Istanbul Traditional 17” Medium Hi-Hat Cymbals

£393.50

Full-bodied sticking, soft and warm all-rounders…

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Istanbul Traditional 17” Medium Hi-Hat Cymbals

Istanbul Traditional Medium Hi-Hat cymbals hold the middle-ground between the weights of their heavy and thin brothers & sisters. You could say, they are the ‘middle-child’ of the Istanbul Traditional series, but without any of the negative traits associated with ‘middle-child syndrome’! No sirree, these are a very balanced offspring from the loins of the Istanbul cymbal-smiths, with their pleasing full-bodied sticking and all the warmth required for all-around use. You may even come to love them like one of your own children!

Istanbul Traditional 17” Medium Hi-Hat cymbals are the leap from ‘normal’ sized Hi-Hat cymbals into Steve Jordan territory. You want the phatest grooves, then these plates will seal your phate…or summat cool like that. Let the House of Race lead you to a life-changing experience of >15″ Hi-Hats…

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Over the last decade or so, there’s been an almost universal movement towards larger diameter cymbals, especially by drummers looking to do more with less gear. Although 14″ diameter will always be the baseline size for Hi-Hats, we’re often seeing drummers coming into our store looking for Hi-Hat cymbals starting at a diameter of 15″, even looking for 17″ models (and Istanbul won’t disappoint you on that score)!

Istanbul’s Traditional Series cymbal sound is suited for pretty much every style of music imaginable. The classic concept of these fully lathed cymbals has proven its value throughout the years, from the earliest Jazz drummers and Be-Bop pioneers, right up to modern Heavy-Metal players.

Never resting on their laurels, Istanbul Traditional cymbals continue to evolve, developing and providing the sounds for the needs of the cutting-edge stylistic revolutionary players. Traditional Series cymbals continue to explore the musical possibilities derived from the darkest, responsive and pleasingly controllable cymbal sounds.

About Istanbul Cymbals

Istanbul cymbals were born from the collaboration between Mehmet Tamdeğer and Agop Tomurcuk, now cymbal-smiths with decades of joint cymbal-making experience. Mehmet and Agop named their company after the city that has been home to the epitome of high-quality cymbals for many, many years – Istanbul.