin of a kit; any lack of quality in that instrument will become sharply apparent, as (in the styles I tend to play...) it's insidiously omnipresent. One can adjust a snare by tuning, dampening (the old 'fat wallet' trick...) or changing heads; toms, too, can be treated for different sounds. Cymbals are very difficult to (successfully...) modify; they're good or not. Good hi-hats can make a kit. A poor pair will ruin any kit. (... but what would I know..? I'm only a drummer... )
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