Istanbul Mehmet 10" X-RAY6 Turk Splash

Brand: Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals

Features:

• Hand crafted in Istanbul, Turkey
• Istanbul X-Ray 6 Turk Splash is an effect splash made of high quality B20 bronze with 6 punched holes for a short and precise sustain.
• These neatly crafted holes interrupt the vibration of the entire cymbal and provide a shorter decay and a darker tone that is trashy and spongy. Ideal to set accents, but also good for building a stack. Refined in natural finish, it also looks good and makes the base tone a little drier compared to the regular model.
•  Turk Series by Istanbul Mehmet are a series of cymbals which are aimed towards drummers looking for more unusual cymbals to add to their existing set-up. 
• Available in 10-inch

 Details:  Istanbul X-Ray 6 Turk Splash is an effect splash made of high quality B20 bronze with 6 punched holes for a short and precise sustain. These neatly crafted holes interrupt the vibration of the entire cymbal and provide a shorter decay and a darker tone that is trashy and spongy. Ideal to set accents, but also good for building a stack. Refined in natural finish, it also looks good and makes the base tone a little drier compared to the regular model. The X-Ray6 Turk Series by Istanbul Mehmet are a series of cymbals which are aimed towards drummers looking for more unusual cymbals to add to their existing set-up. X-Ray6 Turk cymbals are perforated to enhance the trashiness whilst decreasing the decay.

- ABOUT ISTANBUL MEHMET - Mehmet Tamdeger learned his art from Mikhail Zilcan, the grandson of Kerope Zilcan, after whom the Zilcan K series is named. In the 1950s, he worked in the K. Zilcan factory in Istanbul. At the age of nine Mehmet Tamdeğer started to work for Mikhail Zilcan. Mikhail Zilcan and Kirkor Küçükyan taught him every aspect of this ancient Turkish art, based on a history that stems back to the early 17th century. The Istanbul brand name was adopted by a cymbal works established by two cymbal smiths, Mehmet Tamdeger and Agop Tomurcuk. At that time, they had over three decades of 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. These cymbals were first exported to the U.S. in 1984, first under the name "Zildjiler", and soon afterwards as "Istanbul". Both craftsmen signed each cymbal and many of these cymbals are now collectors' items. After Agop Tomurcuk' s unexpected death in July 1996, Mehmet decided to continue the production of cymbals under his own name, İstanbul Mehmet. A lot has changed since then, but his belief in the richness and the character of a handmade cymbal will always remain. Machines don't have ears. That's why we continue to make our cymbals according to the ancient tradition - with an open eye towards the music that's being made now, and in the future.