Istanbul Agop Signature 22in Flat Ride Cymbal

£421.40

Welcome to the dark side…

Description

Istanbul Agop Signature 22″ Flat Ride Cymbal

Istanbul Agop cymbals are the ‘magnum opus’ of the late Agop Tomurcuk, master cymbalsmith and founder of a Istanbul Cymbals. Using a notebook full of a lifetime’s worth of cymbal making alchemy, he set about on what was to be the final project of his life, resulting in the Agop cymbal range.

These Flat Rides have an ultra-dark sound with a dry, controlled wash and you may have guessed, produce a distinctive Ride sound due to the lack of a traditional bell. You can hear the 22″ Flat Ride in the following video:

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The raw lathing during the manufacturing process leaves every cymbal with a distinctively coloured  finish and as you would expect, unique sound. Agop’s final achievement after a lifetime spent in cymbal making has culminated in a range of cymbals bearing testament to his early years in the Turkish Zildjian ‘K’ factory. If you’re looking for dark, trashy and atmospheric cymbal sounds, this range holds an Aladdin’s cave of aural delights to explore.

If you are interested in selecting any of the Agop cymbals by weight, please see our hand-picked service page to check availability or call us on 0151 227 3271 to discuss your preferred weights.

The icing on the cake for us though, is the creator’s signature left on the surface. We can remember the first Istanbul cymbals coming into Liverpool around 1981 with their green logo. History has turned full circle as Agop’s final signature cymbal range carries the same coloured stamp as the fledgling Istanbul cymbals. And why is this? Simply because, green was his favourite colour!