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Newly aquired Istanbul Agop 18" Traditional Thin Crash. Purchased from a guy in Aquitaine, France.
 

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Hi guys,
I've just traded my K ride for 2 Istanbul Agop dark crashes 18 and 20".
Here they are:
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I've been looking at the Sultan and Traditional dark or thin crashes but can't actually hear any in person (nearest stockist is about a 4 hour drive from my house!)

Which of the above would be most similar to a Zildjian K dark thin or K custom dark crash?

I'm looking at an 18 or 19 and wanting something low pitched and dark but that won't get lost on a bigger stage (i.e. still with enough body to project).

The K custom dark crash was perfect really for that purpose (if only it came in a 19!), but a) they are much more expensive than the Istanbul and b) I've really been turned on to Istanbul lately after I got a pair of alchemy hats for REAL cheap and prefer them to my K custom hybrid hats that cost like 5 times as much!
 
When I was first starting out as a drummer I never even glanced at Istanbul's, my brother-in-law was endorsed by agop specifically the Alchemys. He got me a deal on a:


17" Alchemy medium crash

17" Alchemy Power crash

The power crash is a little too thick and doesn't suite the music that I play nowadays. I think to have such a thick cymbal it needs to be larger or some problems to arise, especially when one is not utilizing good crash cymbal technique. Which is something that I was awful at. My power crash has a solid crack going. So sad.

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