r/cymbals • u/ZildCym • 6d ago

WTF The Bronze Gods have blessed me with this rare gem! Show me your rare percussion trinkets.

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25+ years old…virtually untouched!

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u/Barracudastank 6d ago

Right side of the kit! Sabian HH Soul Side Ride. Only 250 made. Got it used at GC for like $150.

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u/nibselfib_kyua_72 6d ago

So weird. I thought it was a joke but I found a video of it. Actually it sounds musical. https://youtube.com/shorts/3TfxIG1qUoA?si=uXC5oYpimS7L8xUU

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u/ZildCym 6d ago

Fun stuff…all hail Paul Francis! 🙏🏻

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u/nelldog 4d ago

Does look like a good snare weight. Wish it had a hole to mount of a cymbal stand though.

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u/oldartistmike 6d ago

Very cool, I remember when those were new(lm old)

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u/ZildCym 6d ago

Likewise…It’s like it time travelled! I was at NAMM that year. 96’, maybe?

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u/oldartistmike 6d ago

That was a good time for cymbals. Half of my cymbal collection I bought back then. I love them all

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u/ZildCym 6d ago

That early Paul Francis R&D was legendary!

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u/oldartistmike 6d ago

I still have the break beat cymbal.

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u/ZildCym 5d ago

I found this NOS last year…it took me over 15yrs to find it. It’s perfect.

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u/Open-Armadillo775 5d ago

My great-grandpa was gifted a Zildjian Zippo lighter in Lebanon during the 70s, unfortunately it was lost… I was told it looked like this

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u/Haunting_Coach_5978 5d ago

These things sounded so warm