16 inch hi hats?

[fido]

i have the top part of a 1960s zlidjian 16 inch hi hat,do they still make these? i havnt seen any,but i did find aa 30 inch ride cymbal but thats a diffrent story.i got this with a drumset i bought,the guy just threw it in.

[beatkeeper02]

hmm.. sounds cool. just put an old 16" crash on the bottom, maybe you'll catch onto something!

[fido]

lol i could try it with a crash symbal,but i donno how it would sound

[rhjanes]

I'd try a medium on the bottom and a thin crash on the top.

[Woodrow]

Try a Rude Paiste on the bottom. I have used two Rude splashes for hi-hats and it worked very well. Just make sure your bottom cymbal is thicker than the top and it should work. I know Steve Jordan used a pair of very large hi-hats for a while.

[Woodrow]

Yep.. Steve's setup:

17" Signature Hi-Hat (Prototype)

20" Signature Full Crash

22" Signature Rough Ride

[fido]

i will try that if the spalshes ever come in and i can get my hands on some,i did find the guy with the other part of the highhat,so i was going to sell it to him for $125 but he ran out of money :(

[patpimp]

I had a set of 8" hi-hats, with a heavier 8" Paiste bell on bottom and an 8" AA splash on top...

Hi hats arent anything special... as long as you understand how they pair hi-hats, you can match any cymbals together to make them. I go with woodrow, stick a Paiste Rude under that thing! Most times the bottom cymbal is quite heavy, and the Rude would fit the bill... or any heavy rock cymbal.

[Panufo]

I have the other half of your set! Some clown sold me a "Sixteen inch A. Zildjian crash" on eBay, but when I got it it was obviously a hi-hat cymbal. Either you need to a) sell me your "16 cymbal, or b) buy mine. I think I paid around $70 for it, thinking it was a crash, but I'd be willing to come down, even though I still need to buy a crash (unless you happen to have an extra you'd be willing to trade.) I live in Panama, so I rely on people coming and going to carry out such commerce. It's waaaaay too thick to use as a crash, but as a hi hat cymbal it'll do you proud. Just say the word...

[Panufo]

Don't forget to check this thread, since I have the 16" A. Zildjian hi hat cymbal. Somebody should have both.

[ange d mange]

Just to let you know, this thread was started in 2004.
So if you don't get an answer grom the person who started it, you know why.

[Panufo]

By Jove, you're right! Now I have to search some more for the other half of this media naranja. Thanks.

[skaman]

you can click his profile and see if any of the contact info he had up on there is still valid or active.

[mbettis]

Speaking of 16's, I just scored a pair of pre-serial Formula 602 16" hats. They're pretty damn sweet. Didn't even know they made 602 hats at that size, but....they did!

Later,
Matt

matt@wtknives.com
www.wtknives.com

[animalbeats]

A 30" inch ride................where howuch what

[Sam Bredeson]

Paiste makes a 30". Big huge thing. I saw one at a drum shop in St. Paul (Ellis, for what it's worth), and got a chance to tap it - it actually sounded pretty reasonable, and not too gongy. I would buy one if I had the cash.