15" Paiste Twenty Hi-Hat 1611 and 1281 grams from 2008
Serial numbers: # 08032317 and # 08032379
Excellent, used condition, almost as new, RARE and discontinued series
Sound characteristics: Full, soft, quick, light. Fairly wide range, fairly clean mix. Very dynamic and responsive feel.
A very rich, balanced and somewhat dark sound, which exhibits its full attack and distinct hiss very well over the full dynamic range.
Introduction: 2007
Background: The continuous search for new ways to create cymbal sounds from manually malleable metals has taken Paiste back to the primal and archaic sound energy of traditional CuSn20 bronze. From such alloy, the Twenty series cymbals is made of and combines the Turkish ancient knowledge with the Swiss precision and time-honored methods. A symbiosis, a completely new blend of sound character
Innovation: To create hi-hat cymbals of true and dignified quality for highest demands of professional drummers and percussionists
Alloy: CuSn20, also know as Traditional Bronze
Quality: Professional
Production: Manual craftsmanship exclusively. Hand alloying, hand hammering, hand lathing. Proprietary manufacturing methods
Applications: Medium soft to loud settings. Live and recording. Pop, Blues, Soul, Rock, Jazz, Big Band, R B, Country, Acoustic Music, percussive settings, classical applications and Latin styles.
Users: Professional drummers, recording artists, studio owners. Sound enthusiasts and collectors.
Sound: Warm, broad, deep, sparkling, dark, oriental, trashy, bright and forceful. Cymbals with a certain raw and untamed sort of a mystical force, yet with the harmony, balance and consistent quality that is a Paiste trademark for decades.